BA Third Year (Sem 5 & 6) Psychology – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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Which of these is NOT one of the 'four Ds' used to describe abnormal behaviour?
Chapter 1: Concept of Abnormal Behaviour
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Answer: D. Diversity
The four Ds are deviance, distress, dysfunction and danger; diversity is not a criterion of abnormality.Which model explains abnormal behaviour mainly as the result of unconscious conflicts, as proposed by Freud?
Chapter 2: Models of Abnormal Behaviour
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Answer: C. Psychodynamic model
Freud's psychodynamic model traces disorders to unresolved unconscious conflicts, often rooted in childhood.Intense fear of open or public places from which escape might be difficult is called:
Chapter 4: Anxiety Disorders
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Answer: C. Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia is fear of open/public places; claustrophobia is fear of closed spaces and acrophobia fear of heights.A disorder marked by episodes of mania alternating with episodes of depression is:
Chapter 6: Mood Disorders
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Answer: B. Bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder involves swings between manic (elevated) and depressive episodes; major depression has depressive episodes only.In schizophrenia, hallucinations and delusions are classified as:
Chapter 7: Schizophrenia
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Answer: B. Positive symptoms
Positive symptoms are excesses or distortions added to normal functioning, such as hallucinations and delusions.Client-centred (person-centred) therapy was developed by:
Chapter 10: Psychotherapies
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Answer: D. Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers developed client-centred therapy based on empathy, genuineness and unconditional positive regard; Ellis gave REBT, Beck cognitive therapy, Wolpe systematic desensitisation.Giving the same test to the same group twice and correlating the two sets of scores checks the test's:
Chapter 12: Reliability, Validity and Norms
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Answer: B. Reliability
Test-retest correlation shows how consistent (reliable) scores are over time.A child's mental age is 12 years and chronological age is 10 years. Using IQ = (MA ÷ CA) × 100, the IQ is:
Chapter 13: Assessment of Intelligence, Aptitude and Interests
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Answer: C. 120
IQ = (12 ÷ 10) × 100 = 1.2 × 100 = 120.What is the correct order of the stages of Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)?
Chapter 18: Stress and Health
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Answer: A. Alarm → Resistance → Exhaustion
Under prolonged stress the body first raises an alarm, then resists, and finally becomes exhausted if stress continues.Who is widely regarded as the founder of the modern positive psychology movement?
Chapter 19: Positive Psychology
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Answer: A. Martin Seligman
Martin Seligman launched positive psychology as APA President in 1998, shifting focus to strengths and well-being.
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