This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 4 Psychological Disorders – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 4 Psychological Disorders Quiz 42 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. During a fugue episode, which outcome is most typical? A) Fixed immobility at home. B) Heightened recall of past events. C) Travel away with identity confusion. D) Intense focus on daily schedules. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Travel away with identity confusion. 2. Which treatment was controversially used for various mental disorders but had significant side effects? A) Lobotomy. B) Moral therapy. C) Penicillin. D) Major tranquilizers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lobotomy. 3. What does the term "spectrum" in Autism Spectrum Disorder primarily indicate? A) Autism symptoms change significantly over adulthood. B) A range of symptom severity and manifestations. C) Different diagnostic manuals define autism differently. D) Presence of multiple comorbid mental disorders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A range of symptom severity and manifestations. 4. Mental illness is the concept that mental diseases have physical cause that can be diagnosed, treated, and cured. A) Medical model. B) Bio-psycho-social model. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medical model. 5. Samuel is a psychologist who wants to determine if a patient has a mental disorder. How would the DSM be useful to Samuel in this situation? A) It is used to cure disorders. B) It is used to prevent disorders. C) It is used to identify disorders. D) It is used to discredit disorders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is used to identify disorders. 6. When people believe that they are being plotted it is said that they suffer from the delusion of A) Reference. B) Grandeur. C) Control. D) Persecution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Persecution. 7. Jonte has such an extreme fear of flying that she almost never gets home to see family in Georgia, ever since she took a job in New Jersey. Her excessive, distressing, and persistent fear is considered a/an A) Panic disorder. B) Specific phobia. C) Mood disorder. D) Generalized anxiety disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specific phobia. 8. Acrophobia is the fear of heights. A) An extreme fear of being at high elevations, such as on tall buildings or mountains. B) A fear of enclosed spaces. C) A fear of flying in airplanes. D) A fear of public speaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An extreme fear of being at high elevations, such as on tall buildings or mountains. 9. What is the rarity of psychological disorders causing high degrees of impairment? A) Extremely rare. B) Fairly common. C) Very rare. D) Moderately rare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Very rare. 10. Which of the following is an example of behavior that is self-destructive? A) A woman who is afraid of crowds and cannot leave her house. B) A person who collects ceramic pigs. C) A man who enjoys watching TV for hours. D) A student who procrastinates on assignments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A woman who is afraid of crowds and cannot leave her house. 11. What does the diathesis-stress model suggest about the development of psychological disorders? A) Disorders are solely caused by genetic factors. B) Disorders result from a environmental factors. C) Disorders result from a combination of biological and psychosocial factors. D) Disorders are unrelated to biological predispositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disorders result from a combination of biological and psychosocial factors. 12. Barry sits with his family after dinner and watches the evening news in the living room. He has a disorder that has severe symptoms. Sometimes he tells his family that the newscaster was talking straight to him. What disorder does he have? A) Panic Disorder. B) Schizophrenia. C) Binge Eating Disorder. D) Major Depressive Disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Schizophrenia. 13. What major symptoms identify psychological disorders? A) Typicality. B) Maladaptive. C) Emotional discomfort. D) Socially unacceptable behavior and a, b, c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Socially unacceptable behavior and a, b, c. 14. The most common psychological disorder in the U.S. is/are: A) Schizophrenia. B) Alcohol abuse. C) Mood disorders. D) Phobias. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phobias. 15. A norm is: A) A rule for accepted and expected behaviors within a particular culture. B) An exaggeration of normal, acceptable behavior. C) An idea that is marked normal by one individual and accepted by the rest. D) Distressing for the individual or those around them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A rule for accepted and expected behaviors within a particular culture. 16. Sudden travel away from home with memory loss is called: A) Dissociative fugue. B) Depersonalization. C) Dissociative amnesia. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dissociative fugue. 17. When a person's thoughts, feelings, or behaviors interfere with the person's ability to respond to the situation appropriately they are called ..... A) Maladaptive. B) Deviated. C) Self-Destructive. D) Discomforting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maladaptive. 18. This is a feeling that one's surroundings are not real, often associated with dissociation: A) Derealization. B) Anxiety. C) Phobia. D) Depression. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Derealization. 19. A child who repeatedly breaks rules, lies, and shows aggression likely has: A) ADHD. B) Conduct disorder. C) ODD. D) Autism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conduct disorder. 20. Both the DSM and the ICD have been criticised. Identify a key criticism across both the ICD and DSM. A) The validity of mental disorders is not clear. B) Diagnosis of mental illness and health is too subjective. C) There is debate about whether an individual is in a mental health category or dimension. D) Diagnosis tends to pathologize too many people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diagnosis of mental illness and health is too subjective. 21. A person believes he is the chosen messenger of God and destined to save the world. This is: A) Delusion of grandeur. B) Delusion of control. C) Hallucination. D) Derealisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delusion of grandeur. 22. According to cognitive models, why might some trauma memories be fragmented? A) They were enhanced by social support. B) They were recorded with photographic detail. C) They were poorly encoded during the event. D) They are over-rehearsed and elaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were poorly encoded during the event. 23. A person who abuses drugs, threatens others, and cannot maintain employment is best described as experiencing: A) Emotional discomfort only. B) Typical behavior. C) Maladaptivity. D) Cultural variation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maladaptivity. 24. Which professional is most likely to prescribe medication for a mental health disorder? A) Social worker. B) Psychiatrist. C) Licensed counselor. D) Clinical psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psychiatrist. 25. According to the bio-psycho-social model of illness, what are the influences on disorder? A) Physical, mental, and social factors. B) Biological, psychological, and cultural factors. C) Biological, environmental, and social factors. D) Genetic, cognitive, and emotional factors. 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