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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.

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
A chest implant that intermittently stimulates the vagus nerve has been used to treat some patients with:
A bulmia.
B anxiety dis orders.
C schizophrenia.
D chronic depression.
Correct Answer: chronic depression.
Lithium is a chemical used to treat:
A multiple-personality disorders
B major depression
C schizophrenia
D bipolar mood disorders
Correct Answer: bipolar mood disorders
Klaun is a psychology graduate student who wants to determine whether electronvulsive for schizoprenia. To combine the results of numerous published studies on this issue, klaus should use a technique called:
A counterconditioning
B meta-analysis.
C factor analysis.
D electic therapy.
Correct Answer: meta-analysis.
According to behavior therapists, pathological behaviors
A can not be stopped by the patient.which is why he/she is seeking therapy
B are signs of an underlying emotional or cognitive problem
C can be modified directly, through the applications of established principles of conditioning
D should be viewed as the expression of a unconscious sexual or aggressive conflict
Correct Answer: can be modified directly, through the applications of established principles of conditioning
Rogers named his technique “client-centered therapy” to emphasize his belief that
A Clients should play a major role in determining the pace and direction of their therapy
B the client is in a position of natural status and authority over the thrapist
C therapist should never give their diagnosis directly to the client
D Client should always be the centre of attentio
Correct Answer: Clients should play a major role in determining the pace and direction of their therapy
Feud is to unconscious conflicts as Rogers is to _____________?
A incongruence
B maladaptive habits
C transference
D clarification
Correct Answer: incongruence
Who are psychiatrists?
A are less likely to use psychoanalytic mathods 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
Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible, enduring, and socially maladaptive behavior patterns are called_______disorders.
A acute
B free-floating
C personality
D reactive
Correct Answer: personality
Low birth weight is a known risk factor for: ___________?
A obsessive-compulsive disorder.
B antisocial personality disorder.
C dissociative identity disorder.
D schizophrenia
Correct Answer: schizophrenia