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4 PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

1) Low activity of neurotransmitter gamma aminobutyric acid leads to

A) Depression
B) Anxiety*
C) Schizophrenia
D) Bipolar disorder
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2) The 4 D’s of abnormal behaviour
are_______________,____________, _______________ and
_______________.
A) Deviance, disorder,distress and danger
B) Deviance, disassociation,distress and danger
C) Deviance, disorder,distress and dysfunction
D) Deviance,distress, dysfunction and danger *
3) _______________ is the term used when people develop a fear of
entering unfamiliar situations.
a) Social phobia
b) Specific phobia
c) Anxiety
d) Agoraphobia*
4) “I can control the weather according to my moods.” This is a statement
made by a person suffering from delusion of
a) Persecution
b) Grandeur*
c) Reference
d) Control
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5) Low activity of serotonin can lead to which disorder?
A) Depression*
B) Anxiety
C) Schizophrenia
D) Bipolar disorder
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6) According to _______________, abnormal behaviour results from
irrational thoughts, beliefs and overgeneralization.
a) Psychodynamic model
b) Behavioural model
c) Cognitive model *
 d) Psychological model

7) When a patient feels something happening inside their body such as a

snake crawling inside one’s stomach in the absence of actual stimuli, it
shows that he/she is suffering from
a) Gustatory hallucination
b) Tactile hallucination
c) Olfactory hallucination
d) Somatic hallucination*
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8) People unable to prevent themselves from repeatedly carrying out a set

of actions are affected by
a) Manic depressive disorder
b) Panic disorder
c) Obsessive compulsive disorder*
d) Somatoform disorder
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10) Shashi seldom leaves her home. She works out of her home office,
has friends visit her at home and has most things delivered to her at home
too. The idea of going to movies, a public park or eating out scares her.
Such symptoms are typical of
a) Obsessive compulsive disorder
b) Social phobia
c) Panic disorder
d) Agoraphobia*

11) Leela just doesn’t enjoy doing much of anything lately. She has lost
interest in food and all activities. She seems agitated most of the time
and is unable to think clearly. She stays in bed most of the days. If these
symptoms get prolonged, she may be diagnosed as having
a) Obsessive compulsive disorder
B) Schizophrenia
C) Major depressive disorder*
 D) Social phobia
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12) ___________ is a person who is believed to have contact with

supernatural forces and is the medium through which spirits
communicate with human beings.
A) psychologist
B) counsellor
C) psychiatrist
D) Shaman or Ojha*
13) Both normal and abnormal behaviours are learned and
behaving.
A)Psychodynamic model
B) Behavioural model*
C) Cognitive model
D) Psychological model
14) Recurrent dreams, flashbacks, impaired concentration, and emotional
numbing followed by a traumatic or stressful event like a natural disaster,
serious accident, etc.
A) OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER
B) POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)*
C) GENERALISED ANXIETY DISORDER
D) PANIC DISORDER

15) The person exhibits two or more separate and contrasting

personalities associated with a history of physical abuse.
A) Dissociative Amnesia
B) Dissociative Fugue
C) Dissociative Identity Disorder*
D) Depersonalisation
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16) ‘No emotions at all’ is the negative effect of Schizophrenia,
categorizes under…..

A) Alogia
B) Flat affect*
C) Blunted affect
 D) Avolition
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