Antisocial personality disorder is diagnosed:
A. More frequently in males than in females B. Relatively evenly in both males and females C. More frequently in females than in males D. Mostly in teenagers
Psychological Disorders and their Treatment MCQs
A person with a severe form of antisocial personality disorder can be classified as which of the following?
A. Trotiopath B. Psychopath C. Telepath D. Multipath
Which of the following is not a disorder that frequently exists in people with antisocial disorder?
A. Schizophrenia B. Histrionic personality Disorder C. Generalized anxiety Disorder D. Somatization Disorder
If a person with this disorder were to take the Thematic Apperception Test, what would their response generally involve?
A. An overly mature theme involving a troubled relationship B. A juvenile theme where the hero does whatever he wants to do C. A fragmented theme that does not have an actual story line D. A sad theme involving an emotionally distressed character
The landmark OCD book ‘The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing,’ a collection of stories, examples and information about obsessive – compulsive disorder, was written by whom?
A. Judith Rapoport B. Bruce M. Hayman C. Anita Linston D. Jaffery M. Schwartz
What axis of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (IV – TR) this disorder diagnosed on?
A. Axis I B. Axis II C. Axis III D. Axis IV
What is the treatment of choice for OCD suffers?
A. Steroids B. Ambulators C. SSRIs D. Anti – Delirium Drugs
Freud is to unconscious conflicts as Regard is to:
A. Incongruence B. maladaptive habits C. transference D. clarification
Klaus is a psychological graduate student who wants to determine whether electroconvulsive therapy is an effective treatment for schizophrenia. To combine the result of numerous published studies on this issue, Klaus should use a technique called:
A. counterconditioning B. meta – analysis C. factor analysis D. electric therapy
According to behavior therapists, pathological behaviors
A. can not be stopped by the patient which is why he/she is seeking therapy B. are signs of an underlying emotional or cognitive problem C. can be modified directly, through the application of established principles of conditioning D. should be viewed as the expression of an unconscious sexual or aggressive conflict