some important multiple-choice questions (MCQs) about psychiatric terms:
- What is the term for a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation?
A) Anxiety disorder
B) Phobia
C) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
D) Panic disorder
Answer: B) Phobia - Which of the following is a mood disorder characterized by periods of depression alternating with periods of mania?
A) Bipolar disorder
B) Schizophrenia
C) Major depressive disorder
D) Generalized anxiety disorder
Answer: A) Bipolar disorder - What is the term for a false belief that is firmly held despite clear evidence to the contrary?
A) Hallucination
B) Delusion
C) Paranoia
D) Dissociation
Answer: B) Delusion - Which of the following is a symptom of schizophrenia?
A) Extreme mood swings
B) Intense fear of social situations
C) Hallucinations
D) Excessive worry and anxiety
Answer: C) Hallucinations - What is the term for a mental health disorder characterized by disruptions in thinking, feeling, and behavior?
A) Schizophrenia
B) Bipolar disorder
C) Personality disorder
D) Dissociative disorder
Answer: A) Schizophrenia - Which of the following is a characteristic symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
A) Excessive worry and anxiety
B) Flashbacks to a traumatic event
C) Mood swings between depression and mania
D) Disorganized thinking and speech
Answer: B) Flashbacks to a traumatic event - What is the term for a condition in which a person experiences severe mood swings, shifting from extreme highs (mania) to extreme lows (depression)?
A) Bipolar disorder
B) Borderline personality disorder
C) Major depressive disorder
D) Schizophrenia
Answer: A) Bipolar disorder - Which of the following is a symptom of anorexia nervosa?
A) Excessive eating and weight gain
B) Intense fear of gaining weight
C) Binge eating followed by purging
D) Excessive exercise to compensate for eating
Answer: B) Intense fear of gaining weight
multiple-choice questions about defense mechanisms in psychology:
- What is the primary purpose of defense mechanisms according to Freudian theory?
A) To distort reality
B) To protect the ego from anxiety
C) To enhance self-esteem
D) To suppress unconscious desires - Which defense mechanism involves redirecting one’s thoughts, feelings, or impulses from an object that causes anxiety to a safer, more acceptable one?
A) Sublimation
B) Projection
C) Displacement
D) Rationalization - Which defense mechanism involves attributing one’s own unacceptable feelings or impulses to another person?
A) Denial
B) Projection
C) Regression
D) Displacement - Which defense mechanism involves reverting to an earlier, more childlike stage of development?
A) Regression
B) Repression
C) Rationalization
D) Reaction formation - Which defense mechanism involves refusing to acknowledge some painful aspect of reality or experience that is apparent to others?
A) Denial
B) Repression
C) Displacement
D) Sublimation - Which defense mechanism involves expressing an unacceptable impulse in a socially acceptable way?
A) Sublimation
B) Reaction formation
C) Rationalization
D) Undoing - Which defense mechanism involves taking the opposite stance to what one truly desires?
A) Projection
B) Displacement
C) Reaction formation
D) Sublimation - Which defense mechanism involves creating a false but plausible excuse to justify unacceptable behavior?
A) Rationalization
B) Regression
C) Repression
D) Reaction formation
Answers:
- B) To protect the ego from anxiety
- C) Displacement
- B) Projection
- A) Regression
- A) Denial
- A) Sublimation
- C) Reaction formation
- A) Rationalization
- What is a common symptom of depression?
A) Increased appetite
B) Elevated mood
C) Decreased energy
D) Hyperactivity
Answer: C) Decreased energy - Which of the following is a characteristic of schizophrenia?
A) Rapid mood swings
B) Fear of specific objects or situations
C) Hallucinations and delusions
D) Excessive worry or anxiety
Answer: C) Hallucinations and delusions - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by:
A) A fear of social situations
B) Repetitive behaviors or thoughts
C) Sudden episodes of intense fear
D) Difficulty concentrating
Answer: B) Repetitive behaviors or thoughts - What is a symptom of Bipolar Disorder?
A) Persistent feelings of sadness
B) Periods of excessively high energy and activity
C) A fear of gaining weight
D) Intense fear of specific objects or situations
Answer: B) Periods of excessively high energy and activity - Anorexia Nervosa is a type of mental illness characterized by:
A) Excessive eating followed by purging
B) A fear of gaining weight and distorted body image
C) Sudden, intense fear or discomfort in social situations
D) Inability to control urges to gamble
Answer: B) A fear of gaining weight and distorted body image