Abnormal Psychology Set 3
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This set of Abnormal Psychology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Abnormal Psychology Set 3
Q1 | Shock therapy is otherwise known as---
- eeg
- ect
- cat
- mri
Q2 | Clinical term for causal factor
- epidemiology
- etiology
- prognosis
- relapse
Q3 | Feeling of apprehension due to the anticipation of danger
- fear
- anxiety
- depression
- stress
Q4 | Persistent and disproportionate fear of some specific object or situationthat presents little or no actual danger to the person.
- depression
- phobia
- mania
- stress
Q5 | Mood disorders are formerly known as ---
- depression
- anxiety disorders
- affective disorders
- somatoform disorders
Q6 | Which disorder is formerly called as Briquet’s disorder
- somatisation disorder
- pain disorder
- hypochondriasis
- mania
Q7 | Preoccupation with certain aspects of the body
- ocd
- gad
- bdd
- ptsd
Q8 | In ________one’s sense of self is temporarily lost.
- depersonalisation
- derealisation
- hypochondriasis
- anxiety
Q9 | Failure to recall previously stored personal information
- dissociative amnesia
- somatoform disorders
- hypochondriasis
- phobia
Q10 | ______means flight
- fugue
- amnesia
- projection
- relapse
Q11 | ----is an example of behavior therapy
- flooding
- dream analysis
- psychoanalysis
- counselling
Q12 | Overt repetitive behaviors or more covert mental acts
- obsessions
- compulsions
- suppression
- stereotypes
Q13 | Study of the distribution of disorders in a given population
- epedemiology
- prevalence
- prognosis
- relapse
Q14 | The primary method of treatment for demonic possession was
- exorcism
- mass madness
- psychotherapy
- flooding
Q15 | Who believed that hysteria is caused by the uterus?
- aristotle
- plato
- hippocrates
- morgan
Q16 | A condition in which people believed themselves possessed by wolves
- lycanthropy
- somatoform disorders
- hypochondriasis
- phobia
Q17 | Dancing mania is a part of ------
- dissociation
- mass madness
- exorcism
- trephination
Q18 | Founder of American psychiatry
- pinel
- rush
- burtonn
- freud
Q19 | Who is the person behind the rise of mental hygiene movement?
- dorothea dix
- pinel
- hippocrates
- plato
Q20 | Who is the author of the book A Mind that is found in itself ?
- rush
- dorothe dix
- clifford beers
- pinel
Q21 | Free Association is dealt with
- behaviorism
- mesmerism
- psychoanalysis
- functionalism
Q22 | Classical conditioning is put forward by
- wolpe
- pavlov
- skinner
- bandura
Q23 | Who is the father of Behaviorism?
- john b watson
- pavlov
- skinner
- bandura
Q24 | Who put forward operant conditioning?
- wolpe
- pavlov
- skinner
- bandura
Q25 | Process by which stimulus increases the probability of desirable behavior
- punishment
- reinforcement
- shaping
- chaining