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This section includes 25 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Science in Counselling Psychology (BSc Counselling Psychology) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety after stopping drinking is; |
| A. | dependence |
| B. | craving |
| C. | loss of control |
| D. | tolerance |
| Answer» B. craving | |
| 2. |
sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving the exposure of your genitals to an unsuspecting stranger |
| A. | frotteurism |
| B. | pedophilia |
| C. | exhibitionism |
| D. | fetishism |
| Answer» D. fetishism | |
| 3. |
sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving the use of objects of some kind, such as women's underwear |
| A. | voyeurism |
| B. | pedophilia |
| C. | exhibitionism |
| D. | fetishism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
sexual urges or behaviors involving touching and rubbing against a nonconsenting person |
| A. | frotteurism |
| B. | pedophilia |
| C. | exhibitionism |
| D. | fetishism |
| Answer» B. pedophilia | |
| 5. |
A network of family, friends, neighbors, and community members that is available in times of need to give psychological, physical, and financial help |
| A. | social support |
| B. | family support |
| C. | friend support |
| D. | emotional support |
| Answer» B. family support | |
| 6. |
An example for a community for people with specific illness where they could share their issues and get clarified with treatment |
| A. | migraine.com |
| B. | cancercure.com |
| C. | heaalthyheart.com |
| D. | strongmind.com |
| Answer» D. strongmind.com | |
| 7. |
Meichenbaum (1985) suggested that some cognitive therapy could be combined with behavioural interventions. What did he call his approach? |
| A. | Stress inoculation therapy |
| B. | Cognitive behavioural therapy |
| C. | Stress immunisation therapy |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 8. |
Which of the following is crucial when informational, helpful, and emotional supports are needed for chronically ill patients? |
| A. | Achieving self |
| B. | Social self |
| C. | Physical self |
| D. | Private self |
| Answer» C. Physical self | |
| 9. |
Coping mechanism involved when a person use alternative activities to take one s mind off a problem by day dreaming and escaping through sleep? |
| A. | behavioral disengagement |
| B. | mental disengagement |
| C. | restraint coping |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. restraint coping | |
| 10. |
_____ personalities are at a greater risk for coronary heart disease. Discuss |
| A. | Type D |
| B. | Type B |
| C. | Type C |
| D. | Type A |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Which of these is not a reason why a knowledge of behavioural and social sciences is important to pharmacists? |
| A. | It can help us to understand patients better |
| B. | It can improve adherence to medication |
| C. | It can help to build a concordant relationship with patients |
| D. | Knowing what people are thinking is more important than knowledge of medicines |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Which professionals did Jones et al. (2003) find to have a particularly high prevalence of stress? |
| A. | Nurses and teachers |
| B. | Nurses and police officers |
| C. | Police officers and teachers |
| D. | Doctors and nurses |
| Answer» B. Nurses and police officers | |
| 13. |
Which type of coping mechanism is involved when person use the method of holding on doing things till the right time approach? |
| A. | active coping |
| B. | resistant coping |
| C. | restraint coping |
| D. | planning |
| Answer» D. planning | |
| 14. |
Cognitive restructuring involves identifying and challenging the accuracy of stress enduring thoughts. Therapists often use the Socratic Method (Beck, 1976) which is also known as: |
| A. | guided tour. |
| B. | escorted tour. |
| C. | guided discovery. |
| D. | escorted discovery. |
| Answer» D. escorted discovery. | |
| 15. |
coping response, in that a person who accepts the reality of a stressful situation is known as |
| A. | active coping, |
| B. | restraint coping, |
| C. | acceptance, |
| D. | planning, |
| Answer» D. planning, | |
| 16. |
Which of the following is a positive example of family support to a chronically ill patient? |
| A. | Sending a chronically ill family member to a nursing home |
| B. | Driving a chronically ill patient to and from medical appointments |
| C. | Encouraging a stroke patient to engage in self-care |
| D. | Encouraging a chronically ill patient to be relentlessly cheerful |
| Answer» C. Encouraging a stroke patient to engage in self-care | |
| 17. |
Any event or circumstance that strains or exceeds an individual ability to deal with a problem |
| A. | stress |
| B. | stressor |
| C. | coping |
| D. | tension |
| Answer» B. stressor | |
| 18. |
According to the World Health Organization, which of these is NOT a main cause of chronic disease and long-term impairments in developing countries? |
| A. | poor education |
| B. | poor diet |
| C. | poor sanitation |
| D. | poor housing |
| Answer» B. poor diet | |
| 19. |
Which of the following changes in lifestyle are recommended to treat or prevent hypertension? |
| A. | control weight |
| B. | limit dietary salt intake |
| C. | exercise regularly |
| D. | All of the above lifestyle changes are recommended to treat or prevent hypertension. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Which of the following guidelines must be adhered to in treating a child suffering from chronic illness? |
| A. | The child must not be exposed to isolating and terrifying procedures to treat their condition. |
| B. | Encouraging the child to believe that the chronic illness is a punishment for bad behavior. |
| C. | Making the child s family participation in the illness and treatment process mandatory. |
| D. | The child must not be informed about the illness as it may lead to distress. |
| Answer» D. The child must not be informed about the illness as it may lead to distress. | |
| 21. |
As a health psychologist, it is important to understand immediate responses to a chronic disease diagnosis because: |
| A. | the way a patient responds will dictate future treatment outcomes. |
| B. | it is best to wait for treatment interventions until after the patient has adjusted to the chronic aspect of the diagnosis. |
| C. | a patient s coping efforts may fail and lead to an increasingly negative attitude and worsening health. |
| D. | patients need to be left alone until they indicate a willingness to accept their diagnosis. |
| Answer» D. patients need to be left alone until they indicate a willingness to accept their diagnosis. | |
| 22. |
A chronically ill patient talks to others to find out more about the illness situation and discuss issues associated with it. Which of the following coping strategies has the patient used here? |
| A. | Distancing |
| B. | Cognitive escape |
| C. | Behavioral escape |
| D. | Social support |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
The _____ plan and direct educational, vocational, and recreational activities to help patients become more self-sufficient. |
| A. | occupational therapists |
| B. | physical therapists |
| C. | dietitians |
| D. | social workers |
| Answer» B. physical therapists | |
| 24. |
The psychological goal of most information based interventions designed to reduce the stress associated with operations is: |
| A. | to minimise physiological arousal. |
| B. | to increase perceptions of control. |
| C. | to allow people to forget about things they cannot control. |
| D. | to help people distract from worrying thoughts. |
| Answer» C. to allow people to forget about things they cannot control. | |
| 25. |
A reciprocal and dynamic relationship, involving the two way exchange of information |
| A. | collaborative communication |
| B. | doctor centered communication |
| C. | patient centered communication |
| D. | grapevine communication |
| Answer» B. doctor centered communication | |