MCQ Bank
Women tend to use their ______ more effectively in relation to men.
- A) Temperament
- B) Social Support
- C) Ability
- D) Education
A person uses heroin to cope up with his problems. This is known as:
- A) Cognitive Redefinition
- B) Escape-Avoidance
- C) Distancing
- D) Emotional Discharge
Which of the following refers to the afferent nerve endings in a damaged region of the body that respond to pain stimuli and signal injury?
- A) Nociceptors
- B) Preceptors
- C) Mechanoreceptors
- D) Receptors
Which of the following is NOT a type of pain behavior?
- A) Avoidance of activity
- B) Facial or audible expression of distress
- C) Distorted ambulation or posture
- D) Reading a book
Which of the following is a respiratory disorder involving recurrent episodes of impaired breathing when the airways become obstructed?
- A) Pneumonia
- B) Fever
- C) Asthma
- D) Flu
Which type of psychosocial treatment for chronic tension-type (muscle-contraction) headache is very effective in reducing pain?
- A) Biofeedback
- B) Placebo biofeedback
- C) Both biofeedback and progressive muscle relaxation
- D) Progressive muscle relaxation
People’s emotions (both positive and negative), play a critical role in the balance of:
- A) Brain Functioning
- B) Functioning of central nervous system
- C) Kidney Functioning
- D) Immune Functioning
How many types of pain signals are carried by afferent peripheral fibers?
- A) 5
- B) 2
- C) 3
- D) 4
Which technique is used while seeking social support?
- A) Distancing
- B) Accepting responsibility
- C) Self-control
- D) Emotional discharge
When a person is ill, which of the following is true?
- A) He may be more socialized
- B) His or her behaviors will remain unchanged
- C) His or her role in the family may change
- D) There will be no symptoms present
Dynamic efforts by an individual, both action-oriented and intrapsychic, to manage environmental and internal demands and conflicts among them is called:
- A) Coping
- B) Cognitive control
- C) Cognitive restructuring
- D) Emotinal disclosure
The study of death and dying is called:
- A) Anthropology
- B) Eschatology
- C) Thanatology
- D) Physiognomy
Sara finds difficulty in socializing with others. She consults a psychologist who suggests some effective ways to change her faulty beliefs. Which of the following technique is used?
- A) Relaxation
- B) Biofeedback
- C) Cognitive restructuring
- D) Catharsis
All of the followings are the sources for information to promote health EXCEPT:
- A) Print media
- B) Organizational psychologists
- C) Mass media
- D) Medical professionals
Which of the following is a condition in which damage occurs in some area of the brain when the blood supply to that area is disrupted, depriving it of oxygen?
- A) Heart disease
- B) Cancer
- C) Stroke
- D) Hepatitis
Which of the following method can help people change their feelings and thought processes?
- A) Humanistic
- B) Psychodynamic
- C) Cognitive
- D) Behavioral
These all are the symptoms of the heart attack EXCEPT:
- A) Weak immunity
- B) Chest discomfort with lightheadedness
- C) Pain spreading to the shoulders
- D) Pain in the center of the chest
Amina, a ten year old girl, watched a drama serial on TV in which heroin applied makeup in front of mirror. After watching the drama, Amina went for her mother’s makeup box and applied lipstick and eye shadows just in the way she watched on TV. This is an example of which type of learning?
- A) Association
- B) Instrumental
- C) Trial & error
- D) Modeling
Ali is suffering from brain tumor. After chemotherapy he quit his job because neither he interacted with his colleagues nor completed the assigned tasks with full dedication. Identify which type of adjustment problems he is experiencing?
- A) Vocational
- B) Compliance
- C) Physical
- D) Social
Aslam is a chain smoker. Whenever he is in a stressful situation; he starts smoking. Sometimes he doesn’t have any idea when he reaches for cigarette and takes one out. This is an example of:
- A) Unconsciousness
- B) Reflex action
- C) Automation
- D) Habituation