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    CHAPTER 4

    PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

    Q1. Each question in this section carries one mark:

    1. State any two symptoms of Anxiety Disorder. 1 mark

    2. How did the Age of Enlightenment change the ways of understanding 1 mark
    abnormal behaviour?

    3. The classification scheme officially used in India is the ……………. 1 mark


    Classification of Behavioural and Mental Disorders.

    4. What is Agoraphobia? 1 mark

    5. ………………………….. is characterised by widespread impairments in 1 mark


    communication skills.

    Q2. Each question in this section carries two marks:

    1. Name any four commonly abused substances. 2 marks

    2. Why is it believed that psychological disorder is something to be 2 marks


    ashamed of?

    3. What are delusions? 2 marks

    Q3. Each question in this section carries three marks:

    1. What is the diathesis-stress model? 3 marks

    2. Differentiate between substance abuse and substance dependence 3 marks


    disorder.

    3. Elucidate the main features of abnormal behaviour. 3 marks

    Q4. Each question in this section carries four marks:

    1. Discuss hallucinations as a symptom of Schizophrenia. 4 marks

    2. What is Separation Anxiety Disorder? State its symptoms. 4 marks

    Q5. Each question in this section carries six marks:

    1. Discuss Historical background to explain mental disorders. 6 marks

    2. Explain the factors which cause abnormal behaviour. 6 marks

    ANSWER KEY
    Q1. Each question in this section carries one mark:

    1. Rapid heart rate, diarrhoea, dizziness, loss of appetite, shortness of breath, frequent
    urination. (any two)
    2. Scientific thinking replaced faith and dogma.
    3. ICD- 10
    4. Refers to the fear of unfamiliar people and unfamiliar places.
    5. Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Q2. Each question in this section carries two marks:

    1. Alcohol, amphetamines, caffeine, cannabis, cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants, nicotine,


    opioid, phencyclidine. (any four)
    2. Due to the stigma attached to mental illness. People are hesitant to consult a psychiatrist
    or psychologist because they are ashamed of their problems.
    3. It is a false belief that is firmly held on inadequate grounds. It is not affected by rational
    argument and has no basis in reality.

    Q3. Each question in this section carries three marks:

    1. It views abnormal behaviour as the result of stress operating on an individual with a


    biological, psychosocial or socio-cultural predisposition towards developing a specific
    disorder. Diathesis refers to biological predisposition. This model has three components:
    a) Diathesis or presence of some biological aberrations which may be inherited.
    b) May carry a vulnerability to develop psychological disorder.
    c) Presence of pathological stressor may lead to psychopathology.

    2. Substance abuse disorder is recurrent and significant adverse consequences are related
    to the use of substances.
    Substance dependence disorder involves intense craving for the substance to which the person
    is addicted and the person shows tolerance, withdrawal symptoms and compulsive drug-taking.

    3. Most of the definitions of abnormal behaviour have certain common features called the
    four ‘Ds’. Deviance, distress, dysfunctional and dangerous.

    Q4. Each question in this section carries four marks:

    1. Delusions of persecution, delusions of grandeur, delusion of reference, delusions of


    control.
    2. This is a type of anxiety disorder.
    Fearful and anxious about separation from attachment figures, difficulty being in rooms
    by themselves,
    difficulty in going to school alone, fearful of entering new situations,
    love clinging with parents, love shadow parenting, forced to go to school may lead to
    severe tantrums.

    Q5. Each question in this section carries six marks:

    1. a) supernatural approach
    b) biological or organic approach
    c) psychological approach
    d) organismic approach
    e) Galen
    f) interactional or bio-psycho-social approach.

    2. Biological: Influence all aspects of our behaviour. Biological factors such as faulty
    genes, endocrine imbalances, malnutrition, injuries and other condition may interfere
    with normal development and functioning of the human body. These factors may be
    potential causes of abnormal behaviour. It has a biochemical or psychological basis.
    Biological researchers have found that psychological disorders are often related to the
    transmission of messages from one neuron to another. Anxiety disorders, schizophrenia
    linked to dopamine, depression.
    Genetic: linked to mood disorders, mental retardation. i) psychological model:
    behavioural model, maladaptive family structures, severe stress. ii) behavioural model,
    iii) cognitive model, humanistic-existential model.
    Socio-cultural factors: i) family structures, ii) social networks, iii) societal labels and
    roles. (Any two)

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