Abnormal Psychology MCQs

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Gopal Sharma • 27.68K Points
Instructor II

Q 1. The most effective method of predicting that a mental patient will commit an act of violence is by

(A) psychological tests.
(B) psychiatric interviews.
(C) psychological interviews.
(D) There is no effective method.
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Mohini Yadav • 26.78K Points
Instructor II

Q 2. CT scans of the brains of some young schizophrenics show __________ than normal.

(A) wider ventricles
(B) smaller fissures
(C) smaller ventricles
(D) fewer fissures
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Vinay • 18.10K Points
Tutor I

Q 3. Which of the following personality disorders describes a person who has an extremely unstable self image, is moody, and does not develop stable relationships?

(A) borderline
(B) histrionic
(C) narcissistic
(D) schizoid
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Gopal Sharma • 27.68K Points
Instructor II

Q 4. The antisocial personality is one who

(A) is irresponsible and seems to lack remorse.
(B) is frequently dangerous and out of contact with reality.
(C) is always a delinquent or criminal.
(D) benefits greatly from humanistic and psychoanalytic therapies.
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Vikash Gupta • 23.56K Points
Instructor III

Q 5. The dopamine-psychosis link is based on the observation that

(A) low dopamine levels of activity in the brain seem to produce psychotic symptoms.
(B) there are high levels of dopamine activity in the brains of psychotic people.
(C) there are high levels of amphetamine in the brains of schizophrenics.
(D) dopamine interacts with serotonin creating psychosis.
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Vikash Gupta • 23.56K Points
Instructor III

Q 6. Obsessive-compulsive disorders involve

(A) loss of contact with reality.
(B) unresolved anger.
(C) unresolved Oedipal conflict.
(D) high levels of anxiety.
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Vijay Sangwan • 18.30K Points
Tutor I

Q 7. Sudden temporary amnesia or instances of multiple personality are __________ disorders.

(A) dissociative
(B) anxiety
(C) psychotic
(D) schizophrenic
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Praveen Singh • 26.47K Points
Instructor II

Q 8. Sensory experiences that occur in the absence of a stimulus are called

(A) illusions.
(B) hallucinations.
(C) delusions.
(D) affect episodes.
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Mohini Yadav • 26.78K Points
Instructor II

Q 9. A person who is preoccupied with fears of having a serious disease suffers from

(A) a conversion reaction.
(B) hypochondriasis.
(C) a traumatic disorder.
(D) an obsession.
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Ranjeet • 24.26K Points
Instructor III

Q 10. Delusional thinking is characteristic of

(A) psychosis.
(B) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
(C) conversion disorder.
(D) fugue.
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