This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 4 Psychological Disorders – Quiz 43 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 4 Psychological Disorders Quiz 43 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In this disorder, people have a preoccupation with fantasies, dreams, success, power and beauty. A) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. B) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. C) Generalized Anxiety Disorder. D) Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Narcissistic Personality Disorder. 2. Which disorder is primarily associated with panic attacks? A) Panic Disorder. B) Major Depressive Disorder. C) Schizophrenia. D) Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panic Disorder. 3. A person with ..... is afraid of losing their close relationships. They may threaten them to keep them to stay. A) Borderline Personality Dx. B) Bipolar II. C) PTSD. D) Schizoaffective Dx. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Borderline Personality Dx. 4. How can a person's position on the mental health continuum be determined? A) By examining their physical health. B) By examining their emotional and social wellbeing. C) By examining their financial stability. D) By examining their academic performance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By examining their emotional and social wellbeing. 5. Which of the following behavior-therapy techniques is typically used to reduce fear of heights? A) Time-out. B) Punishment. C) Discrimination learning. D) Token economy. E) Systematic desensitization. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Systematic desensitization. 6. Fill in the blank:Schizophrenia might cause ..... , which are experiences of sensations that aren't connected to an obvious source, most commonly in the form of hearing voices. A) Hallucinations. B) Delusions. C) Insomnia. D) Paranoia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hallucinations. 7. Study Tip:Disorders and Symptoms A) Practice matching disorders to symptoms. B) Identify the causes of disorders. C) List the types of disorders. D) Describe the treatment options for disorders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Practice matching disorders to symptoms. 8. A person spends hours each day washing hands and knows the fear is irrational but cannot stop. Which concept best applies? A) Compulsions directly fix the feared source. B) Obsessions are enjoyable and self-rewarding. C) Compulsions reduce distress from obsessions. D) Obsessions are always brief and intentional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compulsions reduce distress from obsessions. 9. What is a behavioral pattern or mental process that causes serious personal suffering or interfer's with one's ability to cope with life? A) Schizophrenia. B) Psychological disorder. C) Decompression. D) Physical disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psychological disorder. 10. Harley is all over the place. One day she'll be running around and completing major projects that don't even seem possible. The next day, she won't even move from her chair and has nothing nice to say about herself. What is she probably suffering from? A) Major Depressive Disorder. B) Dysthymic Disorder. C) Bipolar Disorder. D) General Anxiety Disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bipolar Disorder. 11. Which of the following is a symptom of Bipolar disorder? A) Odd beliefs or magical thinking. B) Extreme mood swings from mania to depression. C) Excessive social anxiety. D) Insomnia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extreme mood swings from mania to depression. 12. Noah often gets minor headaches, but every time he does, he runs around telling everyone he has the plague. What symptom is Noah demonstrating? A) Conversion Disorder. B) Hypochondria. C) Generalized Anxiety. D) Schizophrenia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypochondria. 13. A 30-year-old woman develops sudden paralysis in her legs after a heated family conflict. Doctors find no neurological damage. She shows no concern about her paralysis. The most likely diagnosis is: A) Somatic Symptom Disorder. B) Dissociative Fugue. C) Conversion Disorder. D) Hypochondriasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conversion Disorder. 14. An excessive irrational fear out of proportion to the actual danger is known as: A) Schizophrenia. B) Phobia. C) Agoraphobia. D) Depression. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phobia. 15. Which misconception is corrected by the APA criteria? A) All unusual behaviors are disorders. B) Disturbance must reflect some dysfunction. C) Duration alone defines a disorder. D) Any intense emotion equals a disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disturbance must reflect some dysfunction. 16. What are the limitations of classification systems in psychology? A) Classification systems in psychology have limitations such as oversimplification, failure to capture individual differences, cultural bias, and subjectivity. B) Difficulty in diagnosing complex mental disorders. C) Inability to account for new research findings. D) Lack of scientific basis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Classification systems in psychology have limitations such as oversimplification, failure to capture individual differences, cultural bias, and subjectivity. 17. Which statement best captures the distress or disability criterion in the APA definition? A) Symptoms must be noticed by close relatives. B) Feelings must be unusual compared to peers. C) Experiences must cause significant impairment in life. D) Behaviors must always be dangerous to others. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experiences must cause significant impairment in life. 18. What is the term for the psychological disorder characterized by a preoccupation with having a serious illness? A) Conversion Disorder. B) Dissociative Disorder. C) Illness Anxiety Disorder. D) Somatic Symptom Disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Illness Anxiety Disorder. 19. In early modern Europe, episodes of convulsions and confessions by nuns were commonly explained as A) Symptoms of untreated epilepsy exclusively. B) Side effects of contaminated water supplies. C) Staged performances for public attention. D) Possession by devils or spiritual forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possession by devils or spiritual forces. 20. Attributing psychological disorders to genetic factors, chemical imbalances, and brain abnormalities gives merit to the ..... perspective. A) Diathesis-stress. B) Biological. C) Biosocial. D) Supernatural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biological. 21. How do phobias impact a person's daily life and overall well-being? A) They have no impact on daily life. B) They can significantly improve daily life. C) They can significantly impact daily life. D) They make people more social. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They can significantly impact daily life. 22. Process of appropriately identifying and labeling a set of defined symptoms A) Mood. B) Diagnosis. C) Psychotic. D) Dissociative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diagnosis. 23. If a person "drops" LSD and then goes to the hospital complaining of hallucinations, they will be diagnosed with ..... A) A drug problem. B) Schizophrenia. C) Hysteria. D) A Mood Dx. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A drug problem. 24. Which cluster lists negative symptoms commonly discussed alongside dopamine dysregulation? A) Avolition, alogia, asociality, anhedonia. B) Euphoria, mania, hyperactivity, tremor. C) Compulsions, obsessions, rumination. D) Grandiosity, flight of ideas, insomnia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Avolition, alogia, asociality, anhedonia. 25. Which is most closely related to dopamine excess? A) Depression. B) Schizophrenia. C) OCD. D) Conversion disorder. 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