Ultimate Psychology Quiz
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- 1.
What condition is electroconvulsive therapy most often used to treat?
- A.
Bipolar Disorder
- B.
Depression
- C.
Autism
- D.
Schizophrenia
Correct Answer
B. Depression -
- 2.
What disorder did American psychiatrist Leo Kanner first discover in 1943?
- A.
Autism
- B.
Bipolar Disorder
- C.
Panic Disorder
- D.
Schizophrenia
Correct Answer
A. Autism -
- 3.
What is the delusion of being an animal called?
- A.
Nagualism
- B.
Lycanthropy
- C.
Demonology
- D.
Transmigration
Correct Answer
B. Lycanthropy -
- 4.
What is the name of the view in which abnormal psychological functioning is caused by physical causes?
- A.
Psychogenic Perspective
- B.
Physical Perspective
- C.
Psychophysical Perspective
- D.
Somatogenic Perspective
Correct Answer
D. Somatogenic Perspective -
- 5.
What is the Thematic Apperception Test used to explore?
- A.
Level Of Competence
- B.
Personality
- C.
Communication Skills
- D.
Intelligence
Correct Answer
B. Personality -
- 6.
What part of the hypothalamus reduces hunger when activated?
- A.
Ventromedial Hypothalamus
- B.
Frontal Hypothalamus
- C.
Bilateral Hypothalamus
- D.
Lateral Hypothalamus
Correct Answer
A. Ventromedial Hypothalamus -
- 7.
What was the first state to recognize psychology as a practice-oriented profession?
- A.
Connecticut
- B.
Pennsylvania
- C.
Vermont
- D.
New York
Correct Answer
A. Connecticut -
- 8.
What, according to Carl Jung, is the name of the female aspect in the collective unconscious of men?
- A.
Animus
- B.
Sophia
- C.
Embryonic
- D.
Anima
Correct Answer
D. Anima -
- 9.
What, according to Freud, is the psychological force that employs reason?
- A.
Id
- B.
Drive
- C.
Superego
- D.
Ego
Correct Answer
D. Ego -
- 10.
In 1883, the first laboratory of psychology was established in what American city?
- A.
Harvard University
- B.
New York University
- C.
Johns Hopkins University
- D.
Brown University
Correct Answer
C. Johns Hopkins University -
- 11.
Which of the four lobes of the brain is responsible for receptive language, memory and emotion?
- A.
Parietal
- B.
Frontal
- C.
Temporal
- D.
Occipital
Correct Answer
C. Temporal -
- 12.
Which of these disorders is not said to be linked with the functioning of the basil ganglia?
- A.
Tourette's Syndrome
- B.
Adhd
- C.
Bipolar Disorder
- D.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Correct Answer
C. Bipolar Disorder -
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