A. the deliberate faking of physical illness
B. apparent physical illness caused by psychological factors
C. not acknowledge the presence of a real mental or physical illness
D. a tendency to misinterpret minor bodily changes as being indicative of serious illness
Related Mcqs:
- The double-blind technique involves: _______________?
A. the simulataneous use of two or more therapeutic treatments in the hope that at least one will be effective.
B. replacing a positive response to a harmful stimulus with a negative response.
C. blocking anxiety-arousing material from consciousness during therapy.
D. a procedure in which neither patients nor health care staff know whether a given patient is receiving a drug or a placebo - According to Thomas, abnormal behavior usually involves:
A. behavior that is statistically unusual.
B. behavior that deviates from social norms.
C. a disease of the mind.
D. biological imbalance - Psychopharmacotherapy involves the treatment of mental disorders with ___________?
A. electroconvulsive shock
B. insight therapy
C. surgery
D. medication - Systematic desensitization involves the use of: _____________?
A. progressive relexation
B. unconditional positive regard.
C. transference.
D. aversive conditioning. - Psychopharrmacology involves the study of how: ___________?
A. diseases influence psychological well-being.
B. physical relaxation reduces anxiety.
C. drugs affect mind and behavior
D. psychosurgery and ECT influence emotions. - A concordance rate indicates:
A. the percentage of relatives who exhibit the same disorder.
B. the percentage of people with a given disorder who are currently receiving treatment.
C. the prevalence of a given disorder in the general population.
D. the rate of cure for a given disorder. - Which of the following psychologists is MOST deal with the most severe mental health problems?
A. clinical psychologist
B. research psychologist
C. school psychologist
D. counselling psychologist - An abnormal shrinkage of cerebral tissue is most likely to be associated with: __________?
A. schizophrenia.
B. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C. dissociative disorders.
D. dysthymic disorder. - Which form of therapy would most likely help depressed patients by teaching them how to resolve disagreements with their friends?
A. humanistic therapy
B. interpersonal psychotherapy
C. psychoanalysis
D. cognitive therapy - The rise of Western individualism appears most clearly responsible for an increase in: ___________?
A. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
B. personality disorders.
C. phobias.
D. depression.
