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Psychology 6096 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.

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All of the following are goals of the major therapies EXCEPT:
A Effecting a leasting cure
B Reaching a diagnosis
C Making a prognosis
D Proposing an etiology
Correct Answer: Effecting a leasting cure
In treating an abnormal behavior, the main concern of a psychoanalyst would be to discover the ____________?
A childhood unconscious conflict that led to the behavior
B repressed memories from childhood 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 troubling 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
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
Although Shawn felt terribly depressed when he began psychotherapy, he was much happier by the time he reasonable to attribute some of his improvement to:_________?
A therapeutic touch.
B regression toward the mean.
C the double-blind technique.
D transference.
Correct Answer: regression toward the mean.
Which form of therapy is most likely to be criticized for being too expensive and time-consuming?
A psychoanalysis
B systematic desensitization
C client-centered therapy
D family therapy
Correct Answer: psychoanalysis
The value of light exposure therapy appears to result from its influence on people’s:
A self-blaming explanations.
B social relationships.
C circadian rhythm
D visual acuity.
Correct Answer: circadian rhythm
A psychodynamic therapist is most likely to: _____________?
A suggest interpretive insights regarding patients’ difficulties.
B help patients identify a hierarchy of anxiety-arousing experiences.
C associate patients’ undesirable behaviors with unpleasant consequences.
D recommend the use of antipsychotic drugs during the process of psychotherapy.
Correct Answer: suggest interpretive insights regarding patients’ difficulties.
Counterconditioning techniques were derived from principles first developed by:____________?
A B.F. Skinner
B Sigmund Freud.
C Carl Rogers.
D Ivan Pavlov
Correct Answer: Ivan Pavlov
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