5 More Psychology Trivia Questions (Day 3)

Here are 5 more psychology trivia questions and another psychology joke we found online. Enjoy!

11. What 20th-century German developmental psychologist with an “E” name coined the term “identity crisis?” His last name is a derivation of his first name, as he rejected the last name given to him by his stepfather as part of his own personal crisis.

12. Frequently caused by a stroke or head trauma, the inability to comprehend or formulate language goes by what A-word from the Greek for "speechless"?

13. What term comes between “body” and “disorder” in BDD, a condition where how a person sees their body does not align with reality? For example, they might look in the mirror and see themselves as being very overweight when they are actually underweight, or they may fixate on a perceived flaw on the skin of their face (like a mole) and pick at it obsessively.

14. What is the standard medical word to describe an intense and occasionally disabling fear or reaction to a specific object or situation that often poses little actual danger?

15. Commonly used to treat depression, the class of drugs known as SSRIs gets its name because they increase levels of what "feel-good chemical" in the brain?

Answers:

11: Erik Erikson

12: Aphasia

13: Dysmorphic

14: Phobia

15: Serotonin

Psychology Joke of the Day:

3. Talking to yourself is okay. Answering back is risky.

(Quote by Brian Spellman, If the mind fits, shrink it.)

– From the Watercoolertrivia.com article “119 Psychology Trivia Questions Ranked from Easiest to Hardest (Updated for 2024)” at www.watercoolertrivia.com/trivia-questions/psychology-trivia-questions and a compilation by David Deslauriers at www.linkedin.com/pulse/twenty-mental-health-jokes-humorous-quotes-david-deslauriers