Q. A PET scan involves the injection of
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
radioactive sugar.
Abnormal Psychology MCQs and Notes
Q. A rare condition in which separate personalities exist in the same person is called
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
dissociative identity disorder.
Q. Statistical approaches to abnormality define as "abnormal" those who
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
deviate from typical or average patterns of behavior.
Q. The Freudian explanation of anxiety disorders emphasizes
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
forbidden impulses that threaten a loss of control.
Q. Which of the following is one reason given that more women than men are treated for psychological problems?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
As a result of cultural norms, women may be more willing to admit distress.
Q. Which of the following is related to recent attempts to find biochemical explanations for schizophrenia?
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
dopamine
Q. Persons who suffer from paraphilias are categorized as having
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
sexual disorders.
Q. Retreat from reality by hallucinations and delusions and by social withdrawal typically characterizes
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
psychotic disorders.
Q. In south and east Asia, a man may experience Koro, which is
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
anxiety about his pen*s receding into his body.
Q. A person who has an extreme lack of self-confidence and who allows others to run his or her life is said to have a(n) __________ personality.
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
dependent