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This section includes 71 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Science in Counselling Psychology (BSc Counselling Psychology) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
The type of schizophrenia marked by increased suspicious and difficulties in interpersonal relations is__________ |
| A. | Simple |
| B. | Undifferentiated |
| C. | Paranoid |
| D. | Disorganized |
| Answer» D. Disorganized | |
| 52. |
A psychosis arising from an advanced stage of syphilis, in which the disease attacks brain cells, is called |
| A. | Korsakoff s syndrome. |
| B. | delirium tremens. |
| C. | schizotypical psychosis. |
| D. | general paresis. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
Irrational and very specific fears that persist even when there is no real danger to a person are called |
| A. | anxieties. |
| B. | dissociation s. |
| C. | phobias. |
| D. | obsessions. |
| Answer» D. obsessions. | |
| 54. |
Preoccupations based on misinterpretations of bodily symptoms,with the fear that one has a serious disease. |
| A. | hypochondriasis |
| B. | obsessions |
| C. | compulsions |
| D. | amnesia |
| Answer» B. obsessions | |
| 55. |
Feigning of symptoms to maintain the personal benefits that a sick role may provide. |
| A. | malingering |
| B. | factitious disorder |
| C. | somatoform disorder |
| D. | hypochondriasis. |
| Answer» C. somatoform disorder | |
| 56. |
Obsessive-compulsive behavior, panic, and phobias are formally classified as __________ disorders. |
| A. | psychotic |
| B. | manic |
| C. | anxiety |
| D. | mood |
| Answer» D. mood | |
| 57. |
Which of the following is one reason given that more women than men are treated for psychological problems? |
| A. | Women are subject to greater stress than men. |
| B. | As a result of cultural norms, women may be more willing to admit distress. |
| C. | Some forms of mental disorders are sex-linked recessive. |
| D. | Developmental tasks required of women are far more difficult than those required of |
| Answer» C. Some forms of mental disorders are sex-linked recessive. | |
| 58. |
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. |
| A. | dependent |
| B. | narcissistic |
| C. | paranoid |
| D. | antisocial |
| Answer» B. narcissistic | |
| 59. |
Which of the following medical conditions can produce a mild neurocognitive disorder and mild impairments in social/occupational functioning? |
| A. | Parkinson s disease |
| B. | Huntington s disease |
| C. | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
| D. | HIV |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
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 |
| Answer» B. histrionic | |
| 61. |
Retreat from reality by hallucinations and delusions and by social withdrawal typically characterizes |
| A. | somatoform disorders. |
| B. | anxiety disorders. |
| C. | psychotic disorders. |
| D. | personality disorders. |
| Answer» D. personality disorders. | |
| 62. |
Term used to describe the phenomenon the person becomes amnesic and departs home with a new identity |
| A. | amnesia |
| B. | fugue |
| C. | ptsd |
| D. | phobia |
| Answer» C. ptsd | |
| 63. |
Behavioral problems in which the person exhibits symptoms suggesting physical disease or injury, but for which there is no identifiable cause, are called |
| A. | mood disorders. |
| B. | schizophrenia. |
| C. | organic brain pathologies. |
| D. | somatoform disorders. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 64. |
Outcome of a person s efforts to deal with stress and meet his or her needs is ------ |
| A. | adjustment |
| B. | resilience |
| C. | stressor |
| D. | etiology |
| Answer» B. resilience | |
| 65. |
____________ 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» D. Mood incongruent depression | |
| 66. |
____ characterised by recurrent uncontrollable thought and irresistible behaviors. |
| A. | ocd |
| B. | stress disorders |
| C. | somatoform disorders d. pts |
| Answer» B. stress disorders | |
| 67. |
A term that refers to a broad range of technique designed to improve psychological functioning and personal or social adjustment. |
| A. | psychotherapy |
| B. | desensitisation |
| C. | behaviorism |
| D. | pharmacotherapy. |
| Answer» B. desensitisation | |
| 68. |
Thoughts or images that intrude into consciousness against a person s will and which cause anxiety or extreme discomfort . |
| A. | compulsion |
| B. | obsession |
| C. | stress |
| D. | anxiety |
| Answer» C. stress | |
| 69. |
Disorders that feature disruptions in memory ,consciousness or integrity of identity |
| A. | dissociative disorders |
| B. | somatoform disorders |
| C. | substance abuse |
| D. | depressiom |
| Answer» B. somatoform disorders | |
| 70. |
A mental disorder is conceptualized as a --------- significant behavioral or psychological syndrome. |
| A. | physically |
| B. | psychologically |
| C. | clinically |
| D. | systematically |
| Answer» D. systematically | |
| 71. |
An event that creates a sense of threat by confronting a person with a demand or opportunity for change. |
| A. | stressor |
| B. | coping |
| C. | resilience |
| D. | prevalence. |
| Answer» B. coping | |