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This set of Abnormal Psychology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Abnormal Psychology Set 7

Q1 | _________ is a drug that causes violent vomiting when followed by ingestion ofalcohol.
  • Naltroxene
  • Disulfiram
  • Valium
  • Biofungine
Q2 | __________ help to reduce the craving for alcohol.
  • Disulfiram
  • Naltroxene
  • Valium
  • Lithium
Q3 | ________ helps to lower the side effects of alcohol withdrawal.
  • Valium
  • Naltroxene
  • Disulfiram
  • Lithium
Q4 | ________ refers to the presentation of a wide range of noxious stimuli with alcoholconsumption in order to suppress drinking behavior.
  • Intramuscular injection
  • Relapse
  • Nausea
  • Aversive conditioning
Q5 | ________ refers to injecting the liquefied drug just beneath the skin.
  • Shorting
  • Smoking
  • Skin popping
  • Mainlining
Q6 | Injecting the drug directly to the blood stream is called __________
  • Shorting
  • Smoking
  • Skin popping
  • Mainlining
Q7 | Earliest amphetamine – Benzedrine was first synthesized in ___________
  • 1941
  • 1921
  • 1927
  • 1920
Q8 | Wonder pills that help people stay alert or awake and function temporarily at a levelbeyond normal is ___________
  • Cocaine
  • Marijuana
  • Heroine
  • Amphetamine
Q9 | __________ act as depressants to slow down the action of central nervous system.
  • Barbiturates
  • Heroine
  • Cocaine
  • None of the above
Q10 | __________ are drugs whose properties are tough to induce hallucination.
  • Cocaine
  • Heroine
  • Hallucinogen
  • Barbiturates
Q11 | Which of the following is not LSD?
  • Mescaline
  • Psilosybin
  • Psychedelics
  • Barbiturates
Q12 | An in voluntary recurrence of perceptual distortions or hallucinations happens forweeks or even months after taking the drug
  • Flashback
  • Black hole
  • Delirium
  • Hallucination
Q13 | __________ comes from the leaves and flowers tops of hemp plant, cannabis sativa.
  • Heroine
  • Hallucinogen
  • Marijuana
  • Cocaine
Q14 | ____________ is found in commonly available drinks and foods.
  • Caffeine
  • Cocaine
  • Marijuana
  • Heroine
Q15 | The chief active ingredient in tobacco is
  • Caffeine
  • Nicotine
  • Cocaine
  • Heroine
Q16 | The kind of procedures most of is have experienced in getting a “medical check up”is________
  • Neurological examination
  • General physical examination
  • Scanning
  • X-rays
Q17 | The procedures to asses the brain wave patterns in awake and sleeping stagesis________
  • EEG
  • ECG
  • ECT
  • EMG
Q18 | _________ is the technique of choices in detecting structured anatomical anomalies inthe brain.
  • CAT
  • MRI
  • PET
  • X-rays
Q19 | The procedure that provides metabolic portrait by tracking natural component likeglucose is
  • CAT
  • MRI
  • PET
  • X-rays
Q20 | ___________ attempts to provide a realistic picture of an individual in interactionwith his / her social environment.
  • Psychological assessment
  • Neurological assessment
  • Neuro-psychological exam
  • General exam
Q21 | The most widely used rating scale for recording observations in clinical practice andin psychiatric research is
  • WAIS
  • WISC
  • BPRS
  • HRSD
Q22 | The most commonly used scale for depression is
  • WAIS
  • WISC
  • BPRS
  • HRSD
Q23 | The standardized set of procedures or tasks for obtaining sample of behavior is
  • Psychological test
  • Test score
  • Interview
  • Observation
Q24 | the most commonly used test for measuring adult intelligence is
  • WISC
  • WAIS
  • HRSD
  • BPRS
Q25 | The sub-test that consist of a list of words to define that are presented orally to theindividual is
  • Nonverbal
  • Numerical
  • Verbal
  • Performance