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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior, mental processes, emotions, and personality. It is an important subject for competitive exams such as PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, CSS, and PMS.

One of the followings is characterized by excessive breakdown of proteins resulting in muscular and bone weakness:
A Addison’s disease
B Cushing disease
C Graves disease
D All of the above
Correct Answer: Cushing disease
A female may develop some of the male characteristics because of:
A A tumor on adrenal cortex
B Excess of testosterone
C Lack of progesterone
D A tumor in pancreas
Correct Answer: A tumor on adrenal cortex
A gland in man found embedded in the posterior art of the lateral lobes of the thyroid is:
A Goiter
B Pancreas
C Parathyroids
D Adrenals
Correct Answer: Parathyroids
Which of the followings stimulates the parathyroid gland?
A High levels of Ca++ions
B Low levels of Ca++ions
C Lack of iodine
D Deficiency of thyroxine
Correct Answer: Low levels of Ca++ions
The destruction of one of the followings occurs in:
A Addison’s disease
B Cushing’s disease
C Graves disease
D All of the above
Correct Answer: Cushing’s disease
One suffering from_______is characterized by coarse scanty hair, thick yellowish scaly skin and mental retardation:
A Gigantism
B Dwarfism
C Graves disease
D Cretinism
Correct Answer: Cretinism
Deficiency of thyroxine in later age due to lack of iodine in diet result in:
A Goiter
B Increase in body weight
C Cretinism
D Both a & b
Correct Answer: Both a & b
A condition characterized by puffiness of hands and skin and retardation of all bodily and mental processes, and caused by deficiency of thyroxine in later age is:
A Graves disease
B Myxedema
C Exophthalmic goiter
D Cretinism
Correct Answer: Myxedema
Increased level of_______causes increased water reabsorption in distal parts of Kidney:
A Latinizing hormone
B Thyroid stimulating hormone
C Oxytocin
D Luteinizing hormone
Correct Answer: Luteinizing hormone
Its release is stimulated by distensions of cervix, decrease in progesterone level in blood and neural stimuli during parturition and suckling:
A Prolactin
B Antidiuretic hormone
C Oxytocin
D Luteinizing hormone
Correct Answer: Oxytocin