Explore topic-wise MCQs in Psychology.

This section includes 8 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Psychology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

A morbid fear which the patient realizes to be absurd but nevertheless is unable to explain and overcome is called:

A. Fear
B. Mania
C. Paranoia
D. Phobia
Answer» E.
2.

Melancholia comes under:

A. Organic disorder
B. Functional disorder
C. Neurotic disorder
D. Affective disorder
Answer» E.
3.

If a person has a persistent belief that he has a serious illness despite medical reassurance, the disorder is called:

A. Conversion disorder
B. Dissociative disorder
C. Hypochondriasis
D. All of above
Answer» D. All of above
4.

An individual having sudden and temporary fluctuation of consciousness that blots out painful experience is showing signs of :

A. Panic Disorder
B. Mood Disorder
C. Conversion Disorder
D. Dissociative Disorder
Answer» E.
5.

A sensory experience in the absence of stimulation of receptors is called

A. Delusion
B. Paranoia
C. Hallucinations
D. Illusions
Answer» D. Illusions
6.

A woman wears provocative clothes at her workplace, displays theatricality, seeks attention, and gets unnecessarily upset at small things. She is displaying traits consistent with:

A. Narcissistic personality
B. Anti social personality
C. Histrionic personality
D. Schizoid personality
Answer» D. Schizoid personality
7.

Hallucinations mostly occur in people suffering from:

A. Hysteria
B. Paranoia
C. Schizophrenia
D. Myopia
Answer» D. Myopia
8.

People with schizophrenia show psychomotor symptoms which take the extreme form called:

A. Catatonia
B. Hallucinations
C. Alogia
D. Delusions
Answer» B. Hallucinations