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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.

Kammy vividly imagines being abused by her own mother while her therapist triggers eye movements by waving a finger in front of Kammy’s eyes. The therapist is apparently using a technique known as:
A EMDR
B virtual reality exposure therapy
C meta – analysis
D transference
Correct Answer: EMDR
Which of the following techniques is derived from classical conditioning principles?
A transference
B stress inoculation training
C systematic desensitization
D ECT
Correct Answer: systematic desensitization
During a marriage counselling session, the therapist suggests to Mr. and Mrs. Gallo that they each restate their spouse’s comments before making their own. The therapist was applying a technique most closely associated with:
A client – centered therapy
B psychoanalysis
C systematic desensitization
D cognitive – behavior therapy.
Correct Answer: cognitive – behavior therapy.
Who are Psychiatrists?
A are less likely to use psychoanalytic methods than psychologists
B are physicians who specialize in the treatment of mental disorders
C are more likely to use cognitive methods than psychologists
D have essentially the same education as clinical psychologists
Correct Answer: are physicians who specialize in the treatment of mental disorders
A chest implant that intermittently stimulates the vagus nerve has been used to treat some patients with:
A bulimia
B anxiety disorders
C schizophrenia
D chronic depression
Correct Answer: chronic depression
Behavior therapies appear to be particularly effective in the treatment of
A panic disorder
B phobias
C antisocial personality disorder
D major depression
Correct Answer: phobias
How did Jerusalem Syndrome get its name?
A If effects cohen – descendants of the priests who served in the Temple in Jerusalem
B It was discovered by Dr. Shimon Jerusalem
C It affects tourists visiting Jerusalem
D A description of the disorder was discovered in scroll found in an archeological dig in Jerusalem
Correct Answer: It affects tourists visiting Jerusalem
Persons who suffer from paraphilias are categorized as having:
A somatoform disorders
B generalized anxiety
C sexual disorders
D personality disorders
Correct Answer: sexual disorders
Because there is considerable overlap among the types of schizophrenia, and because patterns of behavior shift over time, many patients are simply classified as suffering from______schizophrenia.
A borderline
B atypical
C mixed
D undifferentiated
Correct Answer: undifferentiated
Babar has never met Marriam but he is convinced that she is deeply in love with him. Babar is suffering from:
A grandiose delusions
B jealous delusions
C obsessive – compulsive disorder
D erotomanic delusions
Correct Answer: grandiose delusions