Related Mcqs:

1. According to research, children who are behaviourally inhibited are shy, quiet, fearful, socially avoidant and have high levels of physiological.These children are most likely to develop which type of psychological disorders?

   A. Psychotic disorders
   B. Anxiety disorders
   C. Eating disorders
   D. Substance abuse disorders

2. Chantel’s four children were killed in an automobile accident,which Chantel survived.When police her about the events surrounding the accident, Chantel is unable to remember anything. She remembers getting into her car to drive her children to school,and she remembers her trip by ambulance to the local hospital, but everything in between is a complete “blank.” in this case, Chantel’s symptoms are MOST consistent with ___________?

   A. panic disorder
   B. conversion disorder
   C. generalized anxiety disorder
   D. dissociative amnesia

3. Norton hears disembodied voices all the time that give him strange commands. Yesterday he finished building a concrete landing paid in his backyard for a UFO.The voices have told him that the space craft will land over the weekend and take him to more advanced civilization 27 light years from earth.In this case the voices that Norton hears are ___________?

   A. delusions
   B. compulsions
   C. loosening of associations
   D. hallucinations

4. College students were asked to pretend that they were accused murders. Under hypnosis, the typically expressed a second personality when prompted to do so by the examining psychiatrist. This most strongly suggests that dissociative identity disorder may involve:

   A. unconscious fear.
   B. feelings of ambivalence.
   C. low self-esteem.
   D. role-playing.

5. Jenna is afraid of speaking to a large audience. Her therapist suggests that prior to a speaking engagement she should reassure herself with comments like, “Cheer up, Jenna. You know what you’re talking about and your topic is really interesting!” This approach to reducing Jenna’s fear most clearly illustrates:

   A. psychanalysis.
   B. client-centered therapy.
   C. stress inoculation training
   D. aversive conditioning

6. Mr.Gotanda mistakenly believed that a single intake interview in which he simply described his numerous symptoms to a therapist was a treatment for his distress. His immediate relief from many of his symptoms following this session best illustrates:

   A. transference.
   B. counterconditioning.
   C. unconditional positive regard.
   D. the placebo effect

7. Natasha claimed that her failure to get “A’s in all her college courses meant she was incompetent.Her therapist calmly challenged his assertion commenting. “By your strange calculations, well over 90 percent of all college students are incompetent!” The therapist’s response was most typical of a(n)______therapist.

   A. electic
   B. psychoanalytic
   C. cognitive
   D. behavior

8. All of the following are ways psychologists judge abnormal behavior EXCEPT:

   A. Distress
   B. Disability
   C. Depression
   D. Statistical rarity

9. The unwillingness to discuss certain ideas or desires in psychoanalytic therapy is known as

   A. Countertransference
   B. Resistance
   C. Free association
   D. Transference

10. Stuart feels like he has been worrying constantly for the past 4 months. He is worried about making his car payments, losing his job, and how his children are doing in school.He has also started to experience dizziness and occasional heart palpitations.In this case, Stuart’s symptoms are MOST consistent with ______________?

    A. hypochondriasis
    B. obsessive-compulsive disorder
    C. major depression
    D. generalized anxiety disorder