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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.

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
Correct Answer: intense reactions like vomiting or fainting
Behavioral problems caused by senility, drug damage, brain injury or disease, and the toxic effects of poisons are classified as_____disorders.
A organic
B psychotic
C somatic
D substance use
Correct Answer: organic
Obsessive-compulsive disorders involve:
A loss of contact with reality
B unresolved anger
C unresolved Oedipal conflict
D high levels of anxiety
Correct Answer: high levels of anxiety
The dopamine-psychosis link is based on the observation that:
A low dopamine levels of activity in the brain seem to produce psychotic symptoms
B there are high level of dopamine activity in the brains of psychotic people
C there are high levels of amphetamine activity in the brains of psychotic people
D dopamine interacts with serotonin creating psychosis
Correct Answer: low dopamine levels of activity in the brain seem to produce psychotic symptoms
Amnesia, fugue, and multiple personality are all classified as which behavior disorder?
A obsessive-compulsive disorder
B organic brain syndrome
C affective disorder
D dissociative disorder
Correct Answer: dissociative disorder
Jamil has a lack of interest in friends or lovers and experiences very little emotion. He can be described as having which of the following personality disorders?
A avoidant
B schizoid
C borderline
D paranoid
Correct Answer: schizoid
Delusional thinking is characteristic of:
A psychosis
B obsessive-compulsive disorder
C conversion disorder
D fugue
Correct Answer: psychosis
Raheel was found wandering naked in the campus parking lot, proclaiming himself to be “Father Time.” He shows evidence of an_____disorder.
A anxiety
B psychotic
C personality
D affective
Correct Answer: psychotic
The term schizophrenia can be interpreted to mean:
A a split between thought and emotion
B having more than one personality
C the same thing as a dissociative reaction
D that a person is insane
Correct Answer: a split between thought and emotion
Mutism, stupor, and a marked decrease in responsiveness to the environment are often seen in:
A catatonic episodes
B paranoid schizophrenia
C manic episodes
D borderline schizophrenia
Correct Answer: catatonic episodes