Psychiatric Treatment: Drugs, Psychotherapy and ECT
- Previous year questions on Psychiatric Treatment: Drugs, Psychotherapy and ECT for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Psychiatry section of the exam.
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- 15 live questions in Psychiatric Treatment: Drugs, Psychotherapy and ECT.
- 2 of 15 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019.
- Psychiatry is worth about 6 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 19 Aug 2026.
Q1.Desensitization is a type of -
- APsychotherapy
- BPsychoanalysis
- CBehavioral therapy✓ Correct answer
Q2.'Reinforcement' is used in :
- APsychoanalysis
- BHypnoanalysis
- CAbreaction
- DConditioned learning✓ Correct answer
Q3.The definition of prolonged seizures following ECT is:
- A>90 seconds
- B>150 seconds
- C>120 seconds
- D>180 seconds✓ Correct answer
Q4.The wrong statement about psychoanalysis is
- Ait was given by Freud
- BTransference is patient's feeling for therapist
- CCounter transference is clinican's feelings for patient
- DUnguided communication has no meaning✓ Correct answer
Q5.Maximum benefit from ECT is seen in
- AHysteria
- BDepression with suicidal tendency✓ Correct answer
- CChronic schizophrenia
- DMania
Q6.ECT is contraindicated in
- APregnancy
- BSeizure disorder
- CMania
- DRaised Intracranial pressure✓ Correct answer
Q7.ECT is indicated in which of these conditions
- AHypomania
- BSevere depression✓ Correct answer
- COCD mixed
- DGeneralized anxiety disorder
Q8.Most common complication of modified ECT
- AIntracerebellar Bleed
- BFracture spine
- CBody ache
- DAmnesia✓ Correct answer
Q9.Which of the following topics is principally focused on in cognitive therapy?
- AUnconscious and repressed memories
- BFaulty ideas and beliefs✓ Correct answer
- CTransference manifestations
- DDream interpretation
Q10.Which condition doctor is passive
- AClassical psychoanalysis✓ Correct answer
- BPsychoanalytic psychoanalysis
- CBoth
Answer key
Q1: C. Behavioral therapy; Q2: D. Conditioned learning; Q3: D. >180 seconds; Q4: D. Unguided communication has no meaning; Q5: B. Depression with suicidal tendency; Q6: D. Raised Intracranial pressure; Q7: B. Severe depression; Q8: D. Amnesia; Q9: B. Faulty ideas and beliefs; Q10: A. Classical psychoanalysis.
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