Q.1 Which disorder is characterized by persistent worry and tension for at least six months, without a specific trigger?
Panic Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Explanation - GAD involves chronic, excessive worry and tension, often without a clear trigger, lasting at least six months.
Correct answer is: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Q.2 Which disorder is primarily characterized by sudden, recurrent panic attacks and fear of future attacks?
Panic Disorder
Social Anxiety Disorder
Specific Phobia
Adjustment Disorder
Explanation - Panic Disorder involves sudden, intense episodes of fear or discomfort, with concern about future attacks.
Correct answer is: Panic Disorder
Q.3 Which disorder involves persistent difficulty discarding possessions regardless of their value?
Hoarding Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Depression
Explanation - Hoarding Disorder is characterized by difficulty discarding items, leading to clutter that interferes with living spaces.
Correct answer is: Hoarding Disorder
Q.4 Which disorder involves preoccupation with perceived defects in physical appearance?
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Eating Disorder
Social Anxiety Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Explanation - BDD is characterized by excessive concern over imagined or minor physical flaws, causing distress or impairment.
Correct answer is: Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Q.5 Which disorder is triggered by identifiable life stressors and results in emotional or behavioral symptoms?
Adjustment Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Panic Disorder
Explanation - Adjustment Disorder occurs in response to a stressor, leading to emotional or behavioral changes disproportionate to the event.
Correct answer is: Adjustment Disorder
Q.6 Which sleep disorder is characterized by irresistible attacks of sleep during the day, often with cataplexy?
Insomnia
Narcolepsy
Sleep Apnea
Restless Legs Syndrome
Explanation - Narcolepsy involves excessive daytime sleepiness, sudden sleep episodes, and sometimes cataplexy (loss of muscle tone).
Correct answer is: Narcolepsy
Q.7 Which disorder involves repetitive behaviors (like handwashing) or mental acts (like counting) to reduce distress?
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Specific Phobia
Hoarding Disorder
Explanation - OCD involves obsessions (intrusive thoughts) and compulsions (ritualistic behaviors) aimed at reducing anxiety.
Correct answer is: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Q.8 Which disorder is marked by extreme preoccupation with social situations and fear of judgment?
Social Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Specific Phobia
Agoraphobia
Explanation - Social Anxiety Disorder involves intense fear or avoidance of social interactions due to fear of embarrassment or criticism.
Correct answer is: Social Anxiety Disorder
Q.9 Which disorder involves difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep despite adequate opportunity?
Insomnia Disorder
Narcolepsy
Restless Legs Syndrome
Sleep Apnea
Explanation - Insomnia is a sleep disorder where individuals have trouble initiating or maintaining sleep, impacting daily functioning.
Correct answer is: Insomnia Disorder
Q.10 Which disorder is characterized by repetitive hair-pulling leading to noticeable hair loss?
Trichotillomania
Hoarding Disorder
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
OCD
Explanation - Trichotillomania is a body-focused repetitive behavior where individuals pull their hair, causing visible hair loss and distress.
Correct answer is: Trichotillomania
Q.11 Which disorder involves recurrent skin picking resulting in lesions and significant distress?
Excoriation Disorder
Trichotillomania
Dermatillomania
OCD
Explanation - Excoriation (Skin Picking) Disorder is characterized by repetitive picking of skin causing tissue damage and emotional distress.
Correct answer is: Excoriation Disorder
Q.12 Which disorder involves persistent feelings of detachment from oneself or surroundings?
Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Schizophrenia
Panic Disorder
Explanation - This disorder involves experiences of unreality or detachment from self (depersonalization) or surroundings (derealization).
Correct answer is: Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
Q.13 Which disorder is marked by multiple distinct identities controlling behavior at different times?
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Depersonalization Disorder
Schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
Explanation - DID involves two or more distinct personality states or identities, causing gaps in memory and impaired functioning.
Correct answer is: Dissociative Identity Disorder
Q.14 Which disorder involves preoccupation with perceived physical flaws combined with compulsive behaviors like mirror checking?
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
OCD
Hoarding Disorder
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Explanation - BDD involves obsessive focus on minor or imagined defects, often leading to repetitive behaviors to conceal or fix flaws.
Correct answer is: Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Q.15 Which disorder is defined by somatic symptoms causing significant distress or disruption, often with excessive thoughts about health?
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Illness Anxiety Disorder
Conversion Disorder
Factitious Disorder
Explanation - Individuals with SSD experience real physical symptoms with disproportionate anxiety or concern, impacting daily life.
Correct answer is: Somatic Symptom Disorder
Q.16 Which disorder is characterized by preoccupation with having or acquiring a serious illness, without significant somatic symptoms?
Illness Anxiety Disorder
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Factitious Disorder
Conversion Disorder
Explanation - In IAD, individuals worry excessively about health or disease despite minimal or no physical symptoms.
Correct answer is: Illness Anxiety Disorder
Q.17 Which disorder involves neurological symptoms (like paralysis or blindness) not explained by medical conditions?
Conversion Disorder
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Illness Anxiety Disorder
Factitious Disorder
Explanation - Conversion Disorder presents with motor or sensory symptoms that cannot be fully explained by medical conditions.
Correct answer is: Conversion Disorder
Q.18 Which disorder is intentionally produced or feigned to assume the sick role without obvious external incentives?
Factitious Disorder
Malingering
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Conversion Disorder
Explanation - Factitious Disorder involves deliberate fabrication of illness to gain attention or sympathy, unlike malingering, which has external gain.
Correct answer is: Factitious Disorder
Q.19 Which disorder is characterized by voluntary assumption of another's identity or physical symptoms for attention?
Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another
Malingering
Conversion Disorder
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Explanation - Previously called Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, this disorder involves inducing or fabricating illness in another person to gain attention.
Correct answer is: Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another
Q.20 Which disorder involves repetitive pulling of hair with subsequent hair loss, often triggered by stress or anxiety?
Trichotillomania
Excoriation Disorder
OCD
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Explanation - Trichotillomania is a body-focused repetitive behavior disorder, with hair pulling often linked to stress relief.
Correct answer is: Trichotillomania
Q.21 Which disorder involves persistent preoccupation with perceived ugliness, leading to repetitive behaviors like camouflaging?
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Hoarding Disorder
Explanation - BDD centers on perceived physical flaws, often causing significant distress and compulsive appearance-related behaviors.
Correct answer is: Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Q.22 Which disorder is associated with sudden, overwhelming anxiety triggered by social or performance situations?
Social Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Specific Phobia
Agoraphobia
Explanation - Social Anxiety Disorder involves intense fear or avoidance of social or performance scenarios due to fear of negative evaluation.
Correct answer is: Social Anxiety Disorder
Q.23 Which disorder is characterized by repetitive behaviors like skin picking, leading to tissue damage?
Excoriation Disorder
Trichotillomania
OCD
Dermatillomania
Explanation - Excoriation Disorder is a body-focused repetitive behavior disorder where individuals repetitively pick at their skin, causing lesions.
Correct answer is: Excoriation Disorder
Q.24 Which disorder involves excessive and persistent worry about everyday events and tasks without a specific focus?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Specific Phobia
Adjustment Disorder
Explanation - GAD is marked by chronic, excessive worry about multiple aspects of daily life, lasting at least six months.
Correct answer is: Generalized Anxiety Disorder