Obsessive-compulsive disorders involve:

Related Mcqs:

1. The landmark OCD book ‘The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing,’ a collection of stories, examples and information about obsessive – compulsive disorder, was written by whom?

   A. Judith Rapoport
   B. Bruce M. Hayman
   C. Anita Linston
   D. Jaffery M. Schwartz

2. Obsessive-compulsive behavior, panic, and phobias are formally classified as_____disorders.

   A. psychotic
   B. manic
   C. anxiety
   D. mood

3. How might behaviours of individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) explained by principles of instrumental learning?

   A. OCD behaviours are naturally learned from biological relatives
   B. OCD behaviours are learned from pairing anxiety-provoking stimuli with common behaviours
   C. OCD behaviours are learned by perceptual processing of anxiety-provoking stimuli
   D. OCD behaviours are contingent upon schedule of reinforcement
   E. OCD behaviours are reinforced and maintained because they reduce anxiety

4. Phobias differ from ordinary fears in that they frequently involve:

   A. specific objects or situations
   B. bugs and crawling things
   C. intense reactions like vomiting or fainting
   D. heights and unfamiliar places

5. If a person with this disorder were to take the Thematic Apperception Test, what would their response generally involve?

   A. An overly mature theme involving a troubled relationship
   B. A juvenile theme where the hero does whatever he wants to do
   C. A fragmented theme that does not have an actual story line
   D. A sad theme involving an emotionally distressed character

6. Psychodrama is one of the psychotherapeutic techniques which basically involve situations representing ____________?

   A. Ego blocking
   B. Superego blocking
   C. Primary ego
   D. All of the above
   E. None of these

7. The finding that people who sleep after learning a list of nonsense syllables forget less than people who stay awake provides evidence that forgetting may involve _________________?

   A. encoding failure
   B. repression
   C. implicit memory loss
   D. interference

8. Which types of visual processing mechanisms involve memory, task-relevant knowledge, and personal goals?

   A. Top-down
   B. Bottom-up
   C. Vertical
   D. Horizontal

9. Which of the following disorders do NOT often accompany OCD?

   A. Depression
   B. Tourette’s Syndrome
   C. Borderline Personality Disorder
   D. Attention Deficit Disorder

10. Which of the following personality disorders describes a person who has an exaggerated sense of self-importance and who needs constant admiration?

    A. dependent
    B. histrionic
    C. narcissistic
    D. schizoid