NALANDA OPEN UNIVERSITY QUESTION,2011, M.A [Psychology] Part-II, Paper-IX (Psychopathology)

NALANDA OPEN UNIVERSITY QUESTION,2011, M.A [Psychology] Part-II, Paper-IX (Psychopathology) 

                                                                           2011
                                                                     Full Marks: 80
                                                                     Time: 3 hours
                                      Answer any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.


1. Throw light on the history of development of Psychopathology in prescientific period.

2. What do you mean by Psychopathology? Discuss the characteristics of abnormal behaviour.

3. What is observation method? How is it used in the study of abnormal behaviour?

4. Throw light upon the major features of ICD classification system of mental disorders.

5. How does psychodynamic model explain abnormal behaviour?

6. Explain the biological causes of abnormal behaviour.

7. What is stress? Discuss the reaction involved in stress.

8. What do you mean by Phobia? Describe its causes.

9. What do you understand by somatoform disorder? explain its symptoms and etiology of somatoform.

10. Discuss the symptoms and etiology of schizophrenia.