Bangalore University 2007 M.Sc Psychology AND MENTAL HYGIENE - Question Paper

M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2005.

Second Year

Applied Psychology

PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND MENTAL HYGIENE

Time :Three hours
Maximum: 100 marks

part A – (20x1 = 20 marks)

ans ALL the ques..

describe briefly:

1. Case Studies.

2. Selective amnesia.

3. Bipolar disorders.

4. Dementia.

5. Free association.

Say in 1 word:

6. The study of deviant and maladaptive behaviour.

7. Total or partial memory loss.

8. Unconsciousness or death caused by a lack of oxygen.

9. kind of therapy based on the principles of operant conditioning.

10. Chromosome the does not determine the sex of the individual.

Expand the abbreviations:

11. DNA.

12. ECT.

13. EE.

14. RET.

15. SAD.

Match the following:

16. Personality disorder (a) Social phobia
17. Somatoform disorder (b) Paramoid disorder
18. Mood disorder (c) Hypochondriasis
19. Dissociative disorder (d) Substance-induced disorder
20. Anxiety disorder (e) Fuge.SECTION B - (5x6=30 marks)

ans ALL ques..

21. (a) Write about the contemporary approaches to psychoanalysis.
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(b) Spell out the advantages and disadvantages of classification of maladaptive behaviour.

22. (a) explain the copying skills related to stress.
Or
(b) Bring out the relationship ranging from stress and illness.

23. (a) Outline the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenic disorder.
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(b) explain the use of antipsychotic drugs to schizophrenic disrders.

24.(a) How to assess the brain damage? discuss.
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(b) What is substances dependence? explain.

25. (a) discuss cognitive therapy.
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(b) How is suicide be prevented? discuss.

part C - (5x10 = 50 marks)

ans ALL the ques..

26. (a) explain the stigma of abnormal behaviour.
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(b) discuss the reform movement in the study of maladaptive behaviour.

27.(a) provide an overview of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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(b) explain the gender identity disorders in adults.

28. (a) Illustrate and discuss odd or eccentric behaviour.
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(b) explain depressive disorders.

29. (a) explain conduct disorder and its treatment.
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(b) Outline the therapies for children.

30. (a) explain family and marital therapy.
Or
(b) Examine the issues with community programmes.

Earning:   Approval pending.