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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.

Which term was used by Erik Erikson to refer to the feeling experienced by some individuals in mid-life that they have achieved relatively little and have little to offer to the next generation?
A Manopause
B Stagnation
C Generativity
D Presbyopia
Correct Answer: Stagnation
Adults who find it difficult to trust others and are reluctant to commit to intimate relationships may be described as having which type of attachment style?
A Secure
B Insecure
C Avoidant
D Anxious
Correct Answer: Avoidant
Which of the Kamer’s three stages of cognitive development in adulthood may be facilated by underground training at university?
A Postformal reasoning
B Absolutist reasoning
C Relativist reasoning
D Dialectical reasoning
Correct Answer: Absolutist reasoning
Which of the following statements is NOT a feature of physical development in early adulthood?
A Manual dexterity begins to reduce in the mid-thirties
B Physical strength declines substantially compared to the late teens.
C A decline in the perception of high-pitched tones is found by the late twenties.
D The health status and perceptions of young adults are influenced by their own behavioural choices.
Correct Answer: Physical strength declines substantially compared to the late teens.
Identify the correct statement from those given below, with respect to peer influence in adolescence:
A Adolescents tend to choose friends who have markedly different interests to their own.
B Adolescents tend to choose friends who have similar interests to their own.
C Adolescents invariably report that peer pressures have a major influence on their behaviour
D Causation exists between friends behaviour and adolescents choices and actions.
Correct Answer: Adolescents tend to choose friends who have similar interests to their own.
Which stage of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development occurs during adolescence and refers to the ability to reason about abstract concepts and broader social environment?
A Formal operations
B Concrete operations
C Sensorimotor
D Postformal reasoning
Correct Answer: Formal operations
Which of these is true in terms of an adolescent’s physical development?
A Girls experience their adolescent growth spurt at an earlier age than boys.
B Boys experience their adolescent growth spurt at an earlier age than girls.
C With the beginnings of adolescence, most individuals undergo a decline in their rate of growth.
D Puberty is the final phase of the reproductive process.
Correct Answer: Girls experience their adolescent growth spurt at an earlier age than boys.
In terms of the early parent-child relationship in the development of mental illness, which of the following accurately explains how contemporary psychodynamic models differ to that of Freud?
A Contemporary models focus more on interpersonal relationships than on intrapsychic conflict.
B Contemporary models focus on the unconscious internal desires and motivations of the child.
C Contemporary models focus on how the child negotiates his/her unconscious internal desires and motivations as s/he progresses through the early relationship with his/her parents.
D None of the above.
Correct Answer: Contemporary models focus more on interpersonal relationships than on intrapsychic conflict.
The type of professional training a therapist has:
A is the most important indicator of his or her competence.
B should be the major consideration in choosing a therapist.
C is not all that important, since telented therapists can be found in all of the mental health professions.
D involves both a and b.
Correct Answer: is not all that important, since telented therapists can be found in all of the mental health professions.
Many people repeatedly go in and out of mental hospitals. Typically such people are released readmitted because________
A they have been stabilized through drug therapy; their condition deteriorates once again because of inadequate out patient care
B they run out of funds to pay for hospitalization, they once again can afford it
C they have been cured of their disorder, they develop another disorder
D they no longer want to be hospitalized; they voluntarily re-commit themselves
Correct Answer: they have been stabilized through drug therapy; their condition deteriorates once again because of inadequate out patient care