Bharathidasan University 2007 M.Sc Psychology Second Year PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND MENTAL HYGIENE - Question Paper

Msc Psychology
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND MENTAL HYGIENE

M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION,

Second Year

Applied Psychology

PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND MENTAL HYGIENE

Time :Three hours
Maximum: 100 marks

part A – (20x1 = 20 marks)

ans ALL the ques..

Define.

1. Incidence.

2. Psychosocial approaches.

3. Coping skills.

4. Dependent personality disorder.

5. Competency focused prevention.

State in 1 word.

6. Study of causes of maladaptive behaviuour.

7. Disorder characterized buy mania and depression.

8. Gross rupture in tissue.

9. Meaningless repetition of words.

10. The approach that emphasises one's ability to affect one's life through the options made.

Expand the abbreviations.

11. DSM.

12. ACTH.

13. PTSD.

14. OCD.

15. REBT.

Match the subsequent.

16. Somatoform disorder (a) personality disorder
17. Bipolar disorder (b) cognitive impairment disorder
18. Erratic behaviour (c) psychological factors of physical symptoms
19. Delirium (d) Disorders of childhood and adolescence
20. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder (e) mood disorder.
part B - (5x6 = 30 marks)

ans ALL the ques..

21.(a) discuss the concepts of prevalence, incidence and risk factors.
Or
(b) Examine the ancient western views of abnormal behaviour.

22. (a) Enumerate the behavioural responses to stress.
Or
(b) discuss the kinds of sexual dysfunction.

23. (a) Outline the characteristics of odd or eccentric behaviour.
Or
(b) provide an account on the nature of disorganized behaviour in schizophrenia.

24. (a) define the phases of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.
Or
(b) discuss the eating disorders of childhood.

25. (a) explain the kinds of drugs used in drug therapy.
Or
(b) Elucidate the major characteristics of self-help groups.

part C – (5x10 = 50 marks)

ans ALL ques..

26. (a) define the sources of help for abnormal behaviour.
Or
(b) Evaluate the DSM multi axial approach.

27. (a) provide an account on different kinds of dissociative amnesia.
Or
(b) explain the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder.

28. (a) Examine the causes of Bipolar disorder.
Or
(b) discuss the methods of studying genetic transmission and environmental factors in schizophrenia.

29. (a) define the organic causes of delirium.
Or
(b) Elucidate the clinical features of artistic disorder.

30. (a) explain the cure issues addressed by family therpy.
Or
(b) Enumerate the warning signs of suicide

Earning:   Approval pending.