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1. What is the primary diagnostic manual for mental disorders in the US?

A. ICD B. APA C. DSM D. WHO

2. What disorder involves recurrent, unexpected panic attacks?

A. GAD B. Phobia C. Panic disorder D. OCD

3. What are intense, irrational fears of specific objects or situations?

A. GAD B. Panic disorder C. OCD D. Phobias

4. What are disorders characterized by disturbances in mood?

A. Anxiety B. Psychotic C. Mood D. Personality

5. What disorder involves persistent sadness for at least two weeks?

A. Bipolar disorder B. Dysthymia C. Cyclothymia D. Major depressive disorder

6. What personality disorder involves disregard for others' rights?

A. Borderline B. Narcissistic C. Antisocial D. Histrionic

7. What disorder involves the presence of multiple distinct identities?

A. Dissociative amnesia B. Dissociative identity disorder C. Depersonalization D. Derealization

8. What disorder involves binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors?

A. Anorexia B. Bulimia C. Binge-eating D. Pica

9. What is the act of intentionally ending one's own life?

A. Self-harm B. Suicide C. Parasuicide D. Suicidal ideation

10. What refers to negative attitudes toward individuals with mental disorders?

A. Treatment B. Diagnosis C. Stigma D. Prevention

11. What technique reduces phobias by gradual exposure?

A. Flooding B. Systematic desensitization C. Aversion therapy D. Modeling

12. What therapy pairs an undesirable behavior with an aversive stimulus?

A. Desensitization B. Flooding C. Aversion therapy D. Modeling

13. What therapy focuses on changing dysfunctional thoughts?

A. Behavioral B. Humanistic C. Psychodynamic D. Cognitive therapy

14. What therapy involves a therapist working with a group?

A. Individual B. Family C. Group D. Couples

15. What type of medication treats depression?

A. Antipsychotics B. Antidepressants C. Anxiolytics D. Mood stabilizers

16. What type of medication treats psychotic disorders?

A. Antipsychotics B. Antidepressants C. Anxiolytics D. Mood stabilizers

17. What type of medication treats anxiety?

A. Antipsychotics B. Antidepressants C. Anxiolytics D. Mood stabilizers

18. For which condition is ECT primarily used?

A. Schizophrenia B. Depression C. Anxiety D. OCD

19. What is the client's reluctance to explore or change?

A. Transference B. Resistance C. Countertransference D. Alliance

20. What is the ability to understand and share the client's feelings?

A. Empathy B. Sympathy C. Compassion D. Agreement

21. What is a conversation to gather information for diagnosis?

A. Treatment B. Assessment C. Diagnostic interview D. Intervention

22. What is the process of directing a client to another professional?

A. Referral B. Termination C. Intervention D. Assessment

23. What does cognitive psychology study?

A. Perception, memory, problem-solving B. Behavior only C. Social interactions D. Personality traits

24. Which type of memory lasts milliseconds to seconds?

A. Short-term memory B. Long-term memory C. Sensory memory D. Working memory

25. What is the capacity of long-term memory?

A. Limited B. Unlimited C. 7 items D. Small

26. Which memory system actively processes information?

A. Sensory memory B. Short-term memory C. Long-term memory D. Working memory

27. What is cognitive dissonance?

A. Cognitive bias B. Cognitive dissonance C. Attribution D. Perception

28. What heuristic judges likelihood based on easy examples?

A. Confirmation B. Anchoring C. Availability D. Representativeness

29. What is the process of selectively concentrating on stimuli?

A. Attention B. Perception C. Memory D. Language

30. What is the sudden realization of a problem's solution?

A. Trial-and-error B. Insight C. Algorithm D. Heuristic

31. What is language?

A. System of symbols and rules B. Speech only C. Writing only D. Gesture only

32. What are the smallest units of meaning in language?

A. Phonemes B. Words C. Sentences D. Morphemes

33. What involves the social and contextual use of language?

A. Semantics B. Syntax C. Pragmatics D. Phonology

34. What is Piaget's first stage of cognitive development?

A. Preoperational B. Concrete operational C. Formal operational D. Sensorimotor

35. What is the key outcome of Erikson's first stage?

A. Autonomy B. Trust C. Initiative D. Industry

36. What does Kohlberg's theory focus on?

A. Moral development B. Cognitive development C. Psychosocial development D. Behavioral development

37. What level of morality is based on punishment and reward?

A. Conventional B. Postconventional C. Preconventional D. Principled

38. What age range defines adolescence?

A. 12-18 years B. 2-12 years C. 18-25 years D. 25-40 years

39. What is adolescent egocentrism characterized by?

A. Concrete thinking B. Abstract thinking C. Imaginary audience D. Logical thinking

40. What period is characterized by exploration from late teens to mid-twenties?

A. Adolescence B. Early adulthood C. Middle adulthood D. Emerging adulthood

41. What tends to happen to cognitive function in older adults?

A. Improvement B. No change C. Decline D. Enhancement

42. What is incorporating new information into existing schemas?

A. Accommodation B. Scaffolding C. Assimilation D. ZPD

43. What is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes?

A. Behavior and mental processes B. The mind only C. Behavior only D. The brain only

44. Which school focused on the purpose of consciousness?

A. Structuralism B. Functionalism C. Behaviorism D. Psychoanalysis

45. What does behaviorism emphasize?

A. Observable behavior B. Unconscious mind C. Free will D. Cognition

46. Which school emphasizes the unconscious mind?

A. Behaviorism B. Humanism C. Psychoanalysis D. Cognitive psychology

47. What does cognitive psychology focus on?

A. Behavior B. Mental processes C. Unconscious drives D. Social interactions

48. What does the nature vs. nurture debate concern?

A. Free will B. Genetics vs. environment C. Consciousness D. Intelligence

49. What does clinical psychology focus on?

A. Research B. Social influence C. Mental disorders D. Development

50. Which branch applies psychology to the criminal justice system?

A. Clinical B. School C. Forensic D. Social

51. What is a theory in psychology?

A. Set of principles explaining behavior B. A guess C. A proven fact D. A simple hypothesis

52. What does a correlational study examine?

A. Cause-effect B. Experimental C. Relationship between variables D. Case study

53. What does a positive correlation mean?

A. Negative B. Zero C. No relationship D. Positive

54. What is debriefing in research?

A. Consent B. Debriefing C. Deception D. Confidentiality

55. What is a placebo?

A. Placebo B. Active treatment C. Experimental treatment D. Independent variable

56. What is learning?

A. Relatively permanent change due to experience B. Instinct C. Maturation D. Reflex

57. What type of learning involves a neutral stimulus becoming associated with a response?

A. Operant conditioning B. Observational learning C. Classical conditioning D. Cognitive learning

58. What does reinforcement do to a behavior?

A. Decreases B. No effect C. Increases D. Eliminates

59. What involves removing a pleasant stimulus to decrease behavior?

A. Positive punishment B. Reinforcement C. Negative reinforcement D. Negative punishment

60. What memory system actively holds and manipulates information?

A. Sensory memory B. Short-term memory C. Long-term memory D. Working memory

61. What curve shows rapid memory decline after learning?

A. Linear B. Ebbinghaus forgetting curve C. Exponential D. Constant

62. What technique involves relating new information to existing knowledge?

A. Maintenance rehearsal B. Rote rehearsal C. Elaborative rehearsal D. Repetition

63. What is a deficit in memory?

A. Amnesia B. Dementia C. Alzheimer's disease D. Korsakoff's

64. What type of amnesia affects the ability to form new memories?

A. Retrograde B. Infantile C. Source D. Anterograde

65. What is the process of stabilizing a memory trace?

A. Encoding B. Retrieval C. Consolidation D. Forgetting

66. What does personality psychology study?

A. Individual differences in behavior, thought, and emotion B. Traits only C. Motives only D. Cognition only

67. Who is known for the psychodynamic theory of personality?

A. Maslow B. Rogers C. Freud D. Allport

68. What principle does the id operate on?

A. Reality principle B. Pleasure principle C. Morality principle D. Perfection principle

69. What are unconscious strategies used to reduce anxiety?

A. Coping mechanisms B. Rationalizations C. Projections D. Defense mechanisms

70. What is attributing one's own unacceptable feelings to others?

A. Projection B. Denial C. Displacement D. Rationalization

71. What is the highest level in Maslow's hierarchy?

A. Esteem B. Self-actualization C. Love D. Safety

72. What trait is characterized by emotional instability?

A. Neuroticism B. Extraversion C. Openness D. Conscientiousness

73. What test involves telling stories about ambiguous pictures?

A. Rorschach B. TAT C. MMPI D. 16PF

74. What is the evaluative aspect of self-concept?

A. Self-efficacy B. Self-concept C. Self-esteem D. Self-worth

75. What is psychological testing?

A. Measure behavior, abilities, or personality B. Intelligence only C. Personality only D. Achievement only

76. What type of reliability measures consistency over time?

A. Test-retest reliability B. Split-half reliability C. Inter-rater reliability D. Internal consistency

77. What reliability measures consistency between raters?

A. Test-retest B. Split-half C. Inter-rater D. Internal consistency

78. What indicates the percentage of scores below a particular score?

A. Percentile rank B. Standard deviation C. Z-score D. T-score

79. What does the MMPI assess?

A. Intelligence B. Achievement C. Personality D. Aptitude

80. What type of test is the Rorschach?

A. Objective B. Self-report C. Structured D. Projective

81. What is a bell-shaped distribution in testing?

A. Skewed B. Normal C. Bimodal D. Uniform

82. What is a theory in psychology?

A. Guess B. Set of principles explaining behavior C. Hypothesis D. Observation

83. What is the dependent variable?

A. Manipulated B. Controlled C. Extraneous D. Measured

84. What type of validity refers to generalizability?

A. Internal B. External C. Construct D. Statistical

85. What type of study involves manipulation and measurement?

A. Correlational B. Observational C. Experimental D. Survey

86. What is an in-depth examination of a single individual?

A. Survey B. Case study C. Experiment D. Correlational

87. What is an inactive substance used as a control?

A. Active B. Placebo C. Experimental D. Independent

88. What is the process of placing participants into groups by chance?

A. Random assignment B. Random selection C. Stratified D. Convenience

89. What is the process of selecting a sample by chance?

A. Random assignment B. Stratified C. Random selection D. Convenience

90. What is the process of explaining the study after completion?

A. Consent B. Debriefing C. Deception D. Confidentiality

91. What means that participants' identities cannot be linked to data?

A. Confidentiality B. Privacy C. Anonymity D. Consent

92. What variable influences both independent and dependent variables?

A. Confounding variable B. Extraneous variable C. Controlled variable D. Independent variable

93. What is the tendency to overestimate internal factors for others' behavior?

A. Self-serving bias B. Actor-observer effect C. Social bias D. Fundamental attribution error

94. What is the tendency to attribute successes to internal factors and failures to external?

A. Fundamental attribution error B. Self-serving bias C. Actor-observer effect D. Confirmation bias

95. What is the change in behavior to match group norms?

A. Conformity B. Compliance C. Obedience D. Compliance

96. What is the change in behavior in response to a direct command?

A. Conformity B. Compliance C. Persuasion D. Obedience

97. What is any action intended to benefit others?

A. Antisocial B. Prosocial C. Aggressive D. Selfish

98. What technique involves starting with a small request?

A. Door-in-the-face B. Low-ball C. Foot-in-the-door D. That's-not-all

99. What technique involves a large request first, then a smaller one?

A. Foot-in-the-door B. Low-ball C. That's-not-all D. Door-in-the-face

100. What is the tendency to favor one's own group?

A. Ingroup bias B. Outgroup bias C. Stereotyping D. Discrimination

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