Psychological Well Being and Mental Disorders [IAS (Admin.) Mains Psychology]: Questions 1 - 6 of 25
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Question 1
Appeared in Year: 2018
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Is sleep is a passive process? Justify your answer with proper scientific support. (Section B)
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Sleep a Passive Process
Sleep is a recurring state of relaxation that is characterized by an altered state of consciousness, inhibited sensory activity, muscular inhibition, and severely reduced interaction with outside entities.
Sleep Has Different Stages
Stage 1
In stage 1 sleep heart rate slows, irregular breathing, relaxation of muscles, presents o…
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Question 2
Appeared in Year: 2018
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How does stress contribute to the causation of physical illness? Discuss the role of optimism as factor moderating the impact of stress. (Paper 2 Section A)
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Stress
- Small amounts of stress may be desired, beneficial, and even healthy.
- In psychology, stress is a feeling of strain and pressure.
- Positive stress helps improve athletic performance. It also plays a factor in motivation, adaptation, and reaction to the environment. Excessive amounts of stress, however, may lead to bodily harm. Stress can increase…
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Question 3
Appeared in Year: 2018
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Explain the etiology of manic-depressive disorder. Evaluate the suitability of therapeutic methods for the treatment of manic-depressive disorder. (Paper 2 Section A)
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Etiology of Manic-Depressive Disorder
Definition
- Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis defined in the DSM-IV-TR.
- It is a disorder characterized by periods of extreme, often inappropriate, and sometimes-unpredictable mood states. In the past, this disorder was called manic-depression.
- The term manic-depression was coined to describe the high emoti…
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Question 4
Appeared in Year: 2018
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Discuss the efficacy of systematic desensitization in reducing client՚s phobic reactions. Illustrate your answer with suitable example. (Paper 2 Section A)
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Systematic Desensitization
- Systematic desensitization is a behavioural technique commonly used to treat fear, anxiety disorders, and phobias.
- Using this method, the person is engaged in some type of relaxation exercise and gradually exposed to an anxiety-producing stimulus, like an object or place. It is a type of cognitive behavior therapy developed…
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Question 5
Appeared in Year: 2017
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Explain how hallucinations and delusional contents differ in paranoid and non -paranoid schizophrenia. (Paper II)
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Hallucinations and Delusional Contents
- Among the severe mental disorders, schizophrenia is very commonly seen in every population.
- Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder characterized in general by fundamental distortions of thinking and perception, delusions, inappropriate or blunted affect, and disorganized behavior (ICD 10) .
- It is a clinical synd…
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Question 6
Appeared in Year: 2016
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How can psychological-wellbeing of service professionals be promoted? Discuss. (Paper-II)
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Psychological-Wellbeing of Service Professionals
- Work or service is an important aspect in human life. Adults spend their half of their time on working or services. Psychological well-being is an important factor that affects the working condition.
- It must be improved for the better condition of professionals. Psychological-wellbeing of professionals…
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