MCQ- CHAPTER 4: Psychological Disorders
1. Rahul having sudden and temporary fluctuation of consciousness that blots out painful experience
is showing signs of
(a) Depressive disorder (b) Panic disorder (c) Conversion disorder (d) Mood disorder
2. Developing a fear of entering unfamiliar situation is known as:
(a) panic disorder (b) compulsive disorder (c) agoraphobia (d) conversion disorder
3. Galen elaborated on the role of four humours in personal character and temperament. According to
him the material world is made up of four elements
(a) earth, air, sky, water (b) earth, fire, sky, water (c) earth, air, fire, water (d) earth, sky, air, fire
4. Low dopamine transmission can cause?
(a) anxiety (b) depression (c) manic disorder (d) schizophrenia
5. An individual having sudden and temporary fluctuation of consciousness that blots out painful
experiences is showing signs of:
(a) panic disorder (b) mood disorder (c) conversion disorder (d) dissociative disorder
6. Hoarding disorder comes under___ (a) OCD (b) ODD (c) ADHD (d) None
7. Khushpreet always believes himself to be specially empowered, he is suffering from:
(a) Delusion of reference (b) Delusion of grandeur (c) Delusion of persecution(d) Delusion of control
8. The latest system of classification of psychological disorder is:
(a) WHO (c) DSM-III R (c) DSM-V (d) ICD-9
9. An individual having sudden and temporary fluctuation of consciousness blots out painful
experiences is showing signs of:
(a) panic disorder (b) mood disorder (c) conversion disorder (d) dissociative disorder
10. Who developed the organismic approach?
(a) Plato (b) Galen (c) Freud (d) Weyer
11. ‘At risk’ people fall into which category or model of abnormal behaviour?
(a) Psychodynamic model (b) Behavioural model (c) Cognitive model (d) Diathesis-stress model
12. Naman, a 12-year old boy has marked difficulties in social interaction and communication, he is
suffering from__ (a) Alogia (b) Impulsivity (c) Hyperactivity (d) Autism
13. History of disorders does not include which? (a) exorcism (b) four humour theory (c) shock
therapy (d) talk therapy
14. People unable to prevent themselves from repeatedly carrying out a set of actions are affected by:
(a) manic-depressive disorder (b) panic disorder (c) somatoform disorders (d) obsessive-compulsive
disorder
15. An individual reporting loss of part or some bodily functions is showing signs of:
(a) dissociative disorder (b) panic disorder (c) mood disorder (d) conversion disorder
16. Condition with no emotions at all known as:
(a) Flat affect (b) Blunt affect (c) Both a and b (d) None
17. Which does not come under the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
(a) Delusions (b) Formal organization thinking (c) Flat affect (d) Hallucination
18. ‘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
19. Depression and mania are considered to be the result of which category of disorder?
(a) Panic disorder (b) anxiety disorder (c) dissociative disorder (d) mood disorder
20. Psychological difficulties and complaints of physical symptoms having no biological cause are
known as(a) manic-depressive disorders (b) panic disorders (c) somatoform disorders (d) obsessive-
compulsive disorders
21. Kirti usually smells an unpleasant odour whenever she wakes up in the morning or sometimes in
the middle of the night. Identify the type of hallucination
(a) Olfactory (b) Tactile (c) Auditory (d) Gustatory
22. Biological factors which influence our behaviour are
(a) faulty genes (b) endocrine imbalances (c) malnutrition (d) all the above
23. Ria always cries when her father drops her to the school and becomes tense. Identify the disorder
(a) Phobia (b) Depression (c) Schizophrenia (d) Separation anxiety
24. Which of the following is not the characteristic of psychological disorders?
(a) Disturbing (b) Deviant (c) Dangerous (d) Dysfunctional
25. Schizophrenia is ____ (a) Neurotic disorder (b) Psychotic disorder (c) Both a and b (d) None
26. Rajat always over thinks that his feelings, thoughts and actions are controlled by others is called
delusion of____
(a) Control (b) Reference (c) Persecution (d) Grandeur
27. Extensive but selective memory loss is known as:
(a) Depersonalization (b) Identity Disorder (c) Dissociative Amnesia (d) None
28. Obsessive-Compulsive and related disorders include
(a) Hoarding disorder (b) Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) (c) Excoriation (skin-picking
disorder) (d) all the above
29. Which of the following is not an externalising disorder? (
a) Conduct disorder (b) Separation anxiety disorder (c) ODD (d) ADHD
30. Negative symptoms of schizophrenia include
(a) thought disorder (b) apathy (c) alogia (d) flat affect
