Jamil has been homeless for the past 3 years. The stress of being homeless seems to have contributed to the onset of psychosis. This example illustrates what risk factor for mental disorders?
A. social
B. family
C. psychological
D. biological
Psychological Disorders and their Treatment MCQs
The extreme reaction know as fugue refers to:
A. physical flight to escape conflict
B. severe depression
C. hallucinations
D. obsessive behavior
The term “nervous breakdown”:
A. refers to very severe psychotic behavior episodes
B. is a legal, not a psychological, term
C. has no formal psychological meaning
D. refers to a serve, but transistent, depression
Hearing voices that are not really there would be called a(n):
A. hallucination
B. delusion
C. auditory regression
D. depressive psychosis
Behavioral problems in which the person exhibits symptoms suggesting physical disease or injury, but for which there is no identifiable cause, are called:
A. mood disorder
B. schizophrenia
C. organic brain pathologies
D. somatoform disorder
Obsessive-compulsive behavior, panic, and phobias are formally classified as_____disorders.
A. psychotic
B. manic
C. anxiety
D. mood
A person who mistrusts others and is hypersensitive and guarded may be classified as a (n)______personality.
A. dependent
B. antisocial
C. narcissistic
D. paranoid
Sensory experiences that occur in the absence of stimulus are called:
A. illusions
B. hallucinations
C. delusions
D. affect episodes
“I believed Ahmad’s anxiety and defensiveness are the result of an unrealistic self-image and an inability to take responsibility for her feelings.” This statement would most likely have been made by a:
A. psychodynamic theorist
B. Freudian therapist
C. humanistic psychologist
D. behavioristic theorist
A person who is preoccupied with fears of having a serious disease suffers from:
A. a conversion reaction
B. hypochondriasis
C. a traumatic disorder
D. an obsession
