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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) .
| 51. |
Damage to the lateral hypothalamus may lead to a condition known as |
| A. | frolic’s syndrome. |
| B. | klingfilters syndrome |
| C. | osmosis |
| D. | narcolepsy |
| Answer» A. frolic’s syndrome. | |
| 52. |
. Destruction of the ……………… results in hyperphagia and obesity. |
| A. | dorsomedial nucleus |
| B. | ventromedial nucleus |
| C. | posterior nucleus |
| D. | anterior nucleus |
| Answer» A. dorsomedial nucleus | |
| 53. |
Motives are activated by |
| A. | thoughts. |
| B. | internal physiological states. |
| C. | external cues. |
| D. | all of these. |
| Answer» D. all of these. | |
| 54. |
Which of the following is true of emotion but is NOT true of motivation? |
| A. | it activates one’s behavior. |
| B. | it affects the selection of one behavior over another. |
| C. | it is associated with one’s reaction to stimuli. |
| D. | it is accompanied by physiological arousal of the autonomic nervous system produced in response to a stimulus. |
| Answer» D. it is accompanied by physiological arousal of the autonomic nervous system produced in response to a stimulus. | |
| 55. |
Which of the following is true of motivation? |
| A. | it activates and directs behavior. |
| B. | it is accompanied by physiological arousal of the autonomic nervous system produced in response to a stimulus. |
| C. | it involves the cognitive interpretation of body arousal. |
| D. | it involves a positive or negative conscious experience. |
| Answer» A. it activates and directs behavior. | |
| 56. |
Which of the following would generally be classified as a motive rather than an emotion? |
| A. | anger |
| B. | hunger |
| C. | fear |
| D. | passion |
| Answer» B. hunger | |
| 57. |
What is a homeostatic mechanism? |
| A. | a process that regulates the essential, internal biological states |
| B. | the regulation of behavior in response to external stimuli |
| C. | the tendency to seek out stimulation and novel environments |
| D. | the tendency to increase stimulation to create pleasurable feelings |
| Answer» A. a process that regulates the essential, internal biological states | |
| 58. |
Maintaining a relatively constant concentration of water and sugar in the body is regulated by |
| A. | intrinsic motivation. |
| B. | homeostatic mechanisms. |
| C. | instinct. |
| D. | extrinsic motivation. |
| Answer» B. homeostatic mechanisms. | |
| 59. |
Which of the following is an example of a behavior regulated by homeostasis? |
| A. | going skydiving for the sheer thrill of it |
| B. | arranging food on a plate for aesthetic appeal |
| C. | standing in the shade on a hot day |
| D. | calling a friend to cheer you up |
| Answer» C. standing in the shade on a hot day | |
| 60. |
The “feeding system” center of the brain is located in the |
| A. | lateral hypothalamus. |
| B. | ventromedial hypothalamus. |
| C. | ventromedial amygdala. |
| D. | lateral hypothalamus. |
| Answer» D. lateral hypothalamus. | |
| 61. |
Which of the following will stimulate the lateral hypothalamus? |
| A. | high glucose levels |
| B. | high glycerol levels |
| C. | stomach contractions |
| D. | high leptin levels |
| Answer» C. stomach contractions | |
| 62. |
Which part of the brain increases and decreases hunger by controlling blood sugar levels? |
| A. | paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus |
| B. | ventromedial hypothalamus |
| C. | lateral area of the hypothalamus |
| D. | pituitary gland |
| Answer» A. paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus | |
| 63. |
Which of the following is a true statement about eating speed? |
| A. | people should eat slowly in order to allow their brains time to detect the increase in blood glucose |
| B. | people should eat quickly in order to be sure to “catching” he increase in blood glucose. |
| C. | people should eat slowly in order to allow their brains time to detect the increase in blood glucose. |
| D. | people should eat quickly in order to quickly stimulate the “stop eating” center in the brain. |
| Answer» C. people should eat slowly in order to allow their brains time to detect the increase in blood glucose. | |
| 64. |
Which of the following is NOT a cue that regulates eating? |
| A. | body fat levels |
| B. | stomach contractions |
| C. | blood sugar levels |
| D. | total blood volume |
| Answer» D. total blood volume | |
| 65. |
Which of the following will stimulate the paraventricular nucleus and the ventromedial hypothalamus? |
| A. | low levels of insulin |
| B. | stomach contractions |
| C. | high leptin levels |
| D. | low leptin levels |
| Answer» C. high leptin levels | |
| 66. |
Rats whose adrenal glands have been removed develop a preference for |
| A. | sugar within 24 hours. |
| B. | high fat foods almost immediately. |
| C. | foods high in calcium. |
| D. | salt within 15 seconds of it being offered. |
| Answer» D. salt within 15 seconds of it being offered. | |
| 67. |
Which of the following is a true statement about the biological regulation of thirst in the brain? |
| A. | the brain has a “drink system,” but does not have a “stop drinking system.” |
| B. | the brain has a “stop drinking system,” but does not have a “drink system.” |
| C. | the brain has both a “drink system” and a “stop drinking system,” and these control centers use the same neurotransmitters as the control centers for hunger. |
| D. | the brain has both a “drink system” and a “stop drinking system,” but these control centers use different neurotransmitters from the control centers for hunger. |
| Answer» D. the brain has both a “drink system” and a “stop drinking system,” but these control centers use different neurotransmitters from the control centers for hunger. | |
| 68. |
When the concentration of salt increases on the outside of the specialized cells located in the drink center of the hypothalamus, |
| A. | adh is released into the bloodstream. |
| B. | glucagon is released from the liver. |
| C. | the pancreas releases insulin. |
| D. | a message to stop drinking is sent to the cortex. |
| Answer» A. adh is released into the bloodstream. | |
| 69. |
Which of the following occurs when the level of fluid in the cells decreases? |
| A. | the blood vessels contract. |
| B. | the mouth feels dry. |
| C. | the pituitary gland secretes adh into the bloodstream. |
| D. | the kidneys cause the creation of angiotensin in the blood. |
| Answer» C. the pituitary gland secretes adh into the bloodstream. | |
| 70. |
………………., a measurement which compares weight and height, defines people as overweight. |
| A. | body mass index |
| B. | weight index |
| C. | obesity index |
| D. | mass index |
| Answer» A. body mass index | |
| 71. |
Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of i. of excessive dietary calories, ii. lack of physical activity, iii. genetic susceptibility iv. endocrine disorders, medications or psychiatric illness |
| A. | 1 and 2 only |
| B. | 1,2 and 4 only |
| C. | 1,2 and 3 only |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 72. |
…..………………..("weight loss surgery") is the use of surgical intervention in the treatment of obesity. |
| A. | bariatric surgery |
| B. | obese surgery |
| C. | fat loss surgery |
| D. | caloric surgery |
| Answer» A. bariatric surgery | |
| 73. |
Excessive thirst, known as……………., along with excessive urination, known as …………………., may be an indication of diabetes. |
| A. | polydipsia and polyuria |
| B. | polyuria and polyuria |
| C. | hypovolemia and hypouria |
| D. | hypouria and hypovolemia |
| Answer» A. polydipsia and polyuria | |
| 74. |
Hypovolemic thirst i. It’s the thirst resulting from loss of fluids due to bleeding or sweating. It ii. t is thirst associated with low volume of body fluids iii. It’s the thirst resulting from eating salty foods iv. It is the thirst resulting from hot foods |
| A. | 1 and 2 only |
| B. | 2 and 4 only |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 only |
| D. | 1 and 3 only |
| Answer» A. 1 and 2 only | |
| 75. |
If a food causes sickness, or simply precedes sickness caused by something else, a learned __________ may result. |
| A. | psychosomatic illness |
| B. | taste aversion |
| C. | anorexia |
| D. | specific hunger |
| Answer» B. taste aversion | |
| 76. |
The manufacture of adrenalin and noradrenalin is controlled by: |
| A. | nervous system |
| B. | endocrine system |
| C. | regulatory system |
| D. | circulatory system |
| Answer» A. nervous system | |
| 77. |
Both the terms “emotion” and “motivation” came from the same Latin root: |
| A. | movement |
| B. | move |
| C. | moment |
| D. | “movere” |
| Answer» D. “movere” | |
| 78. |
Physiologists use the term homeostasis to describe the body’s tendency to maintain a balance or equilibrium among it’s: |
| A. | external physiological status and environment |
| B. | internal physiological status and the environment |
| C. | displacement behaviour and encepha- lization |
| D. | approach gradient and avoidance gradient |
| Answer» C. displacement behaviour and encepha- lization | |
| 79. |
Those internal mechanisms of the body which, by controlling numerous highly complicated physiological processes, keep it in a state of equilibrium are known as: |
| A. | homeostases |
| B. | nervous system |
| C. | nutrition |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. homeostases | |
| 80. |
Homeostasis is the overall term for equilibrium preserving tendencies with an organism by which: |
| A. | neurophysiological condition is maintained |
| B. | psychological condition is maintained |
| C. | physiological condition is maintained |
| D. | psychophysical condition is maintained |
| Answer» A. neurophysiological condition is maintained | |
| 81. |
Sex is a: |
| A. | biological motive |
| B. | physiological motive |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | psychological motive |
| Answer» C. both (a) and (b) | |
| 82. |
The process of maintaining the biochemical balance or equilibrium throughout human body is referred as: |
| A. | osmosis |
| B. | circulation |
| C. | hoeostasis |
| D. | nervous system |
| Answer» C. hoeostasis | |
| 83. |
A pituitary hormone associated with the secretion of milk is known as: |
| A. | prolactin |
| B. | adrenalin |
| C. | estrogens |
| D. | progesterones |
| Answer» A. prolactin | |
| 84. |
A motive that is primarily learned rather than basing on biological needs is known as: |
| A. | physical motive |
| B. | psychological motive |
| C. | neurophysiological motive |
| D. | psychological motive |
| Answer» D. psychological motive | |
| 85. |
The hypothalamus plays an important role in the regulation of: |
| A. | food intake |
| B. | water intake |
| C. | alcohol intake |
| D. | both food and water intake |
| Answer» A. food intake | |
| 86. |
Lateral hypothalamus (LH) is otherwise known as: |
| A. | stimulating centre |
| B. | circulatory centre |
| C. | feeding centre |
| D. | water centre |
| Answer» C. feeding centre | |
| 87. |
Research evidences indicated that ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH): |
| A. | facilitates eating |
| B. | expedites eating |
| C. | both facilitates and |
| D. | inhibits eating expedites eating |
| Answer» D. inhibits eating expedites eating | |
| 88. |
Electrical stimulation of ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) cells: |
| A. | inhibits eating |
| B. | facilitates eating |
| C. | expedites eating |
| D. | both expedites and inhibits eating |
| Answer» A. inhibits eating | |
| 89. |
Injections of glucose (which raise blood sugar level): |
| A. | facilitate eating |
| B. | expedite eating |
| C. | both expedite and facilitate eating |
| D. | inhibit eating |
| Answer» D. inhibit eating | |
| 90. |
Injections of insulin (which lower blood sugar level): |
| A. | increase food intake |
| B. | decrease food intake |
| C. | expedite food intake |
| D. | facilitate food intake |
| Answer» A. increase food intake | |
| 91. |
Studies indicated that the hypothalamus contains cells (glucoreceptors) sensitive to the rate of which: |
| A. | glucose passes through them |
| B. | glucose stimulates them |
| C. | glucose inhibits them |
| D. | glucose both stimulates and inhibits them |
| Answer» A. glucose passes through them | |
| 92. |
An empty stomach produces the periodic contractions of muscles in the stomach wall which we identify as: |
| A. | stomach ache |
| B. | stomach pain |
| C. | stomach ailment |
| D. | hunger pangs |
| Answer» D. hunger pangs | |
| 93. |
Obesity is thought to stem from disturbances during the: |
| A. | phallic stage of psychosexual development |
| B. | oral and anal stages of psychosexual development |
| C. | genital stage of psychosexual development |
| D. | latency period of psychosexual development |
| Answer» B. oral and anal stages of psychosexual development | |
| 94. |
Dehydration of the osmoreceptors can be produced by depriving the organism of: |
| A. | food |
| B. | water |
| C. | blood |
| D. | sugar |
| Answer» B. water | |
| 95. |
Water deficit in the body increases the concentration of: |
| A. | pottasium |
| B. | insulin |
| C. | sugar |
| D. | sodium |
| Answer» D. sodium | |
| 96. |
The main erotogenic zone of our body is: |
| A. | mouth |
| B. | genitals |
| C. | anal zones |
| D. | lips |
| Answer» B. genitals | |
| 97. |
Which of the following could NOT serve as an operational definition for anger? |
| A. | reddening of the face. |
| B. | feelings of hostility |
| C. | threatening posture |
| D. | attack behaviour. |
| Answer» A. reddening of the face. | |
| 98. |
If it were discovered that destruction of a particular area of the brain disrupted a certain behaviour but that destruction of any other part of the brain had no effect on that behaviour, this would be evidence in favour of |
| A. | antilocalisation |
| B. | localisation of function |
| C. | both localisation and antilocalisation, depending upon the size of the lesion |
| D. | plasticity |
| Answer» B. localisation of function | |
| 99. |
Some researchers believe that an abnormally high level of dopamine may be related to the occurrence of |
| A. | parkinson\s disease |
| B. | mental depression |
| C. | alzheimer\s disease |
| D. | schizophrenia |
| Answer» D. schizophrenia | |
| 100. |
Any drug capable of effecting behaviour is called |
| A. | psychoactive |
| B. | psychopharmacological |
| C. | psychedelic |
| D. | consciousness alerting |
| Answer» A. psychoactive | |
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