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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 of psychotherapy has been shown to significantly decrease the relapse rate of patients with depression when administered after successful drug treatment?
A Cognitive-behavioral therapy
B Psychoanalysis
C Behavioural therapy
D Humanistic therapy
Correct Answer: Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Which of the following is not a form of psychotherapy used to treat psychological disorders?
A Cognitive therapy
B Pharmacotherapy
C Humanistic therapy
D Behavioral therapy
Correct Answer: Pharmacotherapy
Anti-psychotics can have some potent side-effects. But which of the following is NOT a major side-effect act these drugs?
A Tradive dyskinesia
B Blurred vision
C Diarrheas
D Rabbit syndrome
Correct Answer: Diarrheas
Until the late eighteenth century, people suffering from a psychological disorders were thought to be possessed by demons or evil spirits. Treatment was designed to alter the body in order to let out the spirits or make it an inhospitable habitat for them,and among the earliest of these was a technique in which part of the skull bone was removed to allow evil spirits out.But what was this technique called?
A Ice pick lobotomy
B Trepanning
C Prefrontal lobotomy
D Bloodletting
Correct Answer: Trepanning
According to research on psychotherapy’s effectiveness, at what point into psychotherapy can 50 percent of clients begin to experience beneficial effects?
A 6 to 8 sessions
B
C
D
Correct Answer: 6 to 8 sessions
In client-centered therapy, the importance of affirming the worth of the client is achieved by the exercise of which THREE therapeutic attitudes? 1: Unconditional positive regard. 2: Empathy. 3: Genuineness. 4: Confrontation.
A 1,2 & 3
B
C
D
Correct Answer: 1,2 & 3
Which TWO of 1: Automatic thoughts are spontaneously generated thoughts associated with specific moods. 2: Automatic thoughts are spontaneously generated thoughts associated with specific situations. 3: In collaborative empiricism, the therapist formulates a hypothesis and then tests its validity himself. 4: In collaborative empiricism, the client is asked to formulate a hypothesis and than helps the therapist to test its validity.the following definitions key features of Aaron Beck’s cognitive therapy are accurate?
A 1 & 2
B
C
D
Correct Answer: 1 & 2
In the placebo effect:
A The patient shows an improvement after being treated with a relevant medicine.
B The patient’s condition deteriorates despite being treated with a relevant medicine.
C The patient shows an improvement after being treated with an inert substance.
D The patient’s condition deteriorates after being treated with an inert substance.
Correct Answer: The patient shows an improvement after being treated with an inert substance.
Free association interpretation and analysis of transference are treatment techniques in which model of psychotherapy?
A Humanistic
B Psychoanalytic
C Cognitive
D Behavioral
Correct Answer: Psychoanalytic
Which is true? Behavioural therapy
A Is a mechanistic, impersonal procedure
B Combines psychoanalytic and psychodynamic thinking.
C Is a concerned with what the person does that causes distress.
D Focuses on early experiences rather than the ‘here and now’.
Correct Answer: Is a concerned with what the person does that causes distress.