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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.

The MOST accurate statement about why ECT works to the degree that it does is that
A no one is really certain why it works
B it acts as a form of aversion therapy
C it alters neural circuits in the brain
D it performs strong operant condition techniques
Correct Answer: no one is really certain why it works
Virtual reality exposure therapy is most likely to prove effective in the treatment of: __________?
A hellucinations.
B depression.
C personality disorders.
D phobias
Correct Answer: phobias
James is an 18-year old college freshman. She has missed almost all her classes for the past month, and she spends most of time in her bedroom.Frequently, she is still no dressed when her parents come home from work,and she often hasn’t eaten anything all day.She thinks her whole life is a failure, and she blames herself for being a social misfit women everyone hatest Janae’s symptoms are MOST consistent with those seen in _____________?
A hypochondriasis
B generalized anxiety disorder
C major depressive disorder
D disorganized schizophrenia
Correct Answer: major depressive disorder
Chantel’s four children were killed in an automobile accident,which Chantel survived.When police her about the events surrounding the accident, Chantel is unable to remember anything. She remembers getting into her car to drive her children to school,and she remembers her trip by ambulance to the local hospital, but everything in between is a complete “blank.” in this case, Chantel’s symptoms are MOST consistent with ___________?
A panic disorder
B conversion disorder
C generalized anxiety disorder
D dissociative amnesia
Correct Answer: dissociative amnesia
Disruptions in conscious awareness and sense of identity are most characteristics of ________ disorders.
A generalized anxiety
B personality
C obsessive-compulsive
D dissociative
Correct Answer: dissociative
The symptoms of_______are likely to appear at an earlier age than the symptoms of__________?
A antisocial personality; schizophrenia
B major depression; alcohol abuse
C schizophrenia; obsessive-compulsive disorder
D obsessive-compulsive disorder,phobias
Correct Answer: antisocial personality; schizophrenia
Dopamen overactivity aappears to be most clearly related to: _____________?
A agoraphobia
B dysthymic disorder.
C flat affect.
D hallucinations.
Correct Answer: hallucinations.
A person who does not conform to the accepted norms of morality and behavior and is impulsive, callous, and manipulative is referred to as having _________?
A borderline personality disorder
B histrionic personality disorder
C paranoid personality disorder
D antisocial personality disorder
Correct Answer: antisocial personality disorder
Luke suffers from acrophobia, a fear of high places.Luke’s therapist suggests that his reaction to heights is a generalization of the fear triggered by a childhood playground accident in which he fell of a sliding board. The therapist’s suggestion reflects a _______ perspective.
A cognitive
B biological
C learning
D psychoanalytic
Correct Answer: learning
Norton hears disembodied voices all the time that give him strange commands. Yesterday he finished building a concrete landing paid in his backyard for a UFO.The voices have told him that the space craft will land over the weekend and take him to more advanced civilization 27 light years from earth.In this case the voices that Norton hears are ___________?
A delusions
B compulsions
C loosening of associations
D hallucinations
Correct Answer: hallucinations