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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.

After understanding psychoanalysis for several months, Karen has suddenly started “forgetting” to attend her therapy sessions. Karen’s behavior is most likely a form of: ____________?

A resistance.
B transference.
C insight
D catharsis.
Correct Answer: resistance.

What can be said about gender difference in depression?

A Men and women have the same chance of depression
B Men are 3 times as likely to be depressed as women
C Women’s depression is more serve than men’s
D Women are about twice as likely to suffer depression
Correct Answer: Women are about twice as likely to suffer depression

There is a correlation between the incidence of depression and the ___________?

A Amount of sun light
B Highway fatalities
C Full moon
D Flowers in bloom
Correct Answer: Amount of sun light

All of the following are mood disorders EXCEPT

A Agoraphobia
B Manic episodes
C Major depression
D Bipolar disorder
Correct Answer: Agoraphobia

Clifford Beers founded the _________?

A State hospital system
B Mental hygiene movement
C Deinstitutionalization trend
D Community mental health movement
Correct Answer: Mental hygiene movement

When we measure the effectiveness of therapy compared to a baseline we examine the

A Therapeutic indicator
B Placebo effect
C Spontaneous-remission effect
D Meta-analysis factor
Correct Answer: Spontaneous-remission effect

All of the following are drug therapies for mental illness EXCEPT:

A Anitmanics
B Antidepressants
C Antihistamines
D Antipsychotics
Correct Answer: Antihistamines

All of the following are biomedical therapies EXCEPT

A Drug therapy
B Hypnosis
C Psychosurgery
D Electroconvulsive therapy
Correct Answer: Hypnosis

The charismatic founder of Gestalt therapy was ____________?

A Albert Bandura
B Carl Rogers
C Fritz Peris
D Abraham Maslow
Correct Answer: Fritz Peris

Carl Rogers was part of the human potential movement. His brand of therapy was known as______therapy.

A Client centered
B Self-actual
C Transcendenta
D Cognitive
Correct Answer: Client centered