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Class 12 Psychology Chapter 4 Psychological Disorders Quiz 20 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the primary difference between the DSM-5 and the ICD-10?
2. Incongruent Self-Concept
3. Bill, an airplane pilot, is unable to remember anything of a bombing raid in which his plane was severely damaged and two crew members were killed. He may be suffering from:
4. True or False. To qualify as disordered emotions and thoughts, they have to disrupt a person's everyday life and cause significant distress over an extended period of time.
5. Written records of attempts to understand abnormal behavior started ..... years ago in Babylon.
6. What is the definition of a psychological disorder?
7. The separation of some personality components or mental processes from conscious thought is called:
8. Which psychological disorder is characterized by excessive worry and apprehension about various aspects of life?
9. What defines social anxiety disorder most precisely?
10. A woman reports her right hand suddenly stops functioning whenever she feels angry with her husband. No medical cause is found. She shows no worry about it. Which disorder best fits?
11. Misophonia is the
12. What does the text say about the relationship between mental health and daily functioning?
13. If a person experiences mood states that vacillate between depression and mania, they may have .....
14. Which neurotransmitter activity is hypothesized to be abnormal in panic disorder?
15. What is one reason for the increase in the number of diagnoses in the DSM?
16. Benjamin is obsessed with the little details to the point that if everything isn't perfect, he becomes distressed. He is very rigid, and some might say he is a 'control freak'. Which PD is being described?
17. Depression may be an evolved response to conserve resources or signal a need for support.
18. When an individual has two or more diagnoses, which often includes a substance-related diagnosis and another psychiatric diagnosis, this is known as .....
19. Obsessive-Compulsive Dx is a ..... disorder.
20. Which description accurately defines the DSM-5 seasonal pattern specifier for depression?
21. Which concept refers to the co-occurrence of two psychological disorders in the same individual?
22. Which disorder is not a type of somatoform disorder?
23. A student develops headaches and fatigue before exams. Doctors find no physical cause. She excessively worries she may have a brain tumor, despite reassurance. The most likely diagnosis is:
24. Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) was formerly known as what?
25. Which treatment is common for both depression and bipolar disorder?
26. Which finding from brain imaging best supports that Dissociative Identity Disorder is a legitimate condition?
27. What is the significance of Thomas Szasz's views on mental illness?
28. Which term refers to behavior that is different from what is typical in a society?
29. Which symptom is commonly present during a panic attack within the first 10 minutes?
30. Which event type meets the traumatic event criterion for PTSD diagnosis?
31. Kai often hears voices that no one else can hear, even when he is alone. These perceptions of nonexistent sensory stimulation are symptoms called what?
32. Which axis on the DSM is used to measure a person's stress level?
33. In OCD, this is repeatedly performing actions:
34. Elijah lives on the street due to extreme poverty. Which type of risk factor does Elijah experience?
35. Both distress and ..... are things a psychologist may look for in determining if a person has a mental disorder.
36. Which core trait most aligns with narcissistic personality disorder?
37. Which is an example of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
38. Humanistic Therapy
39. The etiology for mental disorders is a description of its
40. How is the DSM related to mental disorders?
41. Eating disorders could be influenced by cultural ideals of beauty & body size.
42. What is the primary focus of group therapy?
43. During Erikson's crisis of intimacy versus isolation the key concern involves developing the capacity to share intimacy with others. This stage is associated with
44. What book provides diagnostic criteria for psychological disorders?
45. A person frequently washes their hands 40 times per day, experiences intense distress, and misses work. Which classification fits best?
46. Consists of sudden, overwhelming attacks of terror and worry
47. Which is a Cluster A personality disorder (odd/eccentric)?
48. This is the name of the catalogue of official mental disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association:
49. What is the primary cause of psychological disorders according to the bio-psycho-social model?
50. What type of reliability measures the consistency of diagnostic results between different clinicians?
51. What is dependent personality disorder?
52. When an electrical impulse reaches a neuron's ending, the nerve ending is stimulated to release a chemical, called a
53. What is the main feature of dissociative identity disorder (DID)?
54. According to the APA, a psychological disorder includes significant disturbances in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that reflect some type of dysfunction. These disturbances lead to
55. If schizophrenia runs in a person's family, what are the individual's odds of getting the disorder?
56. DeeDee lives to gamble. She goes to the local casino at every opportunity, and loses tens of thousands of dollars a year gambling. According to Axis I, she exhibits symptoms of which type of disorder?
57. A patient reports seeing giant spiders crawling over the wall, but no one else can see them. This is:
58. Conclusions concerning cause and effect relationships are only possible when the ..... method is used.
59. Name one major classification system used in psychology.
60. There are several protective factors from psychological disorders. Identify which is not an individual attribute.
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