| Post Name | Clinical PsychologistĀ - Health Services |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 043/2022/OL |
| Category Code | 136/2020 |
| Date of Test | 13 July 2022 |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Objective observations of a patient's physical or mental disorder by a diagnostician.
Answer
C. Signs
2
The style of parenting in which the parents are both very warm and very careful to set clear limits and restrictions regarding certain kinds of behaviours, but also allow considerable freedom within certain limits.
Answer
A. Authoritative
3
Who held the view that parental deprivation might interfere with the development of basic trust ?
Answer
B. Erikson
4
The behavioral perspective focuses on the role of ______ in human behavior.
Answer
C. Learning
5
Long-standing, low-intensity and often permanent disorders such as Alzheimer's dementia comes under the category of
Answer
B. Chronic
6
The number of new cases of a mental disorder that occur over a given period of time refers to
Answer
D. Incidence
7
In which personality disorder does the persons display a pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self image, aļ¬ects and marked impulsivity that begins by early adulthood and is present in a variety of contexts ?
Answer
C. Borderline
8
The type of delusion that involve the conviction that a major catastrophe will occur
Answer
C. Nihilistic
9
Functional neurological symptom disorder is also known as
Answer
A. Conversion disorder
10
The distress that may accompany the incongruence between one's experienced or expressed gender and one's assigned gender.
Answer
D. Gender dysphoria
11
Cluster A personality disorders are A. Paranoid, Schizoid and Schizotypal B. Paranoid, Schizoid and Borderline C. Schizoid, Dependent and Avoidant D. Schizoid, Schizotypal and Borderline
Answer
A. A
12
The type of amnesia in which the individual loses memory for a speciļ¬c category of information
Answer
B. Systematized
13
If a child has not learned appropriate toileting for bowel movements after age four, he is said to have
Answer
D. Encopresis
14
Which negative symptom of schizophrenia is characterized by a decrease in motivated self-initiated purposeful activities ?
Answer
C. Avolition
15
Mimicking another person's movements.
Answer
B. Echopraxia
16
Situational phobia does not include the fear of
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D. Blood
17
Disorder characterized by recurrent pulling out of one's hair resulting in hair loss and repeated attempts to decrease or stop hair pulling.
Answer
A. Trichotillomania
18
Which among the following is characterized by an inability to recall autobiographical information ?
Answer
B. Dissociative amnesia
19
When the erectile disorder occurs only with certain types of stimulation, situations or partners it is called
Answer
B. Situational
20
Deliberate and purposeful ļ¬re setting on more than one occasion is termed as
Answer
A. Pyromania
21
Irregularly fast heart rate is named as
Answer
B. Tachycardia
22
Which among the following is not another name for Antisocial personality disorder ?
Answer
D. Conduct disorder
23
The predominant feature of frotteuristic disorder is
Answer
C. Touching or rubbing against a non consenting individual
24
If a person believes that certain gestures, comments, environmental cues and so forth are directed at himself, he can be said to have this particular delusion
Answer
C. Referential delusions
25
The personality disorder in which the person displays a pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of emotional expression.
Answer
A. Schizoid
26
________ disorder is a state in which the persons perception or experience of the self is disconcertingly and disrceptively altered.
Answer
D. Depersonalization
27
Progressive motor disorder of middle and old age and is associated with severe dementia. This condition is known as
Answer
A. Huntington's disease
28
Opiate is a
Answer
Question Cancelled
29
Dyslexia causes by brain damage in individuals who were already capable of reading is known as
Answer
C. Acquired Dyslexia
30
Incapacity of patients to recognize familiar faces where as they can describe the unrecognized face or recognize a person by his/her voice or cloths. This condition is known as
Answer
B. Prosopagnosy
31
Providing enough information to the participants is an experiment do enable people to judge whether they want to accept any risks inherent in being a participant is known as
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B. Informed consent
32
When the level of alcohol in the blood drops suddenly, it is known as
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C. Delirium tremers
33
The practice of beginning one's therapeutic eļ¬orts with the least expensive and least intrusive intervention possible and moving on to more expensive or more intrusive interventions only if necessary. This is referred to as
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A. Stepped care
34
Dopamine is a
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A. Monoamine neurotransmitter
35
_______ is where one generates and store our cognitive map of our environment.
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C. Hippocampus
36
Electrical synapses is also called as
Answer
B. Gap junctions
37
________ is a method that assists subjects to control their brain waves consciously.
Answer
A. Neurofeedback
38
_______ is implicated in perception of danger and triggering of ļ¬ight or ļ¬ight response.
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D. Amygdala
39
Patterns of extreme disobedience in youngsters, including theft, vandalism, lying and early use of drugs is known as
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B. Conduct disorder
40
The 10 Cranial nerve is called
Answer
B. Vagus
41
Irrational fear of disease is
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C. Pathophobia
42
Social therapy of mental illness is required for
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C. Rehabilitation of mentally ill people
43
The three phases of Selye's GAS includes
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A. Alarm and mobilization, resistance, exhaustion
44
A persistent and disproportionate fear of some speciļ¬c object or situation that presents little or no actual danger and yet leads to a great deal of avoidance of these feared situations. This condition is referred to as
Answer
B. Phobia
45
The temporal lobes are implicated in
Answer
A. Hearing and memory functions
46
When the action potential reaches the end of the axon terminals, it causes the release of
Answer
D. Neurotransmitters that excite or inhibit the next cell
47
Which of the following has not been classiļ¬ed as a sexual disorder ?
Answer
D. Creatinuria
48
Dysthymia appears to be a milder form of
Answer
B. Clinical depression
49
A person suļ¬ering from hypoactive sexual desire disorder has
Answer
A. Too little interest in sex
50
Which of the following would be classiļ¬ed as a socio-cultural inļ¬uence in the bio-psycho-social model of illness ?
Answer
B. Homelessness
51
A researcher wanted to study the blood oxygen levels of people from Indian villages. Considering that the study population is extremely large, and to ensure that the sample will be truly random, the researcher categorized all the villages she intended to study into four groups according to which region of India it belonged to - i.e. North, South, East, and West. Equal number of villages were randomly selected from each of these categories to be included in the study. Which sampling method did she use ?
Answer
D. Cluster Random Sampling
52
This Eastern perspective of personality focuses on four noble truths A. Existence of dissatisfaction is inevitable; B. Dissatisfaction is a result of desire; C. Elimination of desire can end suļ¬ering; D. Desire can be eliminated through the eight-fold path of right speech, right action, right thought, etc. Which school of thought did this originate from ?
Answer
C. Buddhism
53
Projective techniques - although widely used - have been criticized as a diagnostic tool. Which of the following is a major criticism against projective techniques ?
Answer
D. All of the above
54
Which of the following situations is an example of a neuropsychological tests ?
Answer
C. An older adult that fell down from the stairs and hit his head is asked to take Halstead-Reitan Test Battery.
55
A researcher has discovered a previously unknown tribal community that has never come into contact with the rest of civilization. This community has their own unique culture and customs that the researcher wants to understand better. The researcher wishes to create the most authentic record of this community, before any involvements with the rest of the world changing them in any manner. Which of the following data collection methods is most suitable for this goal ?
Answer
C. Observation
56
According to this school of psychology, it is incorrect to use the terms - dignity, freedom, creativity, or autonomy - to explain human behavior. Which school is it ?
Answer
D. Behaviorist Perspective
57
A young working professional is suļ¬ering from extreme rigidity in his behavior, making it impossible for him to work in a team. His superiors usually have a high opinion of him due to his punctuality, diligence, cleanliness, and the extreme care and perfection he puts into his works. However, he makes such meticulous demands from his teammates aļ¬ect their group projects. According to Freud, which of the following issues is the individual suļ¬ering from ?
Answer
B. Anal Fixation
58
Carl Jung proposed that there are three personality traits in all individuals, each trait forming a dichotomy. While most individuals have both sides of each dichotomy present to some degree, one side tends to dominate more. The dimensions measure A. external/internal social orientation, B. using objective/abstract information, and C. using logic/personal values. A fourth dimension was added later. Which popular personality test uses this personality theory ?
Answer
C. Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI)
59
Which of the following is the correct sequence of titles in a research report prepared according to APA format ?
Answer
A. Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, References
60
A researcher wanted to study the eļ¬ect of three health drinks available in the market on child development. He categorized the children into three groups according to their developmental stage - Early group (ages 3 to 6), middle group (ages 7 to 10), late group (ages 11 to 14). Children from each group were randomly selected to drink one of the health drinks 5 days a week for one year. Their developmental milestones (physical changes in height, weight, etc. and performance in cognitive tasks) were recorded before and after the experimental period. What experimental design was used in the study ?
Answer
C. Factorial design
61
Which of the following is an example of prospective studies ?
Answer
B. Study assessing the life outcomes of at-risk teenagers over the next two decades of their life
62
A research study on the eļ¬ect of screen addiction and covid-19 infection found the following result : r (49) = -0.64, p = 0.32 Which of the following is an accurate interpretation of this result ?
Answer
D. The study had 51 participants. The result indicates that higher levels of screen addiction leads to lower chances of covid-19 infection. However the relationship is non-signiļ¬cant.
63
Cinderella was an orphaned young girl. She lost both her parents in her infancy. She had to grow up with her disciplinarian stepmother and cruel stepsisters. They enforced strict rules in the house that Cinderella had to obey, or she had to suļ¬er harsh punishments. Even though they were always cruel to her, Cinderella was kind and loving to them, never disobeying their demands. When Cinderella grew up, she found love in Prince Charming. They got married and moved to the palace, away from her wicked family. According to Object Relations Theory, what kind of relationship would Cinderella have with her husband ?
Answer
C. After witnessing how her own family abused her all her life, she would expect her new husband to behave in the same abusive manner towards her.
64
A teenager is brought to a clinical psychologist with complaints of aggressive behavior. The teenagers regularly creates ļ¬ghts with other students in school and bullies them physically and psychologically. After many such complaints, she was expelled from the school; she was then recommended to the psychologist. A psychologist that followed the Humanistic school would use which of the following approaches ?
Answer
B. Provide a supportive therapeutic environment that allows the teenager to express herself and grow her positive qualities
65
A psychologist asked one of her clients' to complete the Developmental Psychopathology Checklist. Whom among the following is her client ?
Answer
A. A 10 year old child displaying autistic symptoms and excessive hyperactivity
66
What is the Bender Gestalt Test ?
Answer
C. A neurological test measuring visual-motor functioning in children ages 3 or older
67
The police has brought a schizophrenia patient to the hospital. The police has not managed to identify the patient nor locate his family. The patient is suļ¬ering from severe positive symptoms of schizophrenia and is no longer able to communicate with others. How would a psychologist create a case ļ¬le for this patient ?
Answer
D. None of the above
68
Case History ā¢ 22 year old female. Middle child. ā¢ Disciplined ; academically excelled ā¢ Generally pleasant and gets along with others - friends and family ā¢ Diļ¬cult relationship with grandmother, the matriarch of the joint family ā¢ Occasionally as sudden moments of outburst with the grandmother, escalating to shouting and screaming What would this individual's NEO-Five Factor Inventory results look like ?
Answer
A. High Conscientiousness, High Agreeableness
69
Superman is an individual with superhuman powers ; he used his powers to help others. His entire personality surrounds around his need to help humanity and strive for the greater good. Every decision he makes, every action he takes, is determined by his compassion for everyone on earth, even if that means he has to make sacriļ¬ces. Which of the following dispositional theories can best explain Superman's personality ?
Answer
B. Allport's Three Trait's Theory
70
A misinformed caretaker nanny uses behavior modiļ¬cation to make the children eat food. Every time they don't ļ¬nish eating their food, the nanny scares them by saying monsters/ghosts/thieves would attack them. Scared, the children cries. The nanny does not stop scaring them until they ļ¬nish their food completely. Now the children eat everything in their plate really fast - even if they are not hungry - just to avoid her scary stories. What kind of behavior modiļ¬cation is she using ?
Answer
B. Negative Punishment
71
An older adult approaches the psychologist with complaints of age related cognitive decline. Which of the following tests would the psychologist ļ¬rst give to this client ?
Answer
A. Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)
72
Wechsler adult intelligence scale - Indian adaption and Thematic Apperception Test by Murray and Chaudhary were created for what speciļ¬c purpose ?
Answer
D. All of the above
73
A school student has been brought to a psychologist with complaints regarding academic performance. The student is physically handicapped (visually challenged). Which of the following tests would be most suitable for this child ?
Answer
D. Kaufman's Assessment Battery
74
In Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), Reciprocal Determinism is the principle that behavior is determined by the dynamic interaction between the individual and the environment. Which psychologist proposed this theory ?
Answer
B. Albert Bandura
75
The famous case of Phineas Gage shows that personality could have biological determinants. Which of the following factors could be related to neuroticism levels of an individual ?
Answer
A. Limbic system
76
Cognitive theorists have found that people with psychological disorders often make the kinds of assumption and errors in thinking. Popularity of this model is the impressive performance of cognitive therapies, which are eļ¬ective for teaching
Answer
B. Panic disorder, phobias and depression
77
In 1981 researcher discover that Ritalin helps person's with
Answer
A. ADHD
78
First edition of DSM published by the American Psychological Association in the year
Answer
B. 1952
79
Relative strength of correlation research method is
Answer
D. All the above
80
People with these disorders are chronically unable to resist impulses, drives, or temptation to perform certain acts that are harmful to themselves or to others
Answer
C. Impulse-control disorder
81
In an experiment, a variable other than the independent variable is also acting on the dependent variable is
Answer
D. Confounding
82
Sphere-shaped deposits of a small molecule known as the beta-amyloid protein that often form in the spaces between cells in hippocampus, cerebral cortex, and certain other brain region are referred as
Answer
B. Senile plaques
83
Clinicians often using observations systematically for testing people which are i. Naturalist observation, ii. Analog observation, iii. Self-monitoring, iv. Clinical observation
Answer
A. i, ii and iii
84
An eļ¬ort to identify a set of common strategies that run through the work of all eļ¬ective therapists is termed
Answer
B. A rapprochement movement
85
People with generalized anxiety disorder experience i. Excessive or on-going anxiety and worry, ii. Diļ¬culty in controlling worry, iii. At least 3 of these-restlessness, easy fatigue, irritability, mussel tension, sleep disturbance, iv. Signiļ¬cant distress or impairment.
Answer
D. i, ii, iii and iv
86
Mental health volunteers often use a four-stage approach for disaster victims, which consists of an order of presentation like i. Provide referrals, ii. Encourage expressions of anxiety, anger, and frustration, iii. Normalize people response to the disaster, iv. Teach self-helping skills.
Answer
B. iii, ii, iv and i
87
The clinical innovator Donald Meichenbaum has developed a cognitive technique for coping with the stress, is known as i. Rational-Emotive therapy, ii. Clinical orientation therapy, iii. Stress inoculation training, iv. Self-instruction training.
Answer
C. iii and iv
88
The most eļ¬ective and widely used new Antipsychotic drugs on schizophrenia i. Clozapine, ii. Risperidone, iii. Olanzcpine, iv. Ziprasidence
Answer
D. i,ii, iii and iv
89
A cognitive behavioral approach to treating alcohol abuse and dependence in which clients are taught to keep track of their drinking behavior and to apply coping strategies in situation that typically trigger excessive drinking is termed
Answer
B. Behavioral self-control training
90
Anxious personality disorders are i. Avoidant personality disorder, ii. Dependent personality disorder, iii. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, iv. Boderline personality disorder
Answer
D. i, ii and iii
91
The general adaption syndrome has three stages by
Answer
B. Hans Syle
92
DSM-III handles psychosomatic disorders by suggesting that the label psychological factors aļ¬ecting medical condition be used whenever psychological factor act in any of the following ways: i. Coinciding in time with the beginning or worsening of a physical illness, ii. Interfering with the treatment of a medical condition, iii. Creating additional health risks, iv. Eliciting physiological responses that precipitate or exacerbate a medical condition.
Answer
D. i, ii, iii and iv
93
Psychoneuroimmunology, which explicitly recognizes the mutual inļ¬uence among : i. Psychological factors ii. Immunological factors iii. Neurological factors iv. Physiological factors
Answer
B. ii, iii and i
94
Social support includes such things as : i. Emotional reassurance ii. Tangible resources such as money or shelter iii. Advice about tackling problems iv. Perspective-telling a person how he or she might see things
Answer
B. iv, iii, ii and i
95
The diagnostic criteria of Irritable Bowel Syndrome include : i. Abdominal pain, usually relieved by defecation ii. disturbed defecation iii. Bloating or feelings of a distended abdomen iv. No evidence of organic disease
Answer
D. i, ii, iii and iv
96
Coronary-prone behavior pattern usually characterized by : i. Strong competitiveness ii. Time urgency iii. Hostility in the face of frustration iv. Reductions in cholesterol
Answer
B. iv, ii and i
97
A complex set of characteristics seen among children born to alcoholics mothers-small size, heart and limb distinctive facial features, mental retardation and various learning disabilities-referred as
Answer
C. Fetal alcohol syndrome
98
In 1982 Crawford and Siegel have designed a cognitive intervention technique on the speciļ¬c information deļ¬cits among those with mental retardation, it includes : i. Strategies for improving attention ii. Strategies for problem solving iii. Strategies for short-term memory iv. Strategies for social skill and self-care
Answer
A. i, ii and iii
99
Children may experience the same fear and anxiety disorders encountered among adults, but DSM-III additionally speciļ¬es a problem unique to children
Answer
D. Separation anxiety disorder
100
Kanner's characterization of Autism is elaborated by DSM IV. To warrant a diagnosis, a child must show symptoms i. Impaired social interaction with others ii. Problems with language can show up as delayed language acquisition or stereotyped use of language iii. Restricted as adherence to speciļ¬c non-functional routine or rituals
Answer
D. i, ii and iii
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