Psychopathology – UGC NET – Solved PYQs

Included Topics: Psychopathology: Concept, Mental Status Examination, Classification, Causes

1. A 17 years old woman has been binging on large quantities of food above and beyond, what most people would eat under similar circumstances. She then engages in purging behaviour as often as 3 or 4 times a week. She feels she has no control over it. The results of her physical examination are normal and she is of normal weight. She is most likely suffering from [DEC 2014]

(1) Anorexia nervosa

(2) Bulimia nervosa

(3) Binge-eating disorder

(4) Eating disorder not otherwise specified

2. Which of the following are features of Borderline Personality Disorder? [DEC 2014]

I. Affective instability

II. Lack of remorse

III. Impulsivity

IV. Self-mutilation

V. Over concern with order and rules

Codes:

(1) I, II and III

(2) I, III and IV

(3) I, II, IV and V

(4) II, III, IV and V

3. Memory problem that people with dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, typically have is called [DEC 2014]

(1) Psychogenic amnesia

(2) Reterograde amnesia

(3) Reteroactive amnesia

(4) Anterograde amnesia

4. Read each of the following two statements, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below. [DEC 2014]

Assertion (A) Individuals who display disexecutive syndrome are unable to take decisions, are easily distracted and show tendency towards perseveration.

Reason (R) Individuals with extensive injuries to the temporal lobes show deficits in their executive functions.

Codes:

(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true

5. Arrange the following in order of sequence of career planning and decision-making. [DEC 2014]

I. Educational awareness

II. Career exploration

III. Self-awareness

IV. Career awareness

Codes:

(1) III, IV, I, II

(2) III, I, IV, II

(3) I, III, II, IV

(4) II, IV, I, III

6. The statement, “Normalcy and Abnormalcy differ in degree not in kind” represents the………………… of Abnormalcy of [JUNE 2015]

(1) deviance criteria

(2) personal discomfort criteria

(3) statistical criteria

(4) social discomfort criteria

7. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [JUNE 2015]

Codes:

(1) A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I

(2) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III

(3) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

(4) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II