This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 4 Psychological Disorders – Quiz 50 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 4 Psychological Disorders Quiz 50 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is an example of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? A) Hoarding. B) Exercising. C) Eating nonstop. D) Stressing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hoarding. 2. Humanistic Therapy A) Therapy focusing on the client's unconscious thoughts and past experiences. B) Therapy emphasizing behavioral changes and conditioning. C) Therapy focusing on the client's conscious feelings and on their take on his or her life right now, emphasizing personal growth and self-fulfillment. D) Therapy that relies on medication to treat mental health issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Therapy focusing on the client's conscious feelings and on their take on his or her life right now, emphasizing personal growth and self-fulfillment. 3. The etiology for mental disorders is a description of its A) Causes. B) Symptoms. C) Conditions. D) Treatments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Causes. 4. How is the DSM related to mental disorders? 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. 5. Eating disorders could be influenced by cultural ideals of beauty & body size. A) Sociocultural perspective. B) Biological perspective. C) Cognitive perspective. D) Humanistic perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sociocultural perspective. 6. What is the primary focus of group therapy? A) Family dynamics. B) Peer support and shared experiences. C) Medication management. D) Individualized treatment plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peer support and shared experiences. 7. 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 A) Adolescence. B) Early adulthood. C) Late adulthood. D) Middle adulthood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Early adulthood. 8. What book provides diagnostic criteria for psychological disorders? A) The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). B) The World Health Organization's Internal Classification of Diseases (ICD). C) The American Law Institute Test. D) The McNaughton Rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). 9. A person frequently washes their hands 40 times per day, experiences intense distress, and misses work. Which classification fits best? A) Normal variation in cleanliness. B) Atypical but non-disordered habit. C) Disordered behavior with dysfunction. D) Culture-bound acceptable ritual. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disordered behavior with dysfunction. 10. Consists of sudden, overwhelming attacks of terror and worry A) Phobia. B) General Anxiety. C) Panic Disorder. D) Social Anxiety. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Panic Disorder. 11. Which is a Cluster A personality disorder (odd/eccentric)? A) Schizoid. B) Borderline. C) Antisocial. D) Histrionic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schizoid. 12. This is the name of the catalogue of official mental disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association: A) The DSM. B) The ABC. C) The XYZ. D) The QEB. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The DSM. 13. What is the primary cause of psychological disorders according to the bio-psycho-social model? A) Genetic, cognitive, and emotional factors. B) Physical, mental, and social factors. C) Biological, psychological, and social factors. D) Biological, environmental, and social factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biological, psychological, and social factors. 14. What type of reliability measures the consistency of diagnostic results between different clinicians? A) Interrater reliability. B) Internal reliability. C) Test-retest reliability. D) External reliability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interrater reliability. 15. What is dependent personality disorder? A) Persistent belief in having a disease. B) Inability to recall personal information. C) Excessive need to be taken care of, leading to submissive behavior. D) Development of multiple personalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excessive need to be taken care of, leading to submissive behavior. 16. When an electrical impulse reaches a neuron's ending, the nerve ending is stimulated to release a chemical, called a A) Biological Factor. B) Genetics. C) Neurotransmitter. D) GABA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neurotransmitter. 17. What is the main feature of dissociative identity disorder (DID)? A) Inability to recall personal information. B) Persistent belief contrary to reality. C) Multiple personalities coexisting within one body. D) Severe anxiety over having a disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multiple personalities coexisting within one body. 18. 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 A) Expected and culturally approved responses to events. B) Significant distress or disability in one's life. C) Deviant or atypical behaviors according to one's society's expectations. D) Atypical behaviors that are found in less than 10% of the population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Significant distress or disability in one's life. 19. If schizophrenia runs in a person's family, what are the individual's odds of getting the disorder? A) 1 in 1, 000. B) 1 in 100. C) 1 in 10. D) 1 in 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1 in 10. 20. 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? A) Mood. B) Anxiety. C) Impulse control. D) Dissociative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impulse control. 21. A patient reports seeing giant spiders crawling over the wall, but no one else can see them. This is: A) Illusion. B) Delusion. C) Visual hallucination. D) Derealisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visual hallucination. 22. Conclusions concerning cause and effect relationships are only possible when the ..... method is used. A) Experimental. B) Descriptive. C) Survey. D) Correlational. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Experimental. 23. Name one major classification system used in psychology. A) APA. B) IQ. C) MRI. D) DSM. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DSM. 24. There are several protective factors from psychological disorders. Identify which is not an individual attribute. A) Social support of family and friends. B) Self-esteem. C) Communication skills. D) Being physically fit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social support of family and friends. 25. Criticisms of Dissociative Identity Disorder include all of the following, EXCEPT: A) There is no evidence that humans can experience a divided consciousness. B) Symptoms of the disorder are most dramatic after the patient has begun therapy. C) In some countries, the disorder is nonexistent. D) Children who have endured extreme traumas, such as watching a parent's murder, do not develop the disorder. 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