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    What is the delusion of being an animal called?

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    • Lycanthropy
    • Demonology
    • Transmigration
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Learn more about general knowledge by taking this psychology trivia on US states!

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  • 2. 

    What condition is electroconvulsive therapy most often used to treat?

    • Bipolar Disorder

    • Depression

    • Autism

    • Schizophrenia

    Correct Answer
    A. Depression
  • 3. 

    What is the name of the view in which abnormal psychological functioning is caused by physical causes?

    • Psychogenic Perspective

    • Physical Perspective

    • Psychophysical Perspective

    • Somatogenic Perspective

    Correct Answer
    A. Somatogenic Perspective
  • 4. 

    What is the Thematic Apperception Test used to explore?

    • Level Of Competence

    • Personality

    • Communication Skills

    • Intelligence

    Correct Answer
    A. Personality
  • 5. 

    What, according to Carl Jung, is the name of the female aspect in the collective unconscious of men?

    • Animus

    • Sophia

    • Embryonic

    • Anima

    Correct Answer
    A. Anima
  • 6. 

    In 1883, the first laboratory of psychology was established in what American city?

    • Harvard University

    • New York University

    • Johns Hopkins University

    • Brown University

    Correct Answer
    A. Johns Hopkins University
  • 7. 

    What part of the hypothalamus reduces hunger when activated?

    • Ventromedial Hypothalamus

    • Frontal Hypothalamus

    • Bilateral Hypothalamus

    • Lateral Hypothalamus

    Correct Answer
    A. Ventromedial Hypothalamus
  • 8. 

    What, according to Freud, is the psychological force that employs reason?

    • Id

    • Drive

    • Superego

    • Ego

    Correct Answer
    A. Ego
  • 9. 

    Which of the four lobes of the brain is responsible for receptive language, memory and emotion?

    • Parietal

    • Frontal

    • Temporal

    • Occipital

    Correct Answer
    A. Temporal
  • 10. 

    Which of these disorders is not said to be linked with the functioning of the basil ganglia?

    • Tourette's Syndrome

    • Adhd

    • Bipolar Disorder

    • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Correct Answer
    A. Bipolar Disorder
  • 11. 

    What disorder did American psychiatrist Leo Kanner first discover in 1943?

    • Autism

    • Bipolar Disorder

    • Panic Disorder

    • Schizophrenia

    Correct Answer
    A. Autism
  • 12. 

    What was the first state to recognize psychology as a practice-oriented profession?

    • Connecticut

    • Pennsylvania

    • Vermont

    • New York

    Correct Answer
    A. Connecticut

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