MINDS MCQ

Volume 4 Issue 7 July 2014 1. Forgetting unpleasant feelings is called as: a) Isolation b) Repression c) Dissociation d) Suppression 2. A 32 year old woman was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Which of the following would youexpect to see first? a) Shock & denial b) Anger c) Bargaining d) Depression 3. Nihilistic delusions […]

Volume 4 Issue 6 June, 2014 1. The commonest form of Puerperal psychosis is, a) Organic b) Schizophreniform c) Anxiety d) Affective 2. Which of the following sedato-hypnotic drug is contraindicated in acute intermittent porphyria, a) Chloral hydrate b) Alprazolam c) Hydroxyzine d) Buspirone 3. Which of the following stage of NREM sleep has the […]

Volume 4 Issue 5 May, 2014 1. ‘Cold Turkey’ is a slang name for a) Opiate withdrawal b) Cocaine withdrawal c) Benzodiazepine withdrawal d) Cannabis withdrawal 2. What is Hypnopompic Hallucination a) Experienced while falling asleep b) Experienced while awakening c) After head trauma d) After convulsion. 3. La belle indifference is seen in a) […]

Volume 4 Issue 4 April, 2014 1. Features of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome include all of the following EXCEPT. a) Absent philtrum b) Syndactyly c) Atrial septal defect d) Macrocephaly 2. The antidepressant which is most likely to lower the seizure threshold is a) Fluoxetine b) Bupropion c) Mianserine d) Trazodone 3. The association of D2DR […]

Volume 4 Issue 3 March, 2014 1. Teratogenic risk for Psychotropic drugs is high between a) 1 to 3 weeks b) 4 to 8 weeks c) 10 to 14 weeks d) >14 weeks 2. Treatment of ADHD involves the following drugs except a) Amphetamines b) Antidepressants c) Barbiturates d. Lithium Carbonate 3. About Gille de […]

Volume 4 Issue 2 February, 2014 1. Smoking reduces the concentration of some antipsychotics due to induction of a) CYP4501A2 b) CYP4502D6 c) CYP4503A4 d) None 2. All of the following is available as liquid formulation except a) Citalopram b) Fluoxetine c) Paroxetine d) Bupropion 3. All of the following are available in long acting […]

Volume 4 Issue 1 January, 2014 1. Which of the following drug can be used for ADHD? a) Nalaxone b) Trazadone c) Guanafacine d) Buspirone 2. Which of the following is serious adverse event of Trazodone? a) Cheese reaction b) Priapism c) Atrial Fibrillation d) Bone marrow suppression 3. All the following causes of dementia […]

Volume 3 Issue 12 December, 2013 1. The term dementia praecox was coined by a) Emil Krapelin b) Sigmund Freud c) Eugen Bleuler d) Kurt Schneider 2. All are mature defense mechanisms except a) Altruism b) Anticipation c) Sexualization d) Sublimation 3. Serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors include a) Venlafaxine b) Duloxetine c) Milnacipran d) All […]

Volume 3 Issue 11 November, 2013 1. All are parasomias related to NREM sleep except a) Confusional arousal b) Sleep walking c) Sleep terrors d) Recurrent Sleep Paralysis 2. Epigenetic psychosexual and psychosocial development was given by a) Sigmund Freud b) Eric Erikson c) Margaret Mahler d) Karl Abraham 3. The antidepressant which is most […]

Volume 3 Issue 10 October, 2013 1. Side effect of lithium includes a) Tremors b) Polyuria c) Hypothyroidism d) All of the above 2. Bleulers primary symptoms of Schizophrenia include all except a) Abnormal association b) Autistic Thinking c) Abnormal Affect d) Akinesia 3. Percentage of people with alchohol intoxication or withdrawal going into delirium […]