Question

Psychology True and False Questions

1. Someone who develops major depression is likely to remain permanently depressed, unless he or she gets therapy. True/ False

2. People diagnosed with schizophrenia typically have two or more personalities that alternate taking control of the body. True/False

3. Panic disorder is equally common in men and women, young and old. True/False

4. Severe stress produces many of the same symptoms as illness. True/ False

5. How we interpret or make meaning of a potentially stressful event can lead to negative health consequences. True/ False

6. Anyone with a Ph.D. in psychology is licensed to prescribe antidepressant drugs. True/False

7. Diagnoses of mental illness are based on both symptoms and laboratory tests. True/False

8. Community psychology and clinical psychology are basically the same thing. True/False

9. The birth of community psychology was at the Swampscott conference. True/False

10. Autism is caused by vaccinations. True/False

11. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder. True/False

12. Play therapy avoids the use of toys. True/False

13. Ethnic minorities tend to utilize mental health services less frequently than White, middle- class Americans. True/False

Answer 1

1. Answer: True

Reason: When people with depression are not taken to the hospital for treatment then it might even worsen the case because, during the depression period people might develop suicidal ideas that can even take their life as the cost.

2. Answer: False.

Reason: Schizophrenia is a mental illness where the person experiences DELUSIONS AND HALLUCINATION. Dis-associative disorder is where the person has 2 or more personality which will take control over their body.

3. Answer: False.

Reason: Panic disorder was found to have a gender difference that is research has found that men has less prevalence to panic disorder than women.

4. Answer: True.

Reason: When people are under severe stress there is a high possibility that they would develop illness since the are more vulnerable than normal people.

5. Answer: True

Reason: Stress can be healthy when it is in a average level when people have high stress level it turn to affect the immune system of the person, thus it can lead to negative health consequences.

6. Answer: False.

Reason: Even though people has completed their Ph.D in psychology, they may be called as doctor but they are not qualified to prescribe antidepressant because they might not have a adequate knowledge about the individuals biological functions which a person with MBBS degree has.

7. Answer: True

Reason: When people are given diagnosis based on both symptoms and lab tests then it make the people to accept the fact than giving only the diagnosis based on the symptom which does not have a supporting valid lab test results.

8. Answer: False.

Reason: Both community and clinical psychology are two different things. Each has it own specializations such as Community psychology focus on developing a mental heath clinic in the society where as clinical psychology focus on helping the people to deal with their personal issues to lead a healthy life in the society.

9. Answer: True.

Reason: In 1965, during the conference that happened in Swampscott made a way to the birth of Community psychology.

10. Answer:False.

Reason: Many research was done to scrutinize whether vaccination can be a cause of Autism but results showed that there is no relationship between them.

11. Answer: True.

Reason: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a disorder where there is a difference in the development of an individual's nervous system related to its function.  

12. Answer: False.

Reason: Play therapy ofcourse involves toys because this therapy is mostly used to children with ADHD to enhance the communicate with the therapists which help the therapists to understand the children very well.

13. Answer: False.

Reason: The opportunity for the Ethnic minorities to use the mental health services than white people have, thus white, middle class american only utilizes it.