Phobias are now sometimes treated with benzodiazepines (rather than barbiturates). Which of the following is not a side – effect of taking benzodiazepines?

Related Mcqs:

1. The prescription drug Thorazine used to treat persons with schizophrenia may cause side effects, one of them called tardive dyskinesia. What might a person suffering from this side effect display?

   A. involuntary movements of tongue and face
   B. no movement at all
   C. slow movements
   D. clapping of the hands repeatedly

2. The emphasis is on detailed information rather than generalizations, but the approach attempts to look at the whole rather than collect specific bits of:

   A. Study
   B. Information
   C. Scientific approaches
   D. Evaluation

3. Dilawar is taking personality test in which he is shown a series of simple scenes. He is supported to tell a story about what is happening in each scene and suggest what the characters are feeling. The test that Dilawar is taking is the:

   A. Sixteen Personality Factor (16 PF) naira
   B. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
   C. Rorschach test
   D. Edwards Personal Preference schedule

4. A teacher is involved in such an activity he can identify clearly with what is taking place. Anyone outside the action has_________comprehending what is taking place:

   A. Approach
   B. Convenience
   C. Difficulty
   D. Quality

5. Which of the following statements best fits the behavioural explanation of the development of phobias?

   A. Threat perception (how dangerous individual believes the threat to be)
   B. Modeling (shaping behaviour due to observation of other actions)
   C. Conflict in the psyche (conflict between id, ego and superego)
   D. Genetics alone affects the likelihood of an individual developing a phobia

6. Phobias can be very debilitating and distressing phenomena. Which, if any, of the following statements are correct in relation to Watson and Rayner’s (1920) research into them?
   1:Watson and Rayner speculated that the complexity of emotional responsiveness in adults might be explained by the conditioning of children’s simple emotional reactions when they are exposed to new stimuli
   2:Watson and Rayner found evidence for emotional from a test trial in which the rat was accompanied by the noise
   3:The fear reaction in Albert could be produced by a loud noise
   4:None of the above

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 1 & 3
   C. 2 & 3
   D. 4

7. Which of these statements is not true of phobias?

   A. a phobia is an irrational fear of an object or a situation
   B. It is possible to fear something that poses no real threat to the individual
   C. Phobias are a world – wide phenomenon
   D. All phobias are untreatable

8. Which of these cannot be used as a treatment for individuals with phobias?

   A. Hypnosis
   B. Gradual exposure
   C. Avoidance
   D. Medication

9. Which individual case study did Freud use as an example of the causes of phobias?

   A. Little Benjamin
   B. Little Hans
   C. Little Albert
   D. Little Firtz

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

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