SYMBIOSIS CENTRE FOR DISTANCE LEARNING (SCDL)

Abnormal Psychology

Sample Questions

Section I: Subjective Questions

1. What you mean by ‘Treatment’ in reference to Guidance and counselling?

2. Elaborate on treating ADHD in schools with ‘Educational services and

accommodations’.

3. Explain ‘Cognitive behavioural therapies (CBT) are effective psychosocial treatments

for anxiety disorders’.

4. Explain the concept of therapeutic alliance given by Carl Rogers.

5. What are the characteristics of antisocial personality disorder?

Section II: Objective Questions

Multiple Choice Single Response

1. Which of the following term means 'Worrying excessively about a number of

different things'.

a. Generalized anxiety disorder

b. Generalized apprehension disorder

c. Generalized anxiety disease

d. Generalized allopathic disorder

2. When our blood glucose levels drop, the pancreas and liver generate a number of

chemical signals that induce hunger and thus initiate

a. Feeding Behavior

b. Human Behavior
 c. Organisational Behavior

d. Social Behavior

3. Which theory asserts that each individual has an ideal body weight, or set point,

which is resistant to change?

a. set theory

b. game theory

c. cause theory

d. material theory

4. What is defined as having a BMI over 40?

a. Morbid obesity

b. under weight

c. healthy

d. over nourished

5. What means when the person experiences a disabling condition “in social,

occupational, or other important activities”?

a. Distress

b. Normalness

c. Formalness

d. Informalness

Multiple Choice Multiple Response

6. Treatment may be sought from the primary care provider at a

a. mental hospital

b. psychiatric unit of a general hospital

c. school and college

d. home or resident
7. The DSM-5 defines dissociation as “a disruption and/or discontinuity in the normal

integration of

a. consciousness, memory, identity

b. emotion, perception, body representation

c. motor control and behaviour

d. social and community representation

8. Select the traits of Antisocial personality disorder from the following

a. impairments in identity

b. impairments in self direction

c. impairments in empathy

d. impairments in research

9. Autism is in the category of pervasive developmental disorders, which includes

a. Asperger's disorder

b. childhood disintegrative disorder

c. autistic disorder

d. physical disorder

10. Following therapists provide pycho-analysis treatment

a. clinical psychologists

b. social workers

c. psychiatrists

d. engineers

Fill in the Blanks

11. The focus of Abnormal Psychology is curing ______ disorders.

a. intellectual

b. physical
 c. mental

d. bodily

12. The DSM-5 defines __________as “a disruption and/or discontinuity in the normal

integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, body

representation, motor control and behaviour”.

a. Dissociation

b. Association

c. Connotation

d. Overtone

13. _____________ means experiencing two or more distinct identities that recurrently

take control over one’s behaviour?

a. Dissociative Identity Disorder

b. Association Identity Disorder

c. Connotation Identity Disorder

d. Suggestive Identity Disorder

14. Everybody has their own _______ personality; that is, their characteristic manner of

thinking, feeling, behaving, and relating to others.

a. unique

b. awesome

c. different

d. class

15. ________ symptoms are those that reflect noticeable decreases and absences in

certain behaviours, emotions, or drives.

a. Negative

b. Positive
 c. Neutral

d. Supportive

16. If our ___________ exceeds our caloric use, our bodies store excess energy in the

form of fat.

a. caloric intake

b. income intake

c. blood intake

d. breath intake

State True or False

17. For mental health professionals, models help them to understand mental illness since

diseases such as depression cannot be touched or experienced first-hand.

18. Children develop the skills necessary to function in the world around them at a rate

that is faster than any other time in life.

19. A key aspect of cognitive behavioural therapies (CBT) is exposure exercises, in which

the patient learns to gradually approach situations they find fearful or distressing.

20. Amnesia means disorder of loss of memory.

21. Hypersomnia means excessive daytime sleepiness, including difficulty staying awake

or napping, or prolonged sleeps episodes.

Match the Following

22.

1. ADHD 1. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

2. The Hyperactive symptom 2. describes children who are perpetually in
cluster motion even during times when they are
expected to be still.
 3. The impulsive symptom 3. describes difficulty in delaying response
cluster and acting without considering the
repercussions of behaviour.
4. Contingency Management 4. A reward or punishment that
systematically follows behaviour
5. Abnormal -Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder
6. teacher keeps a daily track of whether or
not the student meets his or her goals

23.

1. Trauma: 1. An event or situation that causes great

distress and disruption
2. Amnesia: 2. The loss of memory
3. Dissociation: 3. A disruption in the usually integrated
function of consciousness, memory,
identity, or perception of the environment
4. Somnambulism: 4. A state of sleepwalking
5. A physical order
6. A social order
24.

1. Anhedonia 1. loss of interest or pleasure in things

that one typically enjoys
2. MDE 2. Major Depressive Episode
3. Hypersomnia 3. Excessive daytime sleepiness
4. Psychomotor agitation 4. Increased motor activity associated
with restlessness
5. Minor Depressive Episode
6. Expressive daytime sleepiness
25.
1. PWS 1. Prader-Willi Syndrome
2. BMI 2. Body Mass Index
3. CDC 3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4. WHO 4. World Health Organization
5. Centre for Disorder Certificate
6. Build Medical Items