General Awareness

Mental Health and Disorders

3,443 Questions

Mental health and disorders cover psychological conditions, behavioral signs, and emotional challenges. These topics appear in general awareness, psychology, and social work exams. Use this guide to practice identifying various mental health conditions.

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Mental Health and Disorders Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of aggression?

  1. Physical aggression

  2. Verbal aggression

  3. Relational aggression

  4. Passive aggression
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Passive aggression is a form of indirect aggression, while physical aggression, verbal aggression, and relational aggression are all forms of direct aggression.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a common consequence of aggression?

  1. Physical injury

  2. Emotional distress

  3. Social isolation

  4. Improved relationships
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Aggression typically leads to negative consequences such as physical injury, emotional distress, and social isolation, rather than improved relationships.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the sudden, vivid, and often frightening dream that awakens a person from sleep?

  1. Nightmare

  2. Night terror

  3. Lucid dream

  4. Astral projection
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Nightmares are characterized by intense fear and anxiety, often involving threats to one's safety or well-being.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the phenomenon of sleepwalking?

  1. Somnambulism

  2. Sleep talking

  3. Night terrors

  4. Sleep paralysis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Somnambulism is a sleep disorder characterized by walking and performing complex behaviors while asleep.

Multiple choice

What is the term for the phenomenon of experiencing a brief moment of paralysis between sleep and wakefulness?

  1. Sleep paralysis

  2. Hypnagogic hallucination

  3. Lucid dreaming

  4. Night terror
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sleep paralysis is a temporary inability to move or speak that occurs during the transition between sleep and wakefulness.

Multiple choice

In the 2019 film "Kabir Singh", which character struggles with bipolar disorder?

  1. Kabir Singh

  2. Preeti

  3. Shiva

  4. Jordi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Kabir Singh, played by Shahid Kapoor, is a character with bipolar disorder in the film "Kabir Singh".

Multiple choice

In the 2019 film "Gully Boy", which character struggles with drug addiction?

  1. Murad

  2. Safeena

  3. MC Sher

  4. Moeen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Murad, played by Ranveer Singh, is a young man who struggles with drug addiction in the film "Gully Boy".

Multiple choice

In the 2016 film "Pink", which character has post-traumatic stress disorder?

  1. Amitabh Bachchan

  2. Taapsee Pannu

  3. Kirti Kulhari

  4. Andrea Tariang
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Amitabh Bachchan's character, Deepak Sehgal, is a lawyer who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder in the film "Pink".

Multiple choice

In the 2017 film "Tumhari Sulu", which character has obsessive-compulsive disorder?

  1. Sulu

  2. Ashok

  3. Piyush

  4. Maria
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sulu, played by Vidya Balan, is a housewife with obsessive-compulsive disorder in the film "Tumhari Sulu".

Multiple choice

In the 2018 film "Badhaai Ho", which character has erectile dysfunction?

  1. Nakul

  2. Priyamvada

  3. Jeetendra Kaushik

  4. Gajendra Kaushik
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Jeetendra Kaushik, played by Ayushmann Khurrana, is a middle-aged man who experiences erectile dysfunction in the film "Badhaai Ho".

Multiple choice

In the 2019 film "Article 15", which character has schizophrenia?

  1. Ayan Ranjan

  2. Nishad

  3. Gaura

  4. Aditi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Nishad, played by Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, is a character with schizophrenia in the film "Article 15".

Multiple choice

In the 2017 film "Newton", which character has Asperger syndrome?

  1. Newton Kumar

  2. Malko

  3. Aatma Singh

  4. Lokesh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Newton Kumar, played by Rajkummar Rao, is a government clerk with Asperger syndrome in the film "Newton".

Multiple choice

What is the primary characteristic of personality disorders?

  1. Inflexible and enduring patterns of behavior and thinking

  2. Impaired social and occupational functioning

  3. Significant distress or impairment

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Personality disorders are characterized by inflexible and enduring patterns of behavior and thinking that cause significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a cluster of personality disorders in the DSM-5?

  1. Cluster A: Odd or eccentric behavior

  2. Cluster B: Dramatic, emotional, or erratic behavior

  3. Cluster C: Anxious or fearful behavior

  4. Cluster D: Disruptive, impulsive, and conduct disorders
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
Correct answer
Explanation

Cluster D is not a cluster of personality disorders in the DSM-5. The three clusters in the DSM-5 are Cluster A, Cluster B, and Cluster C.

Multiple choice

Which personality disorder is characterized by a pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy?

  1. Narcissistic personality disorder

  2. Borderline personality disorder

  3. Antisocial personality disorder

  4. Histrionic personality disorder
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by a pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy.