All Free Psychology MCQs with Answers
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- A. physical differences
- B. speech differences
- C. both
- D. None of these
Explanation: During an apparent identity switch in dissociative identity disorder, changes may be reported in speech, mannerisms, posture, and…
Correct answer: both182. If a person suffering from Jerusalem Syndrome because a public danger, where would he be treated?
- A. In the Jerusalem lock - up
- B. Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center
- C. He would be taken straight to the airport and deported
- D. Hadassah Medical Center
Explanation: Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center in Jerusalem is associated with the assessment and treatment of people experiencing Jerusalem Syndrome.
Correct answer: Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center- A. Compulsions
- B. Scrupulosity
- C. Trichotillomania
- D. Obsessions
Explanation: Obsessions are intrusive, unwanted, and repetitive thoughts or images that cause anxiety.
Correct answer: Obsessions- A. The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center
- B. The six Day War
- C. The start of the new Millennium
- D. The Yom Kippur War
Explanation: The approach of the year 2000 was expected to intensify apocalyptic and religious preoccupations among some visitors, so authorities…
Correct answer: The start of the new Millennium- A. Jewish tourists to Jerusalem
- B. Roman Catholic tourists to Jerusalem
- C. Orthodox Christian tourists to Jerusalem
- D. Protestant tourists to Jerusalem
Explanation: Jerusalem Syndrome is reported most often among Christian pilgrims, with Protestant tourists traditionally identified as the most affected…
Correct answer: Protestant tourists to Jerusalem- A. Selenium
- B. Manganese
- C. Thiamine
- D. Zinc
Explanation: Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome results from severe thiamine, or vitamin B1, deficiency, commonly associated with chronic alcohol misuse.
Correct answer: Thiamine- A. Long - term analysis
- B. Minor tranquilizers
- C. Hypnosis
- D. Anti - psychotic medication
Explanation: Type III Jerusalem Syndrome is an acute, otherwise unexpected psychotic episode in a person without a prior major psychiatric history, and…
Correct answer: Minor tranquilizers- A. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
- B. Disorders and Statistical Mental illness
- C. Disorders and Statistics in Mental Health
- D. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Explanation: DSM stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the American Psychiatric Association's classification and diagnostic…
Correct answer: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders- A. Sodium valproate
- B. Lithium carbonate
- C. Carbamazepine
- D. Gabapentin
Explanation: Lithium is an effective mood stabilizer but does not have the anticonvulsant action shared by sodium valproate, carbamazepine and…
Correct answer: Lithium carbonate190. The side - effects of antipsychotic medications can often mimic the symptoms of which other disease?
- A. Huntington's disease
- B. Coeliac disease
- C. Paget's disease
- D. Parkinson's disease
Explanation: Antipsychotic-induced extrapyramidal symptoms can resemble Parkinson's disease, including rigidity, tremor and slowed movement.
Correct answer: Parkinson's disease- A. Anti - Inflammatory
- B. Sedatives
- C. Stimulants
- D. Anti - Psychotics
Explanation: The most widely used ADHD medicines, including methylphenidate and amphetamine preparations, are central nervous system stimulants.
Correct answer: Stimulants- A. Frequent urination
- B. Incessant, constant worry about something unimportant
- C. Extreme paranoia
- D. Frequent feelings of hopelessness and despair
Explanation: The defining feature of generalized anxiety disorder is excessive, persistent and difficult-to-control worry about several areas of life…
Correct answer: Incessant, constant worry about something unimportant- A. childhood unconscious conflict that led to the behavior
- B. repressed that instigate aggressive behavior
- C. inappropriate thought patterns that underlie the behavior
- D. ways in which the behavior keeps the client from becoming self - actualized
Explanation: Psychoanalysis explains abnormal behavior by tracing it to unconscious conflicts, especially those formed during childhood.
Correct answer: childhood unconscious conflict that led to the behavior- A. client - centered therapy
- B. behavior therapy
- C. psychoanalysis
- D. cognitive therapy
Explanation: Behavior therapy targets observable problem behaviors and specific symptoms through techniques such as exposure, reinforcement, and…
Correct answer: behavior therapy- A. Decreased spontaneous movement
- B. Auditory or visual hallucinations
- C. Expression of delusional beliefs
- D. Suspiciousness
Explanation: Decreased spontaneous movement reflects reduced motivation or activity, a negative symptom involving loss of normal functioning.
Correct answer: Decreased spontaneous movement- A. free association
- B. systematic desensitization
- C. aversive conditioning
- D. operant conditioning
Explanation: Aversive conditioning pairs alcohol with nausea so that drinking becomes associated with an unpleasant consequence and loses its appeal.
Correct answer: aversive conditioning197. Psychoanalysis would suggest that resistance during therapy supports and maintains the process of:
- A. dream interpretation
- B. free association
- C. meta - analysis
- D. repression
Explanation: In psychoanalytic theory, resistance is the client's unconscious effort to prevent threatening material from entering awareness, thereby…
Correct answer: repression- A. biomedical therapist
- B. psychoanalyst
- C. family therapist
- D. cognitive therapist
Explanation: A family therapist examines how relationships and family interactions may contribute to or maintain a person's substance dependence.
Correct answer: family therapist- A. behavior and drug therapies
- B. psychoanalysis and client - centered therapy
- C. Psychoanalysis and drug therapies
- D. cognitive and psychoanalytic therapiesMental Health
Explanation: Behavior therapy directly targets symptoms through learned-behavior techniques, while drug therapy changes symptoms through biological…
Correct answer: behavior and drug therapies- A. the double - blind technique
- B. aversive conditioning
- C. eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
- D. virtual reality exposure therapy
Explanation: Virtual reality exposure therapy lets a person confront simulated flying situations in a controlled, repeatable setting, allowing fear to…
Correct answer: virtual reality exposure therapy