Psychology
Psychology MCQs with Answers and Explanations
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is distinguished from Conduct Disorder primarily because ODD does NOT involve:
AArgumentative behavior toward authority figures
BVindictiveness or angry outbursts
CRefusal to comply with rules
DSevere aggression toward people/animals or violation of others' basic rights
An eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by inappropriate compensatory behaviors (e.g., self-induced vomiting or excessive exercise) is:
ABulimia Nervosa
BAnorexia Nervosa
CBinge-Eating Disorder
DPica
An eating disorder characterized by intense fear of gaining weight, severe restriction of energy intake, and significantly low body weight is:
ABulimia Nervosa
BAnorexia Nervosa
CBinge-Eating Disorder
DAvoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
Raymond Cattell’s theory of intelligence divides general intelligence ($g$) into two primary components known as:
AVerbal Intelligence and Performance Intelligence
BEmotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence
CAnalytical Intelligence and Practical Intelligence
DFluid Intelligence ($G_f$) and Crystallized Intelligence ($G_c$)
The age-related decline in abstract reasoning speed and working memory efficiency reflects a reduction in:
AFluid Intelligence ($G_f$)
BCrystallized Intelligence ($G_c$)
CSemantic Knowledge
DVocabulary Range
Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences initially identified how many distinct types of intelligence?
A3 Intelligences
B8 Intelligences
C5 Intelligences
D12 Intelligences
The capacity to perceive, understand, manage, and evaluate emotions in oneself and others is known as:
ASocial Intelligence
BCrystallized Intelligence
CEmotional Intelligence (EQ)
DPractical Intelligence
A disorder characterized by significant, involuntary motor tics and at least one vocal tic lasting for more than a year is:
AHuntington's Disease
BParkinson's Disease
CSomatic Symptom Disorder
DTourette's Disorder
A severe mental condition where an individual experiences physical symptoms (e.g., paralysis, blindness) with no identifiable organic medical cause is:
AConversion Disorder (Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder)
BSomatic Symptom Disorder
CIllness Anxiety Disorder
DFactitious Disorder
Illness Anxiety Disorder, formerly classified in psychopathology as Hypochondriasis, is characterized by:
AFabricating symptoms to gain medical attention
BPreoccupation with having or acquiring a serious undiagnosed medical illness
CSudden loss of motor control following severe psychological trauma
DMultiple severe physical complaints across multiple organ systems