This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 4 Psychological Disorders – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 4 Psychological Disorders Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is the most common type of hallucination in schizophrenia? A) Auditory hallucinations. B) Tactile hallucinations. C) Visual hallucinations. D) Olfactory hallucinations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Auditory hallucinations. 2. Lithium A) A mood-stabilizing drug commonly used to treat bipolar disorder. B) An antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. C) A type of vitamin supplement for energy. D) A pain reliever for headaches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A mood-stabilizing drug commonly used to treat bipolar disorder. 3. Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia A) Symptoms that involve the absence of normal behaviors, such as lack of motivation and social withdrawal. B) Symptoms that involve the presence of abnormal behaviors, such as hallucinations and delusions. C) Symptoms that are primarily emotional, such as depression and anxiety. D) Symptoms that relate to cognitive deficits, such as memory loss and attention difficulties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symptoms that involve the presence of abnormal behaviors, such as hallucinations and delusions. 4. Someone who lacks emotion and personally enjoys being alone has what disorder? A) Schizotypal. B) Avoidant. C) Schizoid. D) Paranoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schizoid. 5. Generalized anxiety disorder A) Prolonged experiences of non-specific anxiety or fear. B) A sudden episode of intense fear or anxiety. C) A chronic condition characterized by excessive worry about various aspects of life. D) A temporary reaction to a stressful situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prolonged experiences of non-specific anxiety or fear. 6. Which best describes disorganized schizophrenia? A) Involves only hallucinations and delusions. B) Symptoms are completely gone. C) Incoherent language, inappropriate emotions & poor motor behavior. D) Motionless for long periods of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incoherent language, inappropriate emotions & poor motor behavior. 7. What is the role of cultural norms in defining psychological disorders? A) Cultural norms are the sole determinant of psychological disorders. B) Cultural norms can influence what is considered a disorder. C) Cultural norms are the same in every society. D) Cultural norms are irrelevant to psychological disorders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural norms can influence what is considered a disorder. 8. Psychological disorders are often characterized by four "D" s:deviance, distress, dysfunction, and ..... A) Disturbing. B) Dangerous. C) Dissociative. D) Dysfunctional. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangerous. 9. Station #1:In bipolar disorder, individuals experience periods of severe depression that alternate with periods of extreme euphoria or ..... A) Mania. B) Apathy. C) Delirium. D) Catatonia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mania. 10. Which personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotions? A) Antisocial Personality Disorder. B) Borderline Personality Disorder. C) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. D) Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Borderline Personality Disorder. 11. Which of the following is a symptom of schizophrenia's negative symptoms? A) Disorganized speech. B) Flat affect. C) Hallucinations. D) Delusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat affect. 12. Historically, psychological disorders were often misunderstood and attributed to ..... ..... but today, psychologists use ..... criteria and diagnostic tools to understand and classify them. A) Scientific data, supernatural. B) Supernatural forces, scientific. C) Environmental factors, supernatural. D) Relationship data, scientific. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supernatural forces, scientific. 13. Which therapy gradually exposes a patient to feared objects or situations? A) Exposure Therapy. B) Electroconvulsive Therapy. C) Client-centered Therapy. D) Psychoanalysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exposure Therapy. 14. Tom displays very odd behavior. He wears a heavy parka and mittens during the summer and lectures from the steps of City Hall about upcoming invasions by men from outer-space. Most likely, Tom has a psychological disorder since his behavior meets the criterion of A) Personal distress. B) Maldaptive behavior. C) Cognitive confusion. D) Deviance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deviance. 15. Emma feels extremely anxious and uncomfortable whenever she has to ride in an elevator or enter a small, windowless room. What is the fear of enclosed spaces called? A) Claustrophobia. B) Astraphobia. C) Trypanophobia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claustrophobia. 16. According to the introduction, what is more likely regarding the mentally ill? A) They are more likely to be perpetrators of violence and problematic for society. B) They are more likely to be victims rather than perpetrators. C) They are unaffected by violence. D) They are always violent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are more likely to be victims rather than perpetrators. 17. Those with narcissistic personality disorder are likely to be preoccupied with: A) An irrational fear of people. B) Their own self-importance. C) Physical symptoms of distress. D) Delusions of persecution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their own self-importance. 18. What is the role of a psychologist? A) The role of a psychologist is to perform surgeries. B) The role of a psychologist is to fix cars. C) The role of a psychologist is to cook meals. D) The role of a psychologist is to study behavior and mental processes, diagnose and treat mental health disorders, conduct research, and provide therapy to individuals or groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The role of a psychologist is to study behavior and mental processes, diagnose and treat mental health disorders, conduct research, and provide therapy to individuals or groups. 19. Paulo has grandiose feelings. He thinks his ideals are superior to all others. He has started his own cult and convinced his followers he is a prophet. Paulo may be suffering from what disorder? A) Phobia. B) Narcissism. C) Anxiety. D) Schizophrenia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narcissism. 20. What is trichotillomania? A) Inability to recall personal information. B) Persistent belief in having a disease. C) Urge to pull out one's own hair. D) Development of multiple personalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urge to pull out one's own hair. 21. Bruce really doesn't like people. He works doing computer coding from home and has no interest in making any friends or having a romantic relationship. What is he probably suffering from? A) Schizoid Personality Disorder. B) Borderline Personality Disorder. C) Histrionic Personality Disorder. D) Antisocial Personality Disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schizoid Personality Disorder. 22. Mental health workers label behavior as psychologically disordered when they judge it to be: A) Biologically based, unconsciously motivated, aggressive, and difficult to change. B) Maladaptive, unjustifiable, disturbing, and atypical. C) Prejudice, unconsciously motivated, fake, and insane. D) Selfish, habitual, and avoidable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maladaptive, unjustifiable, disturbing, and atypical. 23. What is a psychological disorders A) An ongoing dysfunctional pattern of thought, emotion, and behaviour that causes significant distress and that is considered deviant in that person's culture or society. B) Where you wanna go to the park. C) Where you love watching movies. D) Where you eat ice cream for the rest of your life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An ongoing dysfunctional pattern of thought, emotion, and behaviour that causes significant distress and that is considered deviant in that person's culture or society. 24. A study of adoptees whose biological mothers had schizophrenia found that the adoptees were most likely to develop schizophrenia ..... A) If their childhood friends later developed schizophrenia. B) If they abused drugs during adolescence. C) If they were raised in a disturbed adoptive home environment. D) Regardless of whether they were raised in a healthy or disturbed home environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If they were raised in a disturbed adoptive home environment. 25. Trained mental health professional use the manual called the ..... to diagnose psychological disorders. A) Manual of Psychological Disorders. B) DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual). C) Manual of Physiological Disorders. D) PSM (Psychological Statistical Manual). 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