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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Irresistible urge to drink alcohol is known as ? |
| A. | Kleptomania |
| B. | Pyromania |
| C. | Dipsomania |
| D. | Trichotillomania |
| Answer» D. Trichotillomania | |
| 2. |
Diagnostic criteria for Bulimia Nervosa include all except - |
| A. | Recurrent bouts of binge eating |
| B. | Lack of self control over eating during binges |
| C. | Self induced vomiting |
| D. | Weight loss of at least 25% of one mean body weight |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Korsakoff's psychosis is diagnosed by: |
| A. | Visual Hallucination |
| B. | Peripheral Neuropathy |
| C. | Seizures |
| D. | Impairment of short term memory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Treatment is not required in withdrawal of |
| A. | Amphetamine |
| B. | LSD |
| C. | Cannabis |
| D. | Alcohol |
| Answer» C. Cannabis | |
| 5. |
Lithium levels - Normal therapeutic - |
| A. | 0.7-1.1 mEq/L |
| B. | 0.5-0.7 mEq/L |
| C. | 2.5-3 mEq/L |
| D. | 1.5-0.3 mEq/L |
| Answer» B. 0.5-0.7 mEq/L | |
| 6. |
A homosexual person feels that he is imposed by a female body and persistent discomfort with his sex, diagnosis is - |
| A. | Transvestism |
| B. | Gender identity disorder |
| C. | Paraphillias |
| D. | Voyerism |
| Answer» C. Paraphillias | |
| 7. |
Alcoholic Paranoia is associated with: |
| A. | Drowsiness |
| B. | Impulse Agitation |
| C. | Fixed delusions |
| D. | Hallucinations |
| Answer» D. Hallucinations | |
| 8. |
Characteristic clinical manifestation of schizophrenia is - |
| A. | Anxity |
| B. | Confusion |
| C. | Visual hallucination |
| D. | Auditory hallucination |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
A 30 year old manic patient was prescribed Haloperidol one week back.For the last two days he has become restless and kept pacing in the for a day. On examination he was found to have tremors of hand.He is most likely suffering from - |
| A. | Dystonia |
| B. | Anhedonia |
| C. | Restless leg syndrome |
| D. | Alkathesia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Type 'A' personality is characterized by all except - |
| A. | Competitiveness |
| B. | Mood fluctuations |
| C. | Hostility |
| D. | Time pressure |
| Answer» C. Hostility | |
| 11. |
Which of the following disease is seen only in females ? |
| A. | Autism |
| B. | Asperger's syndrome |
| C. | Rett's disease |
| D. | Colard'd disease |
| Answer» D. Colard'd disease | |
| 12. |
A child finds difficulty to spell and read, otherwise his IQ is normal, interacts well with parents and friends. Vision is normal.Most probable diagnosis of this condition is ? |
| A. | ADHD |
| B. | Dyslexia |
| C. | Autism |
| D. | Asperger syndrome |
| Answer» C. Autism | |
| 13. |
A 35 year old male, with pre-morbid anxious traits and heavy smoker, believes that he has been suffering from 'lung carcinoma' for a year, No significant clinical finding is detected on examination and relevant investigation.He continues to stick to his belief despite evidence to the contrary.In the process, he has spent a huge amount of money, time and energy is getting himself unduly investigated.He is most likely suffering from - |
| A. | Delusional disorder |
| B. | Malingering |
| C. | Carcinoma lung |
| D. | Hypochondrical disorder |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Rivastigmine and Donepezil are drugs used predominantly in the management of : |
| A. | Delusions |
| B. | Dementia |
| C. | Depression |
| D. | Dissociation |
| Answer» C. Depression | |
| 15. |
Antipsychotic drug with extrapyramidal effect is - |
| A. | Haloperidol |
| B. | Risperidone |
| C. | Thioridazine |
| D. | Clozapine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Loss of insight is seen - |
| A. | OCN |
| B. | Schizophrenia |
| C. | Hysteria |
| D. | Anxiety |
| Answer» C. Hysteria | |
| 17. |
During a manic episode a patient typically exhibits- |
| A. | Delusions of persecution |
| B. | Low self esteem |
| C. | Crying spells |
| D. | Grandiosity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
A lady washes her hands at least 40 times per day for no apparent reason.Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for her treatment should include: |
| A. | Exposure |
| B. | Response Prevention |
| C. | Desensitization |
| D. | Thought stopping |
| Answer» B. Response Prevention | |
| 19. |
A middle aged person reported to Psychiatric OPD with a complaints of the fear of leaving home, fear of travelling alone and fear of being in a crowd.He develops marked anxiety with palpitations and swelling if he is in this situations.He often avoids public transport to go to his place of work.The most likely diagnosis is - |
| A. | Personality disorder |
| B. | Agoraphobia |
| C. | Generalised anxiety disorder |
| D. | Schizophrenia |
| Answer» C. Generalised anxiety disorder | |
| 20. |
Best rest for diagnosis mental(Brain) disorder - |
| A. | Thematic apperception |
| B. | Sentence completion test |
| C. | Bender Gestalt test |
| D. | Rorschach test |
| Answer» D. Rorschach test | |
| 21. |
Not used in Attention deficit hyperkinetic child |
| A. | Atomoxetine |
| B. | Methylphenidate |
| C. | Desipramine |
| D. | Mementine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Bipolar II disorder includes - |
| A. | Single manic episode |
| B. | Major depression and hypomania |
| C. | Cyclothymic disorder |
| D. | Dysthemia |
| Answer» C. Cyclothymic disorder | |
| 23. |
Electro convulsion therapy is useful in - |
| A. | Mania |
| B. | Chronic shizophernia |
| C. | Acute depression |
| D. | Panic disorder |
| Answer» D. Panic disorder | |
| 24. |
Characteristic finding of Subcortical dementia is: |
| A. | Memory loss |
| B. | Aphasia |
| C. | Dyslexia |
| D. | Tactile agnosia |
| Answer» B. Aphasia | |
| 25. |
Confabulation is a disorder of - |
| A. | Thought |
| B. | Perception |
| C. | Mood |
| D. | Memory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
One of the important defence mechanism is - |
| A. | Confabulation |
| B. | Alienation |
| C. | Suppression |
| D. | Repression |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Fear on being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult, embarrassing or in which help may be unavailable in the event of having panic attack. This condition is called having attack. This condition is called - |
| A. | Social phobia |
| B. | Zoophobia |
| C. | Acrophobia |
| D. | Agoraphobia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
A patient is brought with 6 months history of odd behaviour.There is history of a family member having disappeared some years back.He seems to be talking to himself and sometimes muttering to himself loudly.The likely diagnosis is - |
| A. | Major depression |
| B. | Delusion |
| C. | Schizophrenia |
| D. | Conversion disorder |
| Answer» D. Conversion disorder | |
| 29. |
Treatment of Delirium tremens is - |
| A. | Chlordiazepoxide |
| B. | Promethazine |
| C. | Haloperidol |
| D. | Diazepam |
| Answer» B. Promethazine | |
| 30. |
Which of the following is not a disorder of form of thought ? |
| A. | Derailment |
| B. | Tangentiality |
| C. | Thought block |
| D. | Lossening of association |
| Answer» D. Lossening of association | |
| 31. |
Differentiating features b/w neurosis and psychosis - |
| A. | Insight is preserved |
| B. | Lack of insight |
| C. | Personality and behaviour preserved |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Personality and behaviour preserved | |
| 32. |
A 16 yrs old girl was brought to the psychiatric emergency after she slashed her wrists in an attempt to commit suicide.On enquiry her father revealed that she had made several such attempts of wrists slashing in the past,mostly in response to trivial fights in her house.Further she had marked fluctuations in her mood with a pervasive pattern of unstable interpersonal relationship.The most probable diagnosis is: |
| A. | Borderline personality disorder |
| B. | Major depression |
| C. | Histrionic personality disorder |
| D. | Adjustment disorder |
| Answer» B. Major depression | |
| 33. |
Schizophrenia with early onset and poor prognosis is - |
| A. | Hebephrenic |
| B. | Catatonic |
| C. | Schizophrenia |
| D. | Paranoid |
| Answer» B. Catatonic | |
| 34. |
Most useful drug in Enuresis is - |
| A. | Diazepam |
| B. | Chlorpromazine |
| C. | Trimipramine |
| D. | Haloperidol |
| Answer» D. Haloperidol | |
| 35. |
One of the following is a reversible cause of dementia - |
| A. | Multi infarct dementia |
| B. | Pick's disease |
| C. | Toxic dementia |
| D. | Alzheimer's disease |
| Answer» D. Alzheimer's disease | |
| 36. |
A girl with normal milestones spend her time seeing her own hand, do not interact with others, what is the diagnosis - |
| A. | Autism |
| B. | ADHD |
| C. | Rett's syndrome |
| D. | Asperger's syndrome |
| Answer» B. ADHD | |
| 37. |
Fronto temporal dementias include A/E - |
| A. | Alzheimer's disease |
| B. | Nonfluent aphasia |
| C. | Pick's disease |
| D. | Semantic dementia |
| Answer» B. Nonfluent aphasia | |
| 38. |
Reflex hallucination is a morbid variety of |
| A. | Hypersthesia |
| B. | Synanaesthesia |
| C. | Kinesthesia |
| D. | Parasthesia |
| Answer» C. Kinesthesia | |
| 39. |
Pavlov's experiment is an example of : |
| A. | Classical conditioning |
| B. | Operant conditioning |
| C. | Modelling |
| D. | Learned helplessness |
| Answer» B. Operant conditioning | |
| 40. |
Delirium and schizophreinia differ from each other by - |
| A. | Change in mood |
| B. | Complete consciunsness |
| C. | Tangenital thinking |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Tangenital thinking | |
| 41. |
Behavioir therapy is not useful in - |
| A. | Hysteria |
| B. | Phobia |
| C. | OCD |
| D. | Stuttering |
| Answer» B. Phobia | |
| 42. |
A 65 year old male is brought to the outpatient clinic with one year illness characterized by marked forgetfulness, visual hallucinations, suspiciousness, personality decline, poor self, care and progressive deterioration in his condition.His Mini Mental Status Examination(MMSE) Score is 10.His most likely diagnosis is - |
| A. | Mania |
| B. | Schizophrenia |
| C. | Dementia |
| D. | Depression |
| Answer» D. Depression | |
| 43. |
Person preoccupied by worries about ill health is - |
| A. | Hypochondriac |
| B. | Depression |
| C. | Delirium |
| D. | Maniac |
| Answer» B. Depression | |
| 44. |
A patient seen in a rope and fears like a snake.It is called - |
| A. | Delusion |
| B. | Depresonalization |
| C. | ILUSION |
| D. | Hallucination |
| Answer» D. Hallucination | |
| 45. |
You are called to the emergency room to see a 40 year old woman with long standing history of chronic depression. She tells you, 'My belly and chest are empty. All my organs are gone. I do not exist. I am dead' This patient is presenting with - |
| A. | Paranoid delusions |
| B. | Delusions of persecution |
| C. | Nihilistic delusions |
| D. | Delusions of reference |
| Answer» D. Delusions of reference | |
| 46. |
Widmark Formula is used for - |
| A. | Cannabis |
| B. | Opium |
| C. | Amphetamine |
| D. | Alcohol |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
A 3 year old child presents with delayed speech and poor concentration.He has difficulty in communication and is not making any friends.The likely diagnosis is: |
| A. | Specific learning disability |
| B. | Mental retardation |
| C. | Autism |
| D. | ADHD |
| Answer» D. ADHD | |
| 48. |
Emotion is controlled by - |
| A. | Frontal lobe |
| B. | Limbic system |
| C. | Occipital lobe |
| D. | Temporal lobe |
| Answer» B. Limbic system | |
| 49. |
The following signs are pathognomonic of schizophrenia - |
| A. | Second person auditory hallucinations |
| B. | Visual hallucinations |
| C. | Delusions of control of thought |
| D. | Lability of mood |
| Answer» B. Visual hallucinations | |
| 50. |
True about Confabulation - |
| A. | Synonymous with false memory syndrome |
| B. | A memory disorder |
| C. | It is age related disease |
| D. | It is cogenital |
| Answer» B. A memory disorder | |