Psychiatric Signs and Symptoms

• Q1.Micropsia with visual hallucinations is seen in

  • ALilliputian hallucinations
  • BCornea tears
  • COptic atrophy
  • DOpioid withdrawal
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• Q2.Illusion is:

  • AA false unshaken belief not keeping one's sociaocultural background
  • BPerception without stimuli
  • CAbnormal perception by a sensory misinterpretation of actual stimulus
  • DFear of closed spaces
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• Q3.An 18 year old boy came to the Psychiatry OPD with a complaint of feeling changed from inside. He described himself as feeling strange as if he is different from his normal self. He was very tense and anxious yet could not point out the precise change in him. This phenomena is best called as:

  • ADelusional mood
  • BDepersonalization
  • CAutochthonous delusion
  • DOver valued idea
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• Q4.Which is not a perceptional disorder

  • AHallucination
  • BIllusion
  • CSynaesthesia
  • DImagery
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• Q5.Neologism is seen in:

  • ADepression
  • BSchizophrenia
  • CMania
  • DDysphasia
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• Q6.Which of the following statements regarding formal thought disorder is true?

  • AIt is found only in schizophrenia
  • BIt may be found in bipolar patients
  • CDelusions are a form of thought disorder
  • DIdeas of reference are a form of thought disorder
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• Q7."Anhedonia" means

  • ALack of interest
  • BPanic attacks
  • CPhobic attack
  • DMood swings
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• Q8.Which statement regarding delusions is true?

  • AThey are almost exclusively found in schizophrenia
  • BGrandiose delusions are rarely encountered except in mania
  • CThey involve a disturbance of thought content
  • DThey involve a disturbance in perception
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• Q9.Mutism and akinesis in a person, who appears awake and even alert, is best described as

  • ATwilight State
  • BOneiroid State
  • CStupor
  • DDelirium
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• Q10.Gegenhalten is

  • ACogwheel rigidity
  • BParatonic rigidity
  • CClaspknife rigidity
  • DLead pipe rigidity
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Answer key

Q1: A. Lilliputian hallucinations; Q2: C. Abnormal perception by a sensory misinterpretation of actual stimulus; Q3: B. Depersonalization; Q4: D. Imagery; Q5: B. Schizophrenia; Q6: B. It may be found in bipolar patients; Q7: A. Lack of interest; Q8: C. They involve a disturbance of thought content; Q9: C. Stupor; Q10: B. Paratonic rigidity.

Other topics in Psychiatry

• Personality Theory and Defense Mechanisms
• Psychiatric Assessment and Mental Status Examination
• Psychiatric Treatment: Drugs, Psychotherapy and ECT
• Psychiatric Manifestations of Medical Illness
• Schizophrenia
• Delusional and Brief Psychotic Disorders
• Delirium
• Dementia
• Amnestic Syndromes and Related Cognitive Disorders
• Depression
• Bipolar Disorder and Mania
• Alcohol Use Disorder and Withdrawal
• Opioid, Cannabis and Other Drug Use Disorders
• Panic, Phobic and Generalised Anxiety Disorders
• OCD and Related Disorders
• PTSD and Adjustment Disorders
• Personality Disorder Clusters
• Somatic Symptom Disorders
• Factitious Disorder, Malingering and Criminal Behaviour
• Dissociation and Conversion Disorders
• Sleep-Wake Disorders
• Anorexia, Bulimia and Other Eating Disorders
• Disorders of Impulse Control
• Suicide and Psychiatric Emergency Care
• Sexual Response and Sexual Dysfunction
• Paraphilias, Gender Identity and Sexual Abuse
• Intellectual Disability and Learning Disorders
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• ADHD and Disruptive Behaviour Disorders
• Tic Disorders and Motor Neurodevelopmental Conditions
• Elimination Disorders: Enuresis and Encopresis
• Other Topics in Child Mental Health
• Psychiatry and the Law