Related Mcqs:

1. The fact that people acquire phobias of ancient sources of threat (such as snakes) much more readily than modern sources of threat (such as electrical outlets) can best be explained by:

   A. classical conditioning.
   B. operant conditioning.
   C. observational learning.
   D. preparedness.

2. The emotional reaction of the patient toward a psychoanalyst is called __________?

   A. Resistance
   B. Analysis
   C. Transference
   D. Catharsis

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

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

4. All of the following are personality disorders EXCEPT

   A. Passive-aggressive
   B. Histrionic
   C. Narcissistic
   D. Paranoid

5. Which of the following symptoms do anorexia nervosa and bulmia nervosa have in common?

   A. Distorted body image
   B. Intense fear of being fat
   C. Sense of self revolves around body and weight
   D. Eating regulated by psychological and not physical processes
   E. All of the above

6. Which of the following is not a risk factor for suicide?

   A. Depression
   B. Substance abuse
   C. Stressful events
   D. Social support

7. Biological models of mental disorders explain mental illness as resulting from which of the following factors?

   A. Biochemical imbalance
   B. Genetic predisposition
   C. Familial transmission
   D. Brain defects
   E. All of the above

8. All of the following are types of anxiety disorders EXCEPT:

   A. Phobic disorders
   B. Dissociative order
   C. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
   D. Post-traumatic stress

9. Which of the following techniques is derived from classical principles?

   A. transference
   B. stress inoculation training
   C. systematic desensitization
   D. ECT

10. Which of the following disorders is more common among men then women?

    A. dissociative identity disorder
    B. bipolar disorder
    C. obsessive-compulsive disorder
    D. antisocial personality disorder