10@10 psychiatry

One of the following usually differentiates hysterical symptoms from hypochondriacal symptoms

An 18 year old student complains of lack of interest in studies for last 6 months. He has frequent quarrels with his parents and has frequent headaches. The most appropriate clinical approach would be to:

All of the following are associated with better prognosis in schizophrenia, except:

Mutism and akinesis in a person, who appears awake and even alert, is best described as:

Rivastigmine and Donepezil are drugs used predominantly in the management of:

Bright light treatment has been found to be most effective in treatment of:

Perseveration is:

Intense nihilisim, somatization and agitation in old age are the hallmark symptoms of:

A 25 year old female presents with 2 year history of repetitive, irresistible thoughts of contamination with dirt associated with repetitive hand washing. She reports these thoughts to be her own and distressing; but is not able to overcome them along with medications. She is most likely to benefit from which of the following therapies?

An 18 year old boy came to the Psychiatry OPD with a complaint of feeling changed from inside. He described himself as feeling strange as if he is different from his normal self. He was very tense and anxious yet could not point out the precise change in him. This phenomena is best called as: