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1.

Which of the following is NOT a clinical feature of Post-Traumatic Stess Disorder (PTSD)?

A. Hyperarousal
B. Flashbacks
C. Emotional numbing
D. Hallucinations
Answer» E.
2.

Nihilistic ideas are seen in -

A. Depression
B. Schizophrenia
C. OCN
D. Anxiety disorders
Answer» B. Schizophrenia
3.

Manic depressive psychoses is also known as -

A. Cyclothymia
B. Erotomania
C. Schizoaffactive disorder
D. Bipolar disorder
Answer» E.
4.

A person who laughs one minute and cries the next without any clear stimulus is said to have -

A. Incongruent affect
B. Euphoria
C. Labile affect
D. Sptit personality'
Answer» D. Sptit personality'
5.

A patient of depression is getting chlorpromazine but his auditory hallucinations are not controlled.The next drug to be given is:

A. Haloperidol
B. Clozapine
C. Sulpiride
D. Tianeptin
Answer» C. Sulpiride
6.

A young lady presented with repeated episodes of overeating followed by purging after use of laxatives.She is probably suffering from:

A. Aorexia nervosa
B. Binge eating disorder
C. Bulemia nervosa
D. Schizophrenia
Answer» D. Schizophrenia
7.

A boy is having diarrhoea,rhinorrhoea,sweating and lacrimation,What is the most probable diagnosis-

A. Heroin withdrawal
B. Cocaine withdrawal
C. LSD withdrawal
D. Alcohol withdrawal
Answer» B. Cocaine withdrawal
8.

Which of the following is not seen in mania -

A. Decreased sleep
B. Clouding of consciousness
C. Hypersexuality
D. Hyperactivuty
Answer» C. Hypersexuality
9.

Morbid Jealousy is seen with

A. Alcohol
B. Opium
C. Cannabis
D. Amphetamine
Answer» B. Opium
10.

Lithium clearance is decreased by

A. Hyperkalemia
B. Hypokalemia
C. Hypernatremia
D. Hypontremia
Answer» E.
11.

Othello syndrome is ?

A. Delusion of persecution
B. Delusion of Grandeur
C. Delusion of infidelity
D. Delusion of Doubles
Answer» D. Delusion of Doubles
12.

20 year old girl Nelu enjoys wearing male clothes.Wearing male clothes gives her feeling of more confidence and after these episodes she is an absolutely normal girl.The likely diagnosis is -

A. Dual role Transvestism
B. Fetishistic Transvestism
C. Trans sexualism
D. Fetishism
Answer» B. Fetishistic Transvestism
13.

Psychodynamic model of disease explains the psychopathologic cause of all mental illness to be -

A. Cognition difficulities
B. Structural and functional defects in CNS
C. Unconscious conflict
D. Mal adaptive
Answer» D. Mal adaptive
14.

14 year old boy is not able to get good grades on 9th standard exam. But he is very sharp and intelligent. Best test to diagnose his problem?

A. Bhatia's battery
B. Child behaviour checklist
C. Child behaviour battery
D. Specific learning disability test
Answer» E.
15.

A patient on antidepressant therapy developed sudden hypertension on consuming cheese.The antidepressant is possibly -

A. Fluoxetine
B. Amitryptiline
C. Sertraline
D. Tranylcypromine
Answer» E.
16.

Preservation is -

A. Persistent repetition words
B. Found in depression
C. After panic attact
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Found in depression
17.

Hallucination is defined as ?

A. False sensory perception in absence of any external stimulation
B. A fixed belief held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the country
C. False perception in presence of a stimulus
D. All of the above
Answer» B. A fixed belief held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the country
18.

Obsessive Compulsive Neurosis is likely to progress into -

A. Secondary Depresson
B. Paronia
C. Dissociation
D. Endogenous Depression
Answer» B. Paronia
19.

By which alcohol dependence is best indicated -

A. Early morning drinking
B. Black outs
C. Physical dependence
D. Withdrawl symptoms
Answer» E.
20.

Delusion is a disorder of

A. Insight
B. Cognition
C. Thought
D. Perception
Answer» D. Perception
21.

A patient was on treatment with trifluperazine for some time.He presents with compliant of hyperthermia, lethargy and sweating.Needed investigation are -

A. Hemogram, CPK and Renal Function Test
B. CT scan brain and hemogram
C. ECG, Chest X-ray and Hemogram
D. Hemogram, Electrolyte level and creatinine
Answer» B. CT scan brain and hemogram
22.

All are adulterants of heroin, except -

A. Chalk powder
B. Quinine
C. Charcoal
D. Fructose
Answer» D. Fructose
23.

Physical dependence is not seen with -

A. Cannabis
B. Alcohol
C. Benzodiazepines
D. Raw opiup
Answer» E.
24.

Obsessive compulsive disorder most commonly leads to:

A. Depression
B. Dissociation
C. Conversion symptoms
D. Schizophrenia
Answer» B. Dissociation
25.

The primary disturbances in Schizophrenia is -

A. Hallucination
B. Illusion
C. Psychomotor retardation
D. Formal thought disorder
Answer» E.
26.

Loss of insight is seen in -

A. Hysteria
B. Anxiety
C. OC neurosis
D. Schizophrenia
Answer» B. Anxiety
27.

Tricyclic antidepressants have all of the following actions except -

A. Blocks 5 HT or ET reuptake
B. Causes of sedation
C. Anti MAOI action
D. Anti cholinergic action
Answer» D. Anti cholinergic action
28.

All are true regarding Fronto temporal dementia except

A. Less than 65 years
B. Changes in mood
C. Stereotypic movement
D. Loss of insight
Answer» D. Loss of insight
29.

Apraxia is a disorder of -

A. Motor system
B. Initiating and planning movement
C. Cerebellun
D. Sensory system
Answer» C. Cerebellun
30.

Most common type of schizophrenia -

A. Catatonic
B. Paranoid
C. Simple
D. Hebephrenic
Answer» C. Simple
31.

Most commonly hallucinations that occur in schizophrenia are -

A. Tactile hallucinations
B. Visual hallucinations
C. Olfactory hallucinations
D. Auditory hallucinations
Answer» E.
32.

Delusions of nihilism and early morning insominia are characteristic features of:

A. Mania
B. Personality disorder
C. Major depression
D. Schizophrenia
Answer» D. Schizophrenia
33.

All of the following about 'Aaron becks cognitive theory of depression' is true, except -

A. Negative thought of past
B. Negative thought of feature
C. Negative thought of Environment
D. Negative about self
Answer» B. Negative thought of feature
34.

A lady while driving a car mets with an accident.She was admitted in an ICU for 6 months.After being discharged,she often gets up in night and feels terrified and has fear to sit in car again.The diagnosis is:

A. Panic Disorder
B. Phobia
C. Conversion disorder
D. Post traumatic stress disorder
Answer» E.
35.

True for PTSD are all except -

A. Past h/o psychiatric illness
B. Women are more predisposed
C. Numbness
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
36.

Neurotic depression is:

A. Usually bipolar
B. Usually associated with anxiety
C. Synonym of endogenous depression
D. Best treated by ECT
Answer» C. Synonym of endogenous depression
37.

Perceptual misinterpretation of a real objects is -

A. Hallucination
B. Schizophrenia
C. Illusion
D. Delusion
Answer» D. Delusion
38.

Echolalia is a recognised feature of -

A. Catatonic schizophrenia, Childhood autism
B. Anorexia nervosa, Alzhemer's disease
C. Petit mal epilepsy
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Anorexia nervosa, Alzhemer's disease
39.

Characteristic of alcohol withdrawl ?

A. Delusion
B. Illusion
C. Drowsiness
D. Hallucination
Answer» E.
40.

A elderly woman suffering from schizophrenia is on antipsychotic medication.She developed purposeless involuntary facial and limb movements,constant chewing and puffing of cheeks.Which of the following drugs is least likely to be involved in this side effect:

A. Halperidol
B. Clozapine
C. Fluphenazine
D. Loxapine
Answer» C. Fluphenazine
41.

The characteristic symptom of organic psychosis is -

A. Hallucination
B. Depression
C. Transient delusion
D. Anxiety
Answer» B. Depression
42.

A pt. was treated with amitryptiline for depression developed urinary retention,constipation and blurring of vision,most likely cause is:

A. Anticholinergic side effects
B. Expressed symptoms of depression
C. Superadded prostatic enlargement
D. Any of the above
Answer» B. Expressed symptoms of depression
43.

One of the following usually differentiates hysterical symptoms from hypochondriacal symptoms:

A. Personality traits are significant.
B. Symptoms run a chronic course.
C. Symptoms do not normally reflect understandable physiological or pathological mechanism.
D. Physical symptoms are prominant which are not explained by organic factors.
Answer» D. Physical symptoms are prominant which are not explained by organic factors.
44.

Which of the following drug needs serum level monitoring ?

A. Lorazepam
B. Lithium
C. Amitryptilline
D. Haloperidol
Answer» C. Amitryptilline
45.

Most common age for depression is:

A. Middle age female
B. Middle age men
C. Children
D. Young girl
Answer» B. Middle age men
46.

A person having the habit of repeated self inflicted injuries, what is type of personality -

A. Schizoid personality disorder
B. Borderline personality disorder
C. Narcissistic personality disorder
D. Histrionic personality disorder
Answer» C. Narcissistic personality disorder
47.

Ambivalence is most commonly associated with -

A. Generalized anxiety disorder
B. Depression
C. OCD
D. Schizophrenia
Answer» E.
48.

HIAA is a metabolite of -

A. Epinophrine
B. Histamine
C. Serotonin
D. Dopamine
Answer» D. Dopamine
49.

Schizophrenia is a disorder of -

A. Memory
B. Perception
C. Thought
D. Belief
Answer» D. Belief
50.

Neurotransmitter raised in scizophrenia:

A. Dopamine
B. Noradrenaline
C. GABA
D. None
Answer» B. Noradrenaline