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This set of Abnormal Psychology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Abnormal Psychology Set 5

Q1 | ____________is the inability to experience joy or pleasure.
  • Apathy
  • Empathy
  • Anhedonia
  • Dysthymia
Q2 | ____________ is something of a waste basket category.
  • Hebephrenia
  • Undifferentiated
  • Paranoid
  • Disorganized
Q3 | Persecutory delusions are common in ____________ affected person.
  • Catatonic
  • Undifferentiated
  • Disorganized
  • Paranoid
Q4 | Waxi-flexibility is an important feature of ___________
  • Paranoid
  • Catatonic
  • Residual
  • Schizophrenic form
Q5 | The term used for intimating the actions of others is ___________
  • Echolalia
  • Echopraxia
  • Delusion
  • Hallucination
Q6 | A sub type of schizophrenia which is also known as Hebephrenia is__________
  • Simple
  • Paranoid
  • Undifferentiated
  • Disorganized
Q7 | Schizophrenia is the product of an excess__________ activity at certain synaptic rites.
  • Dopamiac
  • Nor epinephrine
  • Serotonin
  • Nor adrenergic
Q8 | Inappropriate autonomous nerve system is a neuro- physiological causal factor for …
  • Schizoid
  • Schizophrenia
  • Schizotypal
  • OCPD
Q9 | __________ has identified the conflicting and confusing communication of familymembers as a causal factor of schizophrenia.
  • Sigmund Freud
  • Hidze
  • Koliant
  • Gregory Bateson
Q10 | _____________ is a commonly accepted drugs for schizophrenia.
  • Antideppresents
  • Valium
  • Tranquilizers
  • Antianxiety
Q11 | Delusional disorder was formerly called as ___________
  • Schizophrenia
  • Mania
  • Paranoia
  • Depression
Q12 | The type of delusional disorder in which the affected person is having a belief that heis a person of extraordinary status, power, ability etc. is__________
  • Grandiose
  • Mixed
  • Jealous
  • Somatic
Q13 | ___________ is a symptom in which individual selectively project the action of othersto conform suspiciousness and blames others for their failures.
  • Hostility
  • Projective thinking
  • Hallucination
  • Delusion
Q14 | The moment when everything “false in to place” the individual finally understands thestrange feelings and even being experienced is referred to as _________
  • Projective illumination
  • Projective thinking
  • Delusion
  • Hallucination
Q15 | The type of delusional disorder in which the affected person is having an unshakablebelief about having some physical illness is known as ___________
  • Erotomanic
  • Persecutory
  • Somatic
  • Jealous
Q16 | The type of delusional disorder in which the predominant delusional them is thatone’s sexual partner is unfaithful, is_________
  • Mixed
  • Erotomanic
  • Jealous
  • Persecutory
Q17 | ________ is a temporary but relatively sustained and pervasive, affective state with amore specific and short term emotion.
  • Mood
  • Mania
  • Depression
  • Self esteem
Q18 | ____________ is characterized by the feeling of extra ordinary sadness anddejections.
  • Mood
  • Mania
  • Depression
  • Flight of ideas
Q19 | Which of the following is not a symptom of mood disorder?
  • Flight of ideas
  • Distractibility
  • Inflated self
  • Derailment of asocial
Q20 | The disorder in which person experience only depressive episodes is__________
  • Unipolar
  • Bipolar
  • Schizophrenia
  • Paranoia
Q21 | Which of the following is not a symptom of dysthymia?
  • Low energy level
  • Low self esteem
  • Flight of ideas
  • Feeling of hopelessness
Q22 | Which of the following is not included in the symptoms of major depressive disorder?
  • Mania
  • Thought of death
  • Inability to concentrate
  • Insomnia
Q23 | A person experience both maniac and depressive episodes in ___________ disorder.
  • Dysthymia
  • Cyclothymia
  • Unipolar
  • Bipolar
Q24 | Which of the following is not a type of bipolar disorder?
  • Cyclohymia
  • Bipolar I disorder, depressed
  • Schizophrenia
  • Bipolar II disorder, depressed
Q25 | ____________ is characterized by loss of contact with reality and including delusionsor hallucinations some times accompany the symptoms of major depression.
  • Mood congruent
  • Endogenous depression
  • Sever major depression with psychotic features
  • Mood incongruent depression