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Behavioral Psychology

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Long-term memory stores:

A. Only feelings
B. Permanent information
C. Reflexes
D. Instincts

Long-term memory is durable storage.

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Jun 9, 2026

Habituation means:

A. Learning fear
B. Decreasing response to stimulus
C. Increasing anxiety
D. Memory loss

Repeated exposure reduces response.

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Jun 9, 2026

Phobia is:

A. Normal fear
B. Irrational fear
C. Memory disorder
D. Mood disorder

Phobia is excessive fear of object/situation.

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Jun 9, 2026

Cognitive therapy focuses on:

A. Behavior only
B. Thoughts and beliefs
C. Genetics
D. Reflexes

Cognitive therapy changes thinking patterns.

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Jun 9, 2026

Mental health is defined as:

A. Absence of disease
B. Emotional well-being
C. Physical fitness
D. IQ level

Mental health includes emotional stability.

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Jun 9, 2026

Psychiatric nursing focuses on:

A. Surgery
B. Mental disorders
C. Cardiology
D. Orthopedics

It deals with psychiatric patients.

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Jun 9, 2026

Hallucination is:

A. False belief
B. False sensory perception
C. Memory loss
D. Mood change

Hallucination occurs without external stimulus.

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Jun 9, 2026

Delusion is:

A. False belief
B. True perception
C. Normal thought
D. Reflex

Delusion is fixed false belief.

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Jun 9, 2026

Ego operates on:

A. Pleasure principle
B. Reality principle
C. Instinct principle
D. Fear principle

Ego balances reality and id.

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Stress is defined as:

A. Disease
B. Response to demand
C. Infection
D. Memory loss

Stress is reaction to environmental demands.

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Coping mechanisms are used to:

A. Increase stress
B. Manage stress
C. Ignore emotions
D. Create fear

Coping helps manage stress effectively.

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Jun 9, 2026

Anxiety disorder is characterized by:

A. Mood elevation
B. Excessive fear
C. Memory loss
D. Hallucination

Anxiety involves persistent fear and worry.

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Jun 9, 2026

Depression is mainly related to:

A. High energy
B. Low mood
C. Increased appetite
D. Hyperactivity

Depression involves persistent sadness.

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Jun 9, 2026

Learning is defined as:

A. Genetic change
B. Permanent behavior change
C. Temporary emotion
D. Reflex only

Learning produces lasting behavior change.

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Jun 9, 2026

The basic unit of behavior in psychology is:

A. Thought
B. Emotion
C. Behavior
D. Memory

Psychology studies observable behavior.

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Anxiety is classified as:

A. Cognitive process
B. Emotional response
C. Physical reflex
D. Hormone

Anxiety is an emotional state.

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Jun 9, 2026

Defense mechanisms are part of:

A. Behavioral theory
B. Psychoanalytic theory
C. Cognitive theory
D. Social theory

Freud described defense mechanisms.

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Jun 9, 2026

Id, ego, and superego were proposed by:

A. Skinner
B. Freud
C. Bandura
D. Rogers

Structural personality model by Freud.

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Jun 9, 2026

Reinforcement increases behavior by:

A. Punishment
B. Reward
C. Ignoring
D. Forgetting

Reinforcement strengthens behavior.

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Jun 9, 2026
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