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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.

A common from of mental disorder afflicting 10 – 20% of the population is:
A schizophrenia
B senile dementia
C depression
D delusional disorder
Correct Answer: depression
The chief distinguished feature of psychotic disorders is:
A confusion of fantasy and reality
B antisocial conduct
C overwhelming anxiety
D obsessive behavior
Correct Answer: confusion of fantasy and reality
Nasira is afraid of speaking to a large audience. Her therapist suggests that prior to a speaking engagement she should reassure herself with comments like, “Cheer up, Nasira. You know what you’re talking about and your topic is really interesting!” This approach to reducing Nasira’s most clearly illustrates:
A psychoanalysis
B client – centered therapy
C stress inoculation training
D aversive conditioning
Correct Answer: stress inoculation training
Mr. Noor mistakenly believed that a single intake interview in which he simply described his numerous symptoms to a therapist was a treatment for his distress. His immediate relief from many of his symptoms following this session best illustrates:
A transference
B counterconditioning
C unconditional positive regard
D the placebo effect
Correct Answer: the placebo effect
Alex feels so hopeless and depressed that he has recently thought about talking his own life. The drug most likely to prove beneficial to him is:
A Xanax
B Prozac
C Thorazine
D Ativan
Correct Answer: Prozac
A psychodynamic therapist is most likely to:
A suggest interpretive insights regarding patients’ difficulties
B help patients identify a hierarchy of anxiety – arousing experiences
C associate patients’ undesirable behaviors with unpleasant consequences
D recommend the use of antipsychotic drugs during the process of antipsychotherapy
Correct Answer: suggest interpretive insights regarding patients’ difficulties
Hiding information or things from your therapist can be evidence for:
A transference
B resistance to therapy
C free association
D displacement
Correct Answer: resistance to therapy
In client- centered therapy the therapist’s key task is:
A psychoanalysis
B behavior modification
C cognitive evaluation
D clarification
Correct Answer: clarification
After several months of psychoanalysis, Andy begins to feel intensity angry with his therapist, although the therapist has been consistently warm and supportive Andy’s feelings are probably
A a result of sudden insight about some childhood experience
B a sign of an impending psychosis
C a result of free association
D a result of transference
Correct Answer: a result of transference
“The technique reduces people to puppets controlled by therapists! It doesn’t respect human freedom. “This criticism is most likely to be directed at:
A systematic desensitization
B psychoanalysis
C EMDR
D a token economy
Correct Answer: a token economy