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240+ Abnormal Psychology Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Science in Counselling Psychology (BSc Counselling Psychology) .

101.

____________is the inability to experience joy or pleasure.

A. Apathy
B. Empathy
C. Anhedonia
D. Dysthymia
Answer» C. Anhedonia
102.

____________ is something of a waste basket category.

A. Hebephrenia
B. Undifferentiated
C. Paranoid
D. Disorganized
Answer» B. Undifferentiated
103.

Persecutory delusions are common in ____________ affected person.

A. Catatonic
B. Undifferentiated
C. Disorganized
D. Paranoid
Answer» D. Paranoid
104.

Waxi-flexibility is an important feature of ___________

A. Paranoid
B. Catatonic
C. Residual
D. Schizophrenic form
Answer» B. Catatonic
105.

The term used for intimating the actions of others is ___________

A. Echolalia
B. Echopraxia
C. Delusion
D. Hallucination
Answer» B. Echopraxia
106.

A sub type of schizophrenia which is also known as Hebephrenia is__________

A. Simple
B. Paranoid
C. Undifferentiated
D. Disorganized
Answer» D. Disorganized
107.

Schizophrenia is the product of an excess__________ activity at certain synaptic rites.

A. Dopamiac
B. Nor epinephrine
C. Serotonin
D. Nor adrenergic
Answer» A. Dopamiac
108.

Inappropriate autonomous nerve system is a neuro- physiological causal factor for …

A. Schizoid
B. Schizophrenia
C. Schizotypal
D. OCPD
Answer» B. Schizophrenia
109.

__________ has identified the conflicting and confusing communication of family members as a causal factor of schizophrenia.

A. Sigmund Freud
B. Hidze
C. Koliant
D. Gregory Bateson
Answer» D. Gregory Bateson
110.

_____________ is a commonly accepted drugs for schizophrenia.

A. Antideppresents
B. Valium
C. Tranquilizers
D. Antianxiety
Answer» C. Tranquilizers
111.

Delusional disorder was formerly called as ___________

A. Schizophrenia
B. Mania
C. Paranoia
D. Depression
Answer» C. Paranoia
112.

The type of delusional disorder in which the affected person is having a belief that he is a person of extraordinary status, power, ability etc. is__________

A. Grandiose
B. Mixed
C. Jealous
D. Somatic
Answer» A. Grandiose
113.

___________ is a symptom in which individual selectively project the action of others to conform suspiciousness and blames others for their failures.

A. Hostility
B. Projective thinking
C. Hallucination
D. Delusion
Answer» B. Projective thinking
114.

The moment when everything “false in to place” the individual finally understands the strange feelings and even being experienced is referred to as _________

A. Projective illumination
B. Projective thinking
C. Delusion
D. Hallucination
Answer» A. Projective illumination
115.

The type of delusional disorder in which the affected person is having an unshakable belief about having some physical illness is known as ___________

A. Erotomanic
B. Persecutory
C. Somatic
D. Jealous
Answer» C. Somatic
116.

The type of delusional disorder in which the predominant delusional them is that one’s sexual partner is unfaithful, is_________

A. Mixed
B. Erotomanic
C. Jealous
D. Persecutory
Answer» C. Jealous
117.

________ is a temporary but relatively sustained and pervasive, affective state with a more specific and short term emotion.

A. Mood
B. Mania
C. Depression
D. Self esteem
Answer» B. Mania
118.

____________ is characterized by the feeling of extra ordinary sadness and dejections.

A. Mood
B. Mania
C. Depression
D. Flight of ideas
Answer» C. Depression
119.

Which of the following is not a symptom of mood disorder?

A. Flight of ideas
B. Distractibility
C. Inflated self
D. Derailment of asocial
Answer» D. Derailment of asocial
120.

The disorder in which person experience only depressive episodes is__________

A. Unipolar
B. Bipolar
C. Schizophrenia
D. Paranoia
Answer» A. Unipolar
121.

Which of the following is not a symptom of dysthymia?

A. Low energy level
B. Low self esteem
C. Flight of ideas
D. Feeling of hopelessness
Answer» C. Flight of ideas
122.

Which of the following is not included in the symptoms of major depressive disorder?

A. Mania
B. Thought of death
C. Inability to concentrate
D. Insomnia
Answer» A. Mania
123.

A person experience both maniac and depressive episodes in ___________ disorder.

A. Dysthymia
B. Cyclothymia
C. Unipolar
D. Bipolar
Answer» D. Bipolar
124.

Which of the following is not a type of bipolar disorder?

A. Cyclohymia
B. Bipolar I disorder, depressed
C. Schizophrenia
D. Bipolar II disorder, depressed
Answer» C. Schizophrenia
125.

____________ is characterized by loss of contact with reality and including delusions or hallucinations some times accompany the symptoms of major depression.

A. Mood congruent
B. Endogenous depression
C. Sever major depression with psychotic features
D. Mood incongruent depression
Answer» C. Sever major depression with psychotic features
126.

__________ means delusional thinking is inconsistent with the predominant mood.

A. Schizo affective
B. Seasonal affective
C. Mood congruent
D. Mood incongruent
Answer» D. Mood incongruent
127.

_________ is disorder in which the person shows seasonal pattern at least two episodes of depression in the past two years.

A. Seasonal affective
B. Schizo affective
C. Bipolar
D. Unipolar
Answer» A. Seasonal affective
128.

Prevalence of mood disorder is ________ among blood relatives of parsons with clinically diagnosed mood disorder.

A. Lower
B. Moderate
C. Higher
D. Crucial
Answer» C. Higher
129.

Which of the following bio-chemical factors are not considered as the causal factor for mood disorder?

A. Endorphins
B. Serotonin
C. Dopamine
D. Horepinephrine
Answer» A. Endorphins
130.

___________ model explain how stress interact with various types of vulnerability factor to reduce depression.

A. Frustration
B. Social
C. Diathesis-stress
D. Cognitive
Answer» C. Diathesis-stress
131.

Which of the following is not a psycho-social causal factor for mood disorder?

A. Low self esteem
B. Thwarting of an important goal
C. Developing physical diseases
D. Neuroendocrine deficit
Answer» D. Neuroendocrine deficit
132.

One of the most prominent cognitive theory of depression was proposed by ________

A. Aaron Beck
B. Bleuler
C. Adler
D. Freud
Answer» A. Aaron Beck
133.

According to Beck’s theory ________ cognitions are central to depression.

A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Neutral
D. Pessimistic
Answer» B. Negative
134.

Which of the following is not a feature of Beck’s theory?

A. Inflated self esteem
B. Depressogenic schemas
C. Negative automatic thoughts
D. Negative cognitive triad
Answer» A. Inflated self esteem
135.

Learned helplessness theory was proposed by ____________

A. Beck
B. Seligman
C. Freud
D. Bleuler
Answer» B. Seligman
136.

Hopelessness theory is a revision of helplessness theory __________ et al.

A. Beck
B. Seligman
C. Abrahamson
D. Freud
Answer» C. Abrahamson
137.

____________ is used as a mood stabilizer in the treatment of mania and depression.

A. Pharmaco therapy
B. ECT
C. Antidepressant
D. Lithium therapy
Answer» D. Lithium therapy
138.

_____________ is best known of depression specific psychotherapy for unipolar depression.

A. Cognitive behavioral therapy
B. Lithium therapy
C. Interpersonal therapy
D. Family therapy
Answer» A. Cognitive behavioral therapy
139.

__________ is used with seriously depressed patients who may present immediate and serious suicidal risk.

A. CBT
B. IPT
C. Lithium therapy
D. ECT
Answer» D. ECT
140.

The behavior based on the pathological need for a substance or activity is ________

A. Tolerance
B. Withdrawal symptoms
C. Addictive behavior
D. Dependence
Answer» C. Addictive behavior
141.

Those drugs that affects mental functioning are called as ________

A. Psychoactive drugs
B. Dependence
C. Tolerance
D. Alchoholism
Answer» A. Psychoactive drugs
142.

The hormone secreted by adrenal glands found to be a causal factor of mood disorder is

A. Serotonin
B. Cortisol
C. Epinephrine
D. Thyroxine
Answer» B. Cortisol
143.

DST refers to

A. Dexamethasone Suppression Test
B. Dopamine Suppression Test
C. Dexamethasone Submission Test
D. Dopamine Submission Test
Answer» A. Dexamethasone Suppression Test
144.

The need for amount of a substance to achieve the desired effect that results from bio- chemical changes in the body is known as_________

A. Dependence
B. Alcoholism
C. Tolerance
D. Addiction
Answer» C. Tolerance
145.

_________ refers to physical symptoms such as sweating, tremors and tension t that accompany disturbance from the drug.

A. Addiction
B. Tolerance
C. Abuse
D. Withdrawal symptoms
Answer» D. Withdrawal symptoms
146.

Dependence on alcohol that seriously interacts with the life adjustment is _________

A. Prevalence
B. Alcoholic
C. Alcoholism
D. Dependence
Answer» C. Alcoholism
147.

________ refers to a disorder involving extensive stiffening of the blood vessels.

A. Schizophrenia
B. Dependence
C. Malnutrition
D. Liver cirrhosis
Answer» D. Liver cirrhosis
148.

________ usually happens following a prolonged drinking spree when the person is in a state of withdrawal.

A. Alcohol withdrawal delirium
B. Alcohol dependence
C. Personality disorganization
D. Psychotic reaction
Answer» A. Alcohol withdrawal delirium
149.

Alcohol amnesic disorder is also known as

A. Down’s syndrome
B. Korsakoff’s syndrome
C. Turner’s syndrome
D. Delirium tremens
Answer» B. Korsakoff’s syndrome
150.

Which of the following is not a route of administration of a drug?

A. Oral
B. Nasal
C. Intravenous
D. Nephral
Answer» D. Nephral

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