Quiz on Psychology Vocabulary

Mark the best answer (or answers.).

1. 1. Abnormal psychology studies people who are

A. ? within their society’s norms

B. ? outside the norms for acceptable behavior

C. ? people of above-average intelligence

D. ? people of below average intelligence

2. 2. Addiction

A. ? is an intense craving for something that overpowers other needs

and rational decision-making

B. ? is an almost uncontrollable desire for opium, cocaine, tobacco, or

other drugs

C. ? has physical and emotional effects

D. ? is all of the above

3. 3. In psychology, anxiety refers to

A. ? a nervous personality

B. ? excessive worry and unfocussed fear

C. ? a feeling of insecurity and low self-worth

D. ? nervousness before a major test, job interview, etc.

4. 4. Cognitive behavioral therapy can help people deal with irrational, limiting beliefs
or reactions so they can return to more normal lives. For example, exposure
therapy can help a patient face the thing they have feared in a controlled, risk-free
situation, to reduce its terror for them. For this reason, exposure therapy is useful
for treating: (check all that apply)
 a.

eating disorders
phobias
anxiety
bipolar disorder
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD, experienced by victims of war, natural disasters,
or other major traumas)
Check

5. 5. Symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and dementias may include all of these

EXCEPT

A. ? forgetfulness

B. ? personality changes

C. ? increased aggressiveness

D. ? increased productivity

E. ? vocabulary loss

F. ? disorientation

6. 6. Clinical depression is

A. ? feelings of intense sadness or worthlessness for at least a few

days

B. ? feeling very sad after the death of a relative or friend

C. ? long-term loss of energy, enthusiasm, and hope

D. ? a negative outlook on life

7. 7. Hallucinations are

A. ? sensory experiences with no base in reality

B. ? exceptionally vivid dreams

 C. ? delusions of grandeur or increased self-importance

D. ? neurotic beliefs

8. 8.Mania is a stage in bipolar disease recognized by

A. ? sadness and lack of energy

B. ? intense energy and high spirits

C. ? extremely aggressive behavior and attempts to dominate a

situation

D. ? submissive behavior

9. 9. Which of the following are intrinsic motivators? (Mark all that apply.)

a.

financial incentives like a salary increase

intellectual challenge
a bigger office
important work that will help society
a chance to become a corporate vice president
a pizza party for the fastest team
10. Perception is

B. ? what your eyes and ears do

C. ? fooling or misleading someone into believing something false

D. ? the way your brain processes and recognizes sensory input (what
you see, smell, etc.)

E. ? D. a visual or auditory illusion

10.
11. A personality test assesses
 A. ? how well adjusted a person is

B. ? an individual’s characteristic temperament and traits

C. ? whether a person has a tendency to mental illness or dysfunction

D. ? a person’s value to an employer

11. 12.If people are paranoid, they have

A. ? an exaggerated, unrealistic fear of heights, enclosed space,

crowds, or spiders, etc.

B. ? a willingness to deceive, manipulate, or hurt others to get what

they want.

C. ? an uncontrollable impulse to perform some ritual repeatedly

D. ? a belief that other people are trying to harm them.

12. 13. People with a phobia have

A. ? an exaggerated, unrealistic fear of heights, enclosed space,

crowds, or spiders, etc.

B. ? a willingness to deceive, manipulate, or hurt others to get what

they want.

C. ? an uncontrollable impulse to perform some ritual repeatedly

D. ? a belief that other people are trying to harm them.

13. 14. Psychopaths have

A. ? an exaggerated, unrealistic fear of heights, enclosed space,

crowds, or spiders, etc.

B. ? a willingness to deceive, manipulate, or hurt others to get what

they want.

C. ? an uncontrollable impulse to perform some ritual repeatedly

 D. ? a belief that other people are trying to harm them.

14. 15. Compulsive people have

A. ? an exaggerated, unrealistic fear of heights, enclosed space, crowds, or

spiders, etc.

B. ? a willingness to deceive, manipulate, or hurt others to get what they want.

C. ? an uncontrollable impulse to perform some ritual repeatedly

D. ? a belief that other people are trying to harm them.

15.

16. Which of these are parts of the nervous system?

a.

the brain
neurons
spinal cord
thyroid gland
axons and synapses
ligaments
17. Which of these psychological theories relies most on rewards and punishments for
behavioral modification (changing people’s ways of doing things)?

B. ? Humanistic psychology

C. ? Cognitive therapy

D. ? Behaviorism

E. ? Psychoanalysis

16. 18. Children who want to share toys or candy with another child who has
been hurt are showing

A. ? willpower

B. ? empathy
 C. ? maturity

D. ? impulse control

17. 19. A resilient person is

A. ? well-adjusted

B. ? able to get along well with other people

C. ? resourceful and quick to see opportunities

D. ? able to recover quickly from trauma and setbacks

18.
20. Developmental psychology is concerned with

A. ? the development of neuroses and psychoses

B. ? the development of intelligence and cognitive skills

C. ? the stages of growth from childhood to maturity

D. ? the stages of development of healthy attitudes