LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION - SOCIAL WORK
THIRD SEMESTER – November 2008
SW 3974 - PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Date : 07-11-08
Time : 9:00 - 12:00
Dept. No.
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions
Answer to each question not exceeding 50 words.
(3)
MB 14
Max. : 100 Marks
(10x2=20)
1. What is Dyslexia?
2. Differentiate between Psychosexual Disorder and Sexual Deviations.
3. Write the three characteristics of Mental Illness.
4. Name any four common childhood psychiatric disorders.
5. Explain the phases of Epileptic fits.
6. What is Psychosomatic Disorders? List any Two.
7. What is Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Assessment?
8. What is Possession Syndrome?
9. Explain thought Disorder.
10. What is PTSD? List the symptoms.
SECTION B
Answer any FOUR of the following
Answer to each question not exceeding more than 250 words
(2x10=20)
11. Brief the role of various socio-cultural factors in psychiatry.
12. Briefly narrate the History of Psychiatry.
13. “Drug abuse is rampant among youth in India”- Discuss the factors contributing and the common
drugs abused by the youth.
14. Discuss the various causes leading to suicide in India.
15. Discuss the types, causes and clinical manifestation of Organic Psychoses.
SECTION C
Answer any TWO of the following
Answer to each question not exceeding more than 1200 words
(2x10=20)
16. Discuss the importance of the various aspects of Case History and Mental Status Examination of
the psychiatric patient.
17. Enumerate the symptoms of the different sub- types of schizophrenia and discuss the management
of the patient.
18. Discuss the Socio-cultural factors lading to alcoholism. Suggest the various treatment and
rehabilitative measures.
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