A fresh set of 20 random questions is generated every time you open this page and every time you refresh it.For each of the following multiple choice questions, choose the most appropriate answer :
1. Which was the first atypical antipsychotic?
A. Clozapine
B. Olanzapine
C. Quetiapine
D. Risperidone
2. Delusion is a
A. False unshakable belief
B. Unusual preoccupation with an idea
C. False perception
D. False emotion
3. Chronic mild depression of more than__________ duration is considered to be dysthymia
A. 3 to 6 months
B. 6 Months to 1 year
C. One to one and half years
D. More than 2 years
4. Which of the following sites is thought to be significant for formation and storage of immediate and recent memories?
A. Hypothalamus
B. Amygdala
C. Hippocampus
D. Nucleus basalis of meynert
5. Konard Lorenz is best known by psychiatrist for his study of
A. Reciprocal inhibition
B. Social conditioning
C. Dermatoglyphics
D. d. Imprinting
6. Benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and manyanticonvulsants exert their influence through which of the following types of receptors?
A. Dopaminergic
B. Glutamic
C. AdrenergicGABA-ergic
D. D
7. The latest version of DSM (Diagnostic Statistical Manual) is
A. III
B. IV
C. IV TR
D. V
8. The scientific study of human mind and its functions especially those affecting behaviour in a given context is known as
A. Psychiatry
B. Ethology
C. Psychology
D. Sociology
9. Confabulation means
A. Misinterpretation of stimuli
B. Perception in absence of stimuli
C. Making stories to cheat someone
D. Making stories to fill gaps in memory
10. Following are positive symptoms of schizophrenia except-
A. Thought disorder
B. Anhedonia
C. Hallucination
D. Delusion of reference
11. True about masked depression is
A. Depressive mood is not easily apparent and hidden behind somatic symptoms
B. Common in elderly
C. Chronic pain, paraesthesias, atypical facial pain, insomnia may be seen
D. All the above
12. A 27year old female think her nose is ugly, her idea is fixed and not shared byanyone else, whenever she goes out of home she hides her nose with cloth. She visits a surgeon, next step would be
A. Investigate and operate
B. Operate immediately
C. Refer to psychiatrist
D. Reassure the patient
13. Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus is characterized by all except
A. Dementia
B. Opthalmoplegia
C. Ataxia
D. Urinary incontinence
14. Which of the drugs are used in management of tobacco/ Nicotine dependence except
A. Bupropion
B. Vernicline
C. Buspiron
D. Nicotine replacement therapy
15. The following is a contraindication for ECT
A. Schizophrenia
B. Catatonia
C. Raised ICT
D. Pregnancy with severe depression
16. Flight of ideas is seen in-
A. Mania
B. Depression
C. Schizophrenia
D. Delirium
17. Ekbom syndrome is referred to as
A. Delusion of infestation
B. Delusion of persecution
C. Delusion of love
D. Deletion of infedility
18. Which of the Freud’s theories deals with a model of the mind divided into three regions- conscious, unconscious and preconscious?
A. Parapraxes
B. Structural
C. Topographic
D. Primary process
19. Pseudocyesis is a condition where a woman falsely believes
A. She has uncurable illness
B. That she is pregnant
C. That others talk ill of her
D. That she has been assaulted
20. A patient treated with Anti Psychotics for 5 years develops perioral, bucco-lingual & masticatory movements. This condition could be
A. Akinesia
B. Muscular Dystonia
C. Rabbit syndrome
D. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
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