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Psychopathology Quiz-1


Q1. Dysmegalopsia is most commonly seen in:
A.    Retinal disease
B.    Disorders of accommodation and convergence
C.    Temporal and parietal lobe lesions
D.    Schizophrenia

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Q2. Slowing down of time is most marked in those with
A.    psychotic depressive symptoms
B.    manic symptoms
C.    schizophrenia
D.    organic mental disorders
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Q3. Statements about illusions are TRUE?
A.    Illusions can occur in the absence of psychiatric disorder
B.    Perceived object is combined with a mental image to produce a false perception.
C.    Visual illusions are the most common.
D.    Illusions are pathological of schizophrenia

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Q4. What are the true statements about perception.
A.    Pareidolias occur when the subject sees vivid pictures in fire or in clouds without any conscious effort on his part    
B.    Mental images are incomplete
C.    Hallucinations are involuntary
D.    Hallucinatory voices were called ‘phonemes’





Q5. Thought echo refers to:
A.    Hearing one’s own thoughts spoken aloud
B.    Écho de la pensée
C.    Gedankenlautwerden
D.    Thought sonorisation
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Q1. C Q2. A Q3. A,B,C Q4. A,B,C,D Q5. A,B,C,D

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