Abnormal Psychology Set 1
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This set of Abnormal Psychology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Abnormal Psychology Set 1
Q1 | The term that refers to a group of clinical observations or symptoms thattend to re-occur:
- syndrome
- diseases
- resilience
- none of these
Q2 | The observed structural and functional characteristics that result from aninteraction of the genotype and environment:
- genotype
- phenotype
- heredity
- none of these.
Q3 | Avoiding speaking in public for fear of being evaluated could be asymptom of :
- panic disorder
- simple phobia
- social phobia
- agoraphobia
Q4 | Retreating to an earlier developmental level involving less mature behaviorand responsibility:
- sublimation
- projection
- regression
- none of these
Q5 | Channelising frustrated sexual energy into substitutive activities
- sublimation
- projection
- regression
- none of these
Q6 | Stress that tend to be good is referred to as
- distress
- ustress
- stress tolerance
- none of these.
Q7 | Irrational fear of pain is called
- agnosia
- apraxia
- algophobia
- pyrophobia.
Q8 | Defence by actual flight is :
- amnesia
- fugue
- hysteria
- none of these
Q9 | Free floating anxiety is associated with
- ptsd
- ocd
- gad
- stress
Q10 | Fear of enclosed places
- claustrophobia
- zoophobia
- algophobia
- pyrophobia
Q11 | Conditions involving the disruption in a person sense of personal identity
- somatoform disorder
- ptsd
- dissociative disorders
- hypochondriasis
Q12 | Avoiding speaking in public for fear of being evaluated could be asymptom of :
- agoraphobia
- simple phobia
- social phobia
- panic disorder.
Q13 | Desensitisation is primarily used for :
- diminishing hallucinations and delusions
- hysteria
- treating depression
- alleviating phobias and mania
Q14 | Disorders caused by known and verifiable organic pathology
- substance abuse
- organic mental
- substance abuse
- ptsd
Q15 | What does DSM stand for :
- diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
- diagnosis services for mental health
- diagnostic and service manual for mental disorders
- none of the above.
Q16 | ____ characterised by recurrent uncontrollable thought and irresistiblebehaviors.
- ocd
- stress disorders
- somatoform disorders d. pts
Q17 | Thoughts or images that intrude into consciousness against a person’swill and which cause anxiety or extreme discomfort .
- compulsion
- obsession
- stress
- anxiety
Q18 | Disorders that feature disruptions in memory ,consciousness or integrityof identity
- dissociative disorders
- somatoform disorders
- substance abuse
- depressiom
Q19 | A term that refers to a broad range of technique designed to improvepsychological functioning and personal or social adjustment.
- psychotherapy
- desensitisation
- behaviorism
- pharmacotherapy.
Q20 | An event that creates a sense of threat by confronting a person with ademand or opportunity for change.
- stressor
- coping
- resilience
- prevalence.
Q21 | A mental disorder is conceptualized as a --------- significant behavioral orpsychological syndrome.
- physically
- psychologically
- clinically
- systematically
Q22 | Unrealistic irrational fear of anxiety is known as ---
- hypochondriasis
- phobia
- agoraphobia
- depression
Q23 | DSM is a scientific classification manual of mental disorders published by
- who
- british psychiatric association
- indian psychiatric association
- american psychiatric association.
Q24 | Dopamine is a -----------
- hormone
- disorder
- medicine
- neurotransmitter.
Q25 | There is a loss of sense of self in ---------disorder
- derealisation
- depersonalisation
- stress
- depression