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Multiple choice zoology why do we fall ill health introduction to health health and its maintenance

A psychological syndrome associated with distress is called as _____________.

  1. Mental ability

  2. Mental illness

  3. Memory loss

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mental illness is a condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling and mood. Depression, Schizophrenia are associated with mental illness. The psychological syndrome is characterized by sadness, hopelessness, low self-esteem, decline in interest.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice zoology why do we fall ill health introduction to health health and its maintenance

Psychiatric treatment with electrical induction is done using the process of 

  1. ECT.

  2. Autoanalyzer.

  3. MEG.

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

ECT is the abbreviation for Electroconvulsive Therapy. ECT is a psychiatric treatment which is suited in some cases and can bring about dramatic improvement in severe depression. In this, electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Multiple choice zoology why do we fall ill health introduction to health health and its maintenance

Recurrence of epileptic attack is called as

  1. Episodes of epilepsy.

  2. Epileptic seizures.

  3. Epileptic shock.

  4. None of the above.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Epilepsy is a group of neurological disorders characterized by epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures are recurrent episodes of epileptic attack that can vary from brief and nearly undetectable to long periods of vigorous shaking and there is unconsciousness. 

Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice zoology why do we fall ill health introduction to health health and its maintenance

A person showing unpredictable moods, outbursts of emotion, quarrelsome behaviour and conflicts with others is suffering from

  1. Mood disorders

  2. Addictive disorders

  3. Schizophrenia

  4. Borderline personality disorder (BPD)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Borderline personality disorder is a serious psychiatric illness. It is a serious emotionally unstable personality disorder. The main feature of this disorder is a pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image and emotions. It is characterized by an unpredictable mood or mood swings, quarrelsome behaviour and conflicts.
So, the correct answer is 'Borderline personality disorder (BPD)'.

Multiple choice zoology why do we fall ill health introduction to health health and its maintenance

Social therapy of mental illness is required for

  1. Treatment of psychosis

  2. Maintenance of community health

  3. Rehabilitation of mentally ill people

  4. Prevention of addiction
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Social therapy is required for persons who are mentally ill. The concept of psychiatric rehabilitation is associated with social psychiatry. It uses the social structure to improve the interpersonal functioning of the person.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice zoology why do we fall ill health introduction to health health and its maintenance

In bipolar mood disorder, there is

  1. Prolonged depression

  2. Anxiety and avoidance behavious

  3. Obsession to perform a compulsive ritual

  4. Depression alternates with mania
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Bipolar mood disorder is also known as manic depression. It is a disorder of brain in which there are extreme mood shifts. There is alternation of mania and depression. Mania is a condition in which the person gets over excited and confident. In depression, the person gets very sad and feels upset. Mania and depression may last for few weeks or even years. The person loses interests in daily activities and feels demotivated. Some people even get suicidal thoughts.
So, the correct answer is 'depression alternates with mania'.
Multiple choice zoology why do we fall ill health introduction to health health and its maintenance

Which one is not a hereditary disease?

  1. Cystic fibrosis

  2. Cretinism

  3. Thalassaemia

  4. Haemophilia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Congenital hypothyroidism, previously known as cretinism, is a severe deficiency of thyroid hormone in newborns. It causes impaired neurological function, stunted growth, and physical deformities. It occurs due to lack of nutrition and hence it is not a hereditary disease.
So, the correct answer is 'Cretinism'.
Multiple choice zoology why do we fall ill health introduction to health health and its maintenance

Serious type mental deorientation is

  1. Neurosis

  2. Psychosis

  3. Mental disability

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Psychosis results from mental or physical illness or any other trauma due to which thoughts and emotions are affected to such an extent that contact is lost with reality. The people interpret the things around them in a different way. Hallucinations and delusions also occur in the affected person. The person make false imaginations and can't distinguish between what is real and what is not. 
So, the correct answer is 'Psychosis'.
Multiple choice zoology why do we fall ill health introduction to health health and its maintenance

Hemophilia is a 

  1. Genetic disorder

  2. Infectious disease

  3. Degeneration disease

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

Haemophilia is an inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to promote blood clot formation. The formation of blood clots is necessary to stop bleeding. This results in people bleeding longer after an injury, and an increased risk of bleeding inside joints or the brain. There are two main types of haemophilia i.e., haemophilia A, which occurs due to insufficient clotting factor VIII, and haemophilia B, which occurs due to insufficient clotting factor IX. They are typically inherited from one's parents through an X chromosome with a nonfunctional gene.

So, the correct answer is 'Genetic disorder'.