1). Thinking characterized by the ability to grasp the essentials of a whole, to break a whole into its parts and to discern common properties is termed as:

A. autistic thinking

B. abstract thinking

C. primary process thinking

D. concrete thinking

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2). Morbid fear of open places or leaving the familiar setting of the home is called:

A. claustrophobia

B. xenophobia

C. zoophobia

D. agoraphobia

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3). Subjective feeling of motor restlessness manifested by a compelling need to be in constant movement is termed as:

A. akathisia

B. akinesia

C. agraphia

D. agnosia

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4). Inability or difficulty in describing or being aware of one's emotions or moods is termed as:

A. apraxia

B. alexithymia

C. agnosia

D. anomia

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5). Anhedonia refers to:

A. loss of interest in and withdrawal from all regular and pleasurable activities.

B. inability to recall the names of objects.

C. loss or decrease in appetite.

D. inability to recognize a physical deficit in oneself .

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6). Inability to perform a voluntary purposeful motor activity is termes as:

A. apraxia

B. alogia

C. aphasia

D. anhedonia

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7). Loss of memory for events subsequent to the onset of the amnesia common after trauma is termed as:

A. anterograde amnesia

B. retrograde amnesia

C. neurological amnesia

D. astasia abasia

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8). Thinking in which the thoughts are largely narcissistic and egocentric, with emphasis on subjectivity rather than objectivity, and without regard for reality is termed as:

A. abstract thinking

B. logical thinking

C. concrete thinking

D. autistic thinking

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9). Waxy flexibility is typical of

A. paranoid schizophrenia

B. catatonic schizophrenia

C. hebephrenic schizophrenia

D. residual schizophrenia

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10). Compulsion to drink alcoholic beverages is termed as:

A. denial

B. dipsomania

C. derailment

D. dysgeusia

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11). Unconscious defense mechanism by which the emotional component of an unacceptable idea or object is transferred to a more acceptable one is called:

A. dissociation

B. denial

C. displacement

D. devaluation

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12). Which is NOT a negative sign seen in schizophrenia

A. flat affect

B. alogia

C. hallucination

D. apathy

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13). A kind of aphasia characterized by difficulty in giving the correct name of an object is :

A. nominal aphasia

B. amnestic aphasia

C. sensory aphasia

D. receptive aphasia

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14). Which is NOT a positive sign seen in schizophrenia:

A. hallucinations

B. delusions

C. thought disorder

D. flat affect

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15). Morbid, insatiable sexual need or desire in a male is termed as:

A. satyriasis

B. nymphomania

C. pseudocyesis

D. gynecomastia

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