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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 neurotransmitter plays the most significant role in the regulating of schizophrenic symptoms?
A gamma – aminobutyric acid (GABA)
B epinephrine
C acetylcholine
D dopamine
Correct Answer: dopamine
Phobias are now sometimes treated with benzodiazepines (rather than barbiturates). Which of the following is not a side – effect of taking benzodiazepines?
A Ataxia
B Wakefulness
C Drowsiness
D confusion
Correct Answer: Wakefulness
What age group suffers mostly from major depression?
A Elderly adults
B Young men
C Young women
D Teen – ager
Correct Answer: Teen – ager
What are the same shortcoming of Dr. Michael First’s research on BIID?
A His subjects are limited to those people who sought him out
B He only surveyed 53 patients
C There are no long – term studies of patients with BIID
D All of these
Correct Answer: All of these
Which of the following disorders do NOT often accompany OCD?
A Depression
B Tourette’s Syndrome
C Borderline Personality Disorder
D Attention Deficit Disorder
Correct Answer: Borderline Personality Disorder
If a person suffering from Jerusalem Syndrome because a public danger, where would he be treated?
A In the Jerusalem lock – up
B Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center
C He would be taken straight to the airport and deported
D Hadassah Medical Center
Correct Answer: Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center
Wernicke – korsakoff syndrome is characterised by apathy, amnesia confabulation and ataxia. It is caused by the lack of which vitamin?
A Selenium
B Manganese
C Thiamine
D Zinc
Correct Answer: Thiamine
What type of treatment would a person suffering from Type III Jerusalem Syndrome most likely receive?
A Long – term analysis
B Minor tranquilizers
C Hypnosis
D Anti – psychotic medication
Correct Answer: Minor tranquilizers
DSM – IV is the fourth edition of a manual listing categories of psychiatric disorders and the criteria that must be met in order for a mental health professional to diagnose a disorder. What is DSM short for?
A Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
B Disorders and Statistical Mental illness
C Disorders and Statistics in Mental Health
D Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Correct Answer: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
The side – effects of antipsychotic medications can often mimic the symptoms of which other disease?
A Huntington’s disease
B Coeliac disease
C Paget’s disease
D Parkinson’s disease
Correct Answer: Parkinson’s disease