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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.

What is a common symptom of GAD (generalized anxiety disorder)?
A Frequent urination
B Incessant, constant worry about something unimportant
C Extreme paranoia
D Frequent feelings of hopelessness and despair
Correct Answer: Incessant, constant worry about something unimportant
Used in conjunction with medication and other therapies, ECT remains an option for the treatment of mood disorders. What dose ECT stand for?
A Electro – Conclusive Therapy
B Electric – Conclusive Therapy
C Electro – Conductive Therapy
D Electric – Conductive Therapy
Correct Answer: Electric – Conclusive Therapy
In treating abnormal behavior, the main concern of a psychoanalyst would be to discover the:
A childhood unconscious conflict that led to the behavior
B repressed that instigate aggressive behavior
C inappropriate thought patterns that underlie the behavior
D ways in which the behavior keeps the client from becoming self – actualized
Correct Answer: childhood unconscious conflict that led to the behavior
Which of the following therapies is more concerned with removing specific trouble symptoms than with providing special insights into the personality of the client?
A client – centered therapy
B behavior therapy
C psychoanalysis
D cognitive therapy
Correct Answer: behavior therapy
Which of these would be considered a negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
A Decreased spontaneous movement
B Auditory or visual hallucinations
C Expression of delusional beliefs
D Suspiciousness
Correct Answer: Decreased spontaneous movement
In programs to treat alcoholism, clients consume alcohol that contains a nausea – producing drug. The therapist is using a technique known as:
A free association
B systematic desensitization
C aversive conditioning
D operant conditioning
Correct Answer: aversive conditioning
Psychoanalysis would suggest that resistance during therapy supports and maintains the process of:
A dream interpretation
B free association
C meta – analysis
D repression
Correct Answer: repression
In order to help MR. Eberstadt overcome his addiction to alcohol, his therapist first attempted to discover whether the substance dependency was somehow a reaction on his wife’s behavior. The therapist’s concern is most likely to be characteristic of a:
A biomedical therapist
B psychoanalyst
C family therapist
D cognitive therapist
Correct Answer: family therapist
Which of the following therapies are mainly intended to eliminate symptoms rather than after personality?
A behavior and drug therapies
B psychoanalysis and client – centered therapy
C Psychoanalysis and drug therapies
D cognitive and psychoanalytic therapies
Correct Answer: behavior and drug therapies
Which of the following techniques have behavior therapists used to help people overcome a fear of flying?
A the double – blind technique
B aversive conditioning
C eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
D virtual reality exposure therapy
Correct Answer: virtual reality exposure therapy