Q 1."I can control the weather according to my moods." This is a statement made by a person suffering
from delusion of ________________.
(a)Persecution
(b)Reference
(c)Grandeur
(d)Control
Ans: (c)Grandeur
Q 2.When the person has to use more and more of a substance to get the same effect, is called
_________ .
(a) Substance dependence
(b) Substance abuse
(c) Tolerance
(d) Withdrawal
Ans: (a) Substance dependence
Q 3.When people believe that their feelings, thoughts and actions are controlled by others is
called Delusion of ________________ .
(a)Persecution
(b)Reference
(c)Grandeur
(d)Control
Ans: (d) Control
Q 4.Perceptions that occur in the absence of external stimuli are called ________________ .
(a) Delusions
(b) Hallucinations
(c) Inappropriate Affect
(d) Formal thought disorders
Ans: (b) Hallucinations
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Q 5.How does humanistic-existential model explain psychological disorders ?
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Q 6.Explain separation anxiety disorder (SAD).
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Q 7.Explain the term phobias.
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You might have met or heard of someone who was afraid to travel in a lift or climb to the
tenth floor of a building, or refused to enter a room if s/he saw a lizard. You may have
also felt it yourself or seen a friend unable to speak a word of a well-memorised and rehearsed
speech before an audience. These kinds of fears are termed as phobias.
Q 8.What is substance dependence?
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In substance dependence, there is an intense craving for the substance to which the person
is addicted, and the person shows tolerance, withdrawal symptoms and compulsive drug-taking.
Tolerance means that the person has to use more and more of a substance to get the same
effect.
Withdrawal refers to physical symptoms that occur when a person stops or cuts down on the
use of the substance.
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Q 9.Illustrate the TWO categories of substance-use disorder.
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Substance dependence
Q 10. Differentiate between dissociative amnesia and depersonalization.
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Dissociative Amnesia | Depersonalization |
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Dissociative amnesia is characterised by extensive but selective memory loss that has no known organic cause (e.g., head injury). | Depersonalisation involves a dreamlike state in which the person has a sense of being separated both from self and from reality. |
Some people cannot remember anything about their past. Others can no longer recall specific events, people, places, or objects, while their memory for other events remains intact. | Some people cannot remember anything about their past. Others can no longer recall specific events, people, places, or objects, while their memory for other events remains intact. |
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Q 11. State two symptoms of Suicide which can be prevented if one is alert to.
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Suicide can be prevented by being alert to some of the symptoms which include :
Q 12.Describe Dissociative Disorders.
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Dissociation can be viewed as a severe connections between ideas and emotions.
Dissociation involves feelings of unreality, estrangement, depersonalisation, and sometimes
a loss or shift of identity.
Four conditions are included in this group:
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Q 13.Explain the negative symptoms of Schizophrenia.
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Q 14.Explain Hyperactivity as a symptom of ADHD.
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Children showing hyperactivity are unable to control their reaction or think before they act.
Q 15.Discuss the four types of Delusions.
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A delusion is a false belief that is firmly held on inadequate grounds.It is not affected by
rational argument, and has no basis in reality.
The four types of Delusions:
Delusions of persecution are the most common in schizophrenia. People with this delusion
believe that they are being plotted against, spied on, slandered, threatened, attacked or deliberately
victimised.
Delusions of reference in which they attach special and personal meaning to the actions of
others or to objects and events.
Delusions of grandeur, people believe themselves to be specially empowered persons.
Delusions of control, they believe that their feelings, thoughts and actions are controlled
by others.
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Q 16.State the symptoms of Panic Disorders.
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Panic Disorder : frequent anxiety attacks characterised by feelings of intense terror and dread;
unpredictable ‘panic attacks’ along with physiological symptoms like breathlessness, palpitations,
trembling, dizziness, and a sense of losing control or even dying.
Q 17.Analyse heroin abuse and dependence.
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Q 18.Explain obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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People affected by obsessive-compulsive disorder are unable to control their preoccupation with
specific ideas or are unable to prevent themselves from repeatedly carrying out a particular
act or series of acts that affect their ability to carry out normal activities.
The symptoms noticed in obsessive-compulsive disorder are :
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: being preoccupied with certain thoughts that are viewed by
the person to be embarrassing or shameful, and being unable to check the impulse to repeatedly
carry out certain acts like checking, washing, counting, etc.
Q 19.State the symptoms of Hypochondriasis and Conversion disorder.
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Hypochondriasis
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Q 20.Explain the factors which predispose an individual to depression.
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Q 21.Explain the two main features of ADHD.
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Inattention
Children who are inattentive find it difficult to sustain mental effort during work or play.