Mcq Subject: Psychiatry
The term “Dementia praecox” was coined by
A. Freud
B. Bleuler
C. Kraepelin
D. Schneider
View DescriptionA 45 yrs old male came to the psychiatric OPD complaining of continuous, dull, non-progressive headache for the last 8 years. The patient has seen numerous neurologists in the belief that he has a brain tumor even though all his investigations have been normal. The patient insisted that he had a brain tumor and requested yet another workup. Psychiatric evaluation reveals disease conviction in the background of normal investigations. The most probable diagnosis is
A. Somatization disorder
B. Somatoform pain disorder
C. Hypochondriasis
D. Conversion disorder
View DescriptionOrganic cause for erectile dysfunction is most commonly: March 2009
A. Psychological
B. Vascular
C. Neuronal
D. Hormonal
View DescriptionExcessive sexual desire in males is known as
A. Nymphomania
B. Satyriasis
C. Triabadism
D. Sadism
View DescriptionWhich of the following is not true about bulimia nervosa?
A. Invariable weight loss with endocrine disorder
B. Occurrence of both binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors
C. Recurrent episodes of binge eating
D. Recurrent self - induced vomiting
View DescriptionA 17-year-old boy is diagnosed with schizophrenia. What is the risk that one of his siblings will develop the disease?
A. 2%
B. 5%
C. 9%
D. 20%
View DescriptionAll are true statements about Conversion disorder except
A. Autonomic nervous system involved
B. There is primary and secondary gain
C. La bella indifference is a feature
D. Patient does not intentionally produce symptoms
View DescriptionA 24-year-old female complains of suicidal ideation. She lost her family in a car accident earlier this year. Since then, she had problems with focusing on her work. She was laid off from her work as she was making many errors due to false judgment. She was rescued from suicidal attempts a couple of times. She was prescribed electroconvulsive therapy. The intravenous anesthetic of choice for electroconvulsive therapy is:
A. Thiopentone
B. Ketamine
C. Methohexital
D. Fentanyl
View DescriptionA 60-year man had undergone cardiac bypass surgery 2 days back. Now he staed forgetting things and was not able to recall names and phone numbers of his relatives. What is the probable diagnosis?
A. Depression
B. Post-traumatic psychosis
C. Cognitive dysfunction
D. Alzheimer's disease
View DescriptionDegenerated neurofilaments seen in patients with Alzheimer’s disease are:
A. Hirano bodies
B. Lipofuscin granules
C. Neurofibrillary tangles
D. Amyloid plaques
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