Psychological Disorders And Their Treatment MCQs

Option A: physio-mental disorders

Option B: somatoform disorders

Option C: psychosomatic disorders

Option D: somatization disorders

Correct Answer: somatoform disorders ✔

Option A: culturally absolute

Option B: learned

Option C: maladaptive

Option D: dependent on age

Correct Answer: maladaptive ✔

Option A: phobic disorder

Option B: paranoia

Option C: delusional disorder

Option D: obsessive-compulsive disorder

Correct Answer: obsessive-compulsive disorder ✔

Option A: dependent

Option B: histrionic

Option C: narcissistic

Option D: schizoid

Correct Answer: narcissistic ✔

Option A: borderline

Option B: histrionic

Option C: narcissistic

Option D: schizoid

Correct Answer: borderline ✔

Option A: is irresponsible and seems to lack remorse

Option B: is frequently dangerous and out of contact with reality

Option C: is always a delinquent or criminal

Option D: benefits greatly from humanistic and psychoanalytic therapies

Correct Answer: is irresponsible and seems to lack remorse ✔

Option A: dissociative reaction

Option B: mood disorder

Option C: somatoform disorder

Option D: anxiety disorder

Correct Answer: mood disorder ✔

Option A: obsessions: compulsions

Option B: compulsions; obsessions

Option C: compulsions; defense mechanisms

Option D: defense mechanisms; obsessions

Correct Answer: compulsions; obsessions ✔

Option A: dissociative

Option B: anxiety

Option C: psychotic

Option D: schizophrenic

Correct Answer: dissociative ✔

Option A: rapid and unpredictable changes in emotion

Option B: delusions of persecution and somatic complaints

Option C: blunted or in appropriate emotions and withdrawal

Option D: high levels of anxiety coupled with a lack of conscience

Correct Answer: blunted or in appropriate emotions and withdrawal ✔

Option A: histrionic

Option B: obsessive-compulsive

Option C: schizoid

Option D: avoidant

Correct Answer: obsessive-compulsive ✔

Option A: a conversion reaction

Option B: hypochondriasis

Option C: a traumatic disorder

Option D: an obsession

Correct Answer: hypochondriasis ✔

Option A: psychodynamic theorist

Option B: Freudian therapist

Option C: humanistic psychologist

Option D: behavioristic theorist

Correct Answer: humanistic psychologist ✔

Option A: illusions

Option B: hallucinations

Option C: delusions

Option D: affect episodes

Correct Answer: hallucinations ✔

Option A: dependent

Option B: antisocial

Option C: narcissistic

Option D: paranoid

Correct Answer: paranoid ✔

Option A: psychotic

Option B: manic

Option C: anxiety

Option D: mood

Correct Answer: anxiety ✔

Option A: mood disorder

Option B: schizophrenia

Option C: organic brain pathologies

Option D: somatoform disorder

Correct Answer: somatoform disorder ✔

Option A: hallucination

Option B: delusion

Option C: auditory regression

Option D: depressive psychosis

Correct Answer: hallucination ✔

Option A: refers to very severe psychotic behavior episodes

Option B: is a legal, not a psychological, term

Option C: has no formal psychological meaning

Option D: refers to a serve, but transistent, depression

Correct Answer: has no formal psychological meaning ✔

Option A: physical flight to escape conflict

Option B: severe depression

Option C: hallucinations

Option D: obsessive behavior

Correct Answer: physical flight to escape conflict ✔

Option A: social

Option B: family

Option C: psychological

Option D: biological

Correct Answer: social ✔

Option A: dissociative amnesia

Option B: dissociative fugue

Option C: dissociative identity disorder

Option D: multiple personality disorder

Correct Answer: dissociative amnesia ✔

Option A: a conversion reaction

Option B: somatization disorder

Option C: a traumatic disorder

Option D: an obsession

Correct Answer: somatization disorder ✔

Option A: insanity

Option B: psychopathology

Option C: self – destructiveness

Option D: social nonconformity

Correct Answer: psychopathology ✔

Option A: histrionic

Option B: obsessive – compulsive

Option C: schizoid

Option D: avoidant

Correct Answer: avoidant ✔

Option A: paraphilia

Option B: sexual dysfunction

Option C: gender identity disorder

Option D: androgyny

Correct Answer: gender identity disorder ✔

Option A: understand the wrongfulness of the act

Option B: be in a state of diminished capacity

Option C: have acted on an irresistible impulse

Option D: be able to recall the criminal act

Correct Answer: understand the wrongfulness of the act ✔

Option A: the Freudian Psychoanalytic System (FPS)

Option B: fund in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM – IV)

Option C: the system designed by Emil Kraepelin and Eugen Bleuler

Option D: to be found in the Federal Uniform Code of Psychopathology (UCP)

Correct Answer: B. fund in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM – IV) ✔

Option A: relief from anxiety

Option B: defending the ego

Option C: protecting one’s self – image

Option D: avoiding existential anxiety

Correct Answer: relief from anxiety ✔

Option A: agoraphobia

Option B: panic disorder

Option C: panic disorder with agoraphobia

Option D: panic disorder without agoraphobia

Correct Answer: agoraphobia ✔

Option A: depressive delusions

Option B: delusions of grandeur

Option C: delusions of reference

Option D: delusions of persecution

Correct Answer: delusions of grandeur ✔

Option A: culturally relative

Option B: statistical

Option C: a matter of subjective discomfort

Option D: related to conformity

Correct Answer: culturally relative ✔

Option A: functional psychosis

Option B: organic psychosis

Option C: neural psychosis

Option D: neo – cortical psychosis

Correct Answer: organic psychosis ✔

Option A: fantasies

Option B: hallucinations

Option C: illusions

Option D: delusions

Correct Answer: delusions ✔

Option A: diagnostic schedule of medicine

Option B: diagnostic and statistical manual

Option C: depressive scale modalities

Option D: doctor or surgical medicine

Correct Answer: diagnostic and statistical manual ✔

Option A: Catatonic

Option B: Disorganized

Option C: Paranoid

Option D: Undifferentiated

Correct Answer: Disorganized ✔

Option A: common law defense

Option B: Harrison decision

Option C: M’Naghten rule

Option D: Twinkle defense

Correct Answer: C. M’Naghten rule ✔

Option A: experience serve depression and threaten suicide

Option B: exhibit symptoms suggesting physical disease or injury but for which there is no identifiable cause

Option C: exhibit behavior that is the result of an organic brain pathology

Option D: experience delusions and hallucinations

Correct Answer: experience serve depression and threaten suicide ✔

Option A: somatoform disorders

Option B: generalized anxiety

Option C: conversion reactions

Option D: personality disorders

Correct Answer: personality disorders ✔

Option A: personality disorder

Option B: psychosomatic illness

Option C: anxiety disorder

Option D: psychosis

Correct Answer: psychosis ✔

Option A: radioactive sugar

Option B: iodine

Option C: metal particles

Option D: xenon gas

Correct Answer: radioactive sugar ✔

Option A: show evidence of loss of control with reality

Option B: are unhappy, with drawn, and depressed

Option C: deviate from typical or average patterns of behavior

Option D: are disabled by anxiety

Correct Answer: deviate from typical or average patterns of behavior ✔

Option A: dissociative identity disorder

Option B: split personality

Option C: schizophrenia

Option D: amnesia

Correct Answer: dissociative identity disorder ✔

Option A: Women are subject to greater stress than man

Option B: As a result of cultural norms, women may be more willing to admit distress

Option C: Some forms of mental disorders are sex – linked recessive

Option D: developmental tasks required of women are far more difficult than those required for man

Correct Answer: As a result of cultural norms, women may be more willing to admit distress ✔

Option A: schizotaxin

Option B: psychotropin

Option C: dopamine

Option D: diazepam

Correct Answer: dopamine ✔

Option A: somatoform disorders

Option B: anxiety disorders

Option C: psychotic disorders

Option D: personality disorders

Correct Answer: psychotic disorders ✔

Option A: schizophrenia

Option B: insanity

Option C: anxiety about his penis receding into his body

Option D: depression

Correct Answer: anxiety about his penis receding into his body ✔

Option A: dependent

Option B: narcissistic

Option C: paranoid

Option D: antisocial

Correct Answer: dependent ✔

Option A: dependent

Option B: narcissistic

Option C: paranoid

Option D: antisocial

Correct Answer: antisocial ✔

Option A: schizophrenia

Option B: senile dementia

Option C: depression

Option D: delusional disorder

Correct Answer: depression ✔

Option A: dependent

Option B: narcissistic

Option C: paranoid

Option D: antisocial

Correct Answer: antisocial ✔

Option A: confusion of fantasy and reality

Option B: antisocial conduct

Option C: overwhelming anxiety

Option D: obsessive behavior

Correct Answer: confusion of fantasy and reality ✔

Option A: psychoanalysis

Option B: client – centered therapy

Option C: stress inoculation training

Option D: aversive conditioning

Correct Answer: stress inoculation training ✔

Option A: transference

Option B: counterconditioning

Option C: unconditional positive regard

Option D: the placebo effect

Correct Answer: the placebo effect ✔

Option A: Xanax

Option B: Prozac

Option C: Thorazine

Option D: Ativan

Correct Answer: Prozac ✔

Option A: suggest interpretive insights regarding patients’ difficulties

Option B: help patients identify a hierarchy of anxiety – arousing experiences

Option C: associate patients’ undesirable behaviors with unpleasant consequences

Option D: recommend the use of antipsychotic drugs during the process of antipsychotherapy

Correct Answer: A. suggest interpretive insights regarding patients’ difficulties ✔

Option A: transference

Option B: resistance to therapy

Option C: free association

Option D: displacement

Correct Answer: resistance to therapy ✔

Option A: psychoanalysis

Option B: behavior modification

Option C: cognitive evaluation

Option D: clarification

Correct Answer: clarification ✔

Option A: a result of sudden insight about some childhood experience

Option B: a sign of an impending psychosis

Option C: a result of free association

Option D: a result of transference

Correct Answer: a result of transference ✔

Option A: systematic desensitization

Option B: psychoanalysis

Option C: EMDR

Option D: a token economy

Correct Answer: a token economy ✔

Option A: B. F. Skinner

Option B: Sigmund Freud

Option C: Carl Rogers

Option D: Ivan Pavlov

Correct Answer: Ivan Pavlov ✔

Option A: Joan Didion

Option B: Mark Twain

Option C: Nikolai Gogol

Option D: Honore de Balzac

Correct Answer: Nikolai Gogol ✔

Option A: Alcohol, aged cheeses, salami and chocolate

Option B: Carbonated drinks, egg, chicken and cake

Option C: Milk, coffee, white bread rolls and pudding

Option D: Green tea, cereal, beef and ice – cream

Correct Answer: Alcohol, aged cheeses, salami and chocolate ✔

Option A: Take them seriously

Option B: Promise to keep their secret

Option C: Be willing to listen

Option D: Talk openly and directly

Correct Answer: Promise to keep their secret ✔

Option A: Listen without judging

Option B: Be aware of difficult times such as anniversaries or holidays

Option C: Talk about the person who has died

Option D: All of these

Correct Answer: All of these ✔

Option A: Epilepsy

Option B: Alzheimer’s disease

Option C: Parkinson’s disease

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: B. Alzheimer’s disease ✔

Option A: If they are in their own home

Option B: Once they appear happier

Option C: If you need to go to work or school

Option D: They shouldn’t be alone

Correct Answer: D. They shouldn’t be alone ✔

Option A: Alzheimer’s disease

Option B: Drug abuse

Option C: Epilepsy

Option D: Parkinson’s disease

Correct Answer: D. Parkinson’s disease ✔

Option A: systematic desensitization

Option B: biomedical therapy

Option C: interpersonal psychotherapy

Option D: aversive conditioning

Correct Answer: systematic desensitization ✔

Option A: diseases influence psychological well – being

Option B: physical relaxation reduce anxiety

Option C: drugs affect mind and behavior

Option D: psychosurgery and ECT influence emotions

Correct Answer: drugs affect mind and behavior ✔

Option A: no one is really certain why it works

Option B: it acts as a form of aversion therapy

Option C: it alters neural circuits in the brain

Option D: it performs strong operant condition techniques

Correct Answer: no one is really certain why it works ✔

Option A: hallucinations

Option B: depression

Option C: personality disorders

Option D: phobias

Correct Answer: phobias ✔

Option A: operant conditioning techniques

Option B: psychoanalysis

Option C: cognitive therapy

Option D: client – centered therapy

Correct Answer: psychoanalysis ✔

Option A: multiple – personality disorders

Option B: major depression

Option C: schizophrenia

Option D: bipolar mood disorders

Correct Answer: bipolar mood disorders ✔

Option A: can not be stopped by the patient which is why he/she is seeking therapy

Option B: are signs of an underlying emotional or cognitive problem

Option C: can be modified directly, through the application of established principles of conditioning

Option D: should be viewed as the expression of an unconscious sexual or aggressive conflict

Correct Answer: can be modified directly, through the application of established principles of conditioning ✔

Option A: counterconditioning

Option B: meta – analysis

Option C: factor analysis

Option D: electric therapy

Correct Answer: B. meta – analysis ✔

Option A: Incongruence

Option B: maladaptive habits

Option C: transference

Option D: clarification

Correct Answer: Incongruence ✔

Option A: Steroids

Option B: Ambulators

Option C: SSRIs

Option D: Anti – Delirium Drugs

Correct Answer: SSRIs ✔

Option A: Axis I

Option B: Axis II

Option C: Axis III

Option D: Axis IV

Correct Answer: Axis I ✔

Option A: Judith Rapoport

Option B: Bruce M. Hayman

Option C: Anita Linston

Option D: Jaffery M. Schwartz

Correct Answer: Judith Rapoport ✔

Option A: An overly mature theme involving a troubled relationship

Option B: A juvenile theme where the hero does whatever he wants to do

Option C: A fragmented theme that does not have an actual story line

Option D: A sad theme involving an emotionally distressed character

Correct Answer: A juvenile theme where the hero does whatever he wants to do ✔

Option A: Schizophrenia

Option B: Histrionic personality Disorder

Option C: Generalized anxiety Disorder

Option D: Somatization Disorder

Correct Answer: Schizophrenia ✔

Option A: Trotiopath

Option B: Psychopath

Option C: Telepath

Option D: Multipath

Correct Answer: Psychopath ✔

Option A: More frequently in males than in females

Option B: Relatively evenly in both males and females

Option C: More frequently in females than in males

Option D: Mostly in teenagers

Correct Answer: More frequently in males than in females ✔

Option A: Animal Cruelty

Option B: Bedwetting

Option C: Persistent nightmares

Option D: Pyromania

Correct Answer: Persistent nightmares ✔

Option A: Delusions

Option B: Emotional sensitivity

Option C: Being overly introverted

Option D: Deceitfulness

Correct Answer: Deceitfulness ✔

Option A: Lack of remorse

Option B: Superficial charm

Option C: Wild flights of ideas

Option D: A disregard for the safety of others

Correct Answer: Wild flights of ideas ✔

Option A: 30%

Option B: 40%

Option C: 55%

Option D: 05%

Correct Answer: 05% ✔

Option A: counterconditioning

Option B: cognitive therapy

Option C: psychoanalysis

Option D: client – centered therapy

Correct Answer: D. client – centered therapy ✔

Option A: Calculus the A calculus

Option B: American Beauty

Option C: A beautiful mind

Option D: Deceitfulness

Correct Answer: Deceitfulness ✔

Option A: generalized anxiety disorder

Option B: schizophrenia

Option C: borderline personality disorder

Option D: panic disorder

Correct Answer: schizophrenia ✔

Option A: gamma – aminobutyric acid (GABA)

Option B: epinephrine

Option C: acetylcholine

Option D: dopamine

Correct Answer: dopamine ✔

Option A: deficiencies in nutrition

Option B: substance abuse

Option C: perinatal hypoxia

Option D: parental viral exposure

Correct Answer: substance abuse ✔

Option A: Mid 40s

Option B: Adolescence

Option C: Early 20s to early 30s

Option D: Late 30s to early 40s

Correct Answer: Early 20s to early 30s ✔

Option A: involuntary movements of tongue and face

Option B: no movement at all

Option C: slow movements

Option D: clapping of the hands repeatedly

Correct Answer: involuntary movements of tongue and face ✔

Option A: Haldol

Option B: Clozaril

Option C: Thorazine

Option D: Losec

Correct Answer: Losec ✔

Option A: Ataxia

Option B: Wakefulness

Option C: Drowsiness

Option D: confusion

Correct Answer: Wakefulness ✔

Option A: Little Benjamin

Option B: Little Hans

Option C: Little Albert

Option D: Little Firtz

Correct Answer: Little Hans ✔

Option A: Threat perception (how dangerous individual believes the threat to be)

Option B: Modeling (shaping behaviour due to observation of other actions)

Option C: Conflict in the psyche (conflict between id, ego and superego)

Option D: Genetics alone affects the likelihood of an individual developing a phobia

Correct Answer: Modeling (shaping behaviour due to observation of other actions) ✔

Option A: Hypnosis

Option B: Gradual exposure

Option C: Avoidance

Option D: Medication

Correct Answer: Avoidance ✔