ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, FEBRUARY -2014
QUESTION PAPER BOOKLET

M.Sc. in Health Psychology
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This question paper has two sections Section A and Section B.
y Section consists of 75 objective type questions.
Section consists of 25 objective type questions.



This book contains 18 pages excluding this page

Section A
1. Which of the following gland's abnoDnal secretion is a condition called cretinisln?
A. Parathyroid gland
B. Thyroid gland
C. Pancreas
D. Gonads
2. Applying Psychology to criminal investigation and law is done by
A. Advocate Psychologists
B. Clinical Psychologists
C. Police Psychologists
D. Forensic Psychologists
3. Which of the following studies the biological, psychological and social processes involved in diagnosing, treating and preventing n1ental and psychological illnesses as well as in maintaining and enhancing wellbeing?
A. Health Psychology
B. Physiological Psychology
C. Clinical Psychology
D. Abnolmal Psychology
4. Which of the following is true about a Psychologist?
A. Reads mind
B. Predicts future
C. Solves your problen1 through healing spontaneously
D. Studies the behaviour and Inental processes
5. Elnotion of an individual is a
A. Quiet stage
B. StilTed up stage
C. Anger stage
D. Disorganized stage
6. In Psychology, REM is related to
A. Personality
B. Emotion
C. Cognition
D. Sleep

7. Awareness ofreceiving sensory information is known as
A. Cognition
B. Sensation

C. Apperception
D. Perception
8. Which of the following lobes are highly evolved in human beings as compared to the other organisms?
A. Parietal lobe
B. Occipita110be
C. Fronta110be
D. Telupora110be
9. Vision is related to
A. Fronta110be
B. Parietal10be
C. Occipital lobe
D. Temporal lobe
10. Which part of the brain is n10re responsible for n1aintaining balance and movements?
A. Corpus Callosulu
B. Cerebellum
C. Medulla
D. Reticular fonnation
11. Significant deviation from comlTIonly accepted patten1 of behaviour is called
A. Aninlality
B. Deviationality
C. Abnonuality
D. Stupidity
12. Any loss of Inelnory in vhich a person forgets his or her own identity and is unable to recognize familiar people is called
A. Agnosia
B. Amnesia
C. Indefferentia
D. Inferentia
13. Rajiv was brought to the Psychologist because of some weird behaviour. The Psychologist finally said that Rajiv is suffering from a mental illness call schizophrenia. The Psychologist could say this after
A. Talking to Rajiv for about an hour
B. Taking the family history from his parents and talking to Rajiv for about an hour
C. Administering electric shock to him
D. Adluinistering tests on him
14. Govardhan conducted experiments on rats to find out if they were able to learn faster when they are hungry, when they are well fed and when they have a physical pain. He measured the time the rats took in learning to choose the green lever to open the door of the cage that would allow them to a wide room. Govardhan is likely to be working in the discipline of
A. Psychiatry
B. Psychology
C. Zoology
D. Physiology
15. In the movie (Chakhde India' the coach who helped the Indian Women Hockey Team in developing a sense of belonging, goal orientation and team spirit by motivating the players, in fact did the job of a
A. Sports Psychologist
B. Motivational Psychologist
C. Indian Psychologist
D. Athletic Psychologist
16. Behaviourofan individual is understood in the context ofwhichofthe following?

Social conditions, Physical conditions, Mental conditions

A.
OnlyP

B.
OnlyQ

C.
PandQ

D.
P,QandR


17. A branch of Psychology concerned with the study of animal behaviour which leads to a deeper and broader understanding of human psychology is
A. EtOOo-Psychology
B. Animal anatomy
C. Comparative Psychology
D. Animal-human-Psychology

18. Psychology has relationship with which ofthe following?

Medical Sciences, Sociology, Anthropology, Microbiology

A.
OnlyM

B.
MandN

C.
M,NandO

D.
andP


19. Which of the following is relevant when a Psychologist attempts to understand the behaviour of an individual?
Social processes J: Skeleto-muscular processes

Neuro-biological processes Endocrinal processes

A.
Only I

B.
Iand J

C.
I,KandL

D.
I,J,KandL


20. During the state ofemotional stress, skin resistance to electric current
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Fluctuates
D. Fails to show any change
21. In diplopia, a person
A. Cannot hear
B. Is colour blind
C. Cannot see
D. Sees Double
22. For promotion ofhealth and wellbeing the following factors are very important
A. Biological, financial, social and environmental factors
B. Biological, social and behavioural factors
C. Biological, psychological and social factors
D. Biological, financial and psychological factors
23. Clairvoyance refers to
A. Clarity of concepts
B. Emotional disturbances
C. Clarification during counseling
D. Knowledge of hidden objects

24. Which of the following is the major cause of suicide in the World?
A. Schizophrenia
B. Depression
C. Mania
D. Delusion
25. Generally children attain first word by the age of
A. 5-9 months
B. 10-141nonths
C. 15-24 months
D. 18-241nonths
26. Which of the following will help us understand the sleep cycles?
A. EEG
B. ECG
C. CT Scan
D. MRI
27. Which ofthefollowingisnotafacilitatingfactor ofattention?
A. Motivation
B. Mental set
C. Intelligence quotient
D. Emotional Quotient
28. The process within an animal or an individual that causes the organism to move towards a goal is called
A. Organization
B. Enthusiasm
C. Motivation
D. Preparation
29. A psychological disorder characterized by the 'binge-purge syndrome' in which people overeat is called
A. Toxemia
B. Anorexia
C. Bulimia
D. Binge-purgenia
30. In one of the recent One Day International cricket matches held outside India the Indian cricketers were not batting well. They lost three wickets in three overs. They were not able to score fours and sixes. Suddenly a group of 100 Indians joined the spectators. They wore robes identical with the Indian team; whenever the Indian player scored even a

single run, they blew trumpets, waved Indian flags, played drums and danced and shouted 'India...India... In no time Indian team picked up their runs and started hitting fours and sixes. The other team found it hard to get the Indians out. This happened because the Indian team
A. Felt emotional
B. Got motivated
c.
Experienced patriotism

D.
Felt ashamed


31. Asher is a pampered child. He is the only child in the family. His parents doted on him and saw to it that he always got what he wanted. When Asher joined the school, he tried to dictate terms to his peers. To get the attention of his friends he always boasted of the games and toys he owned, places he visited during vacation, the latest brand of personal belongings he bought. One way to make him realize that these are not the areas of the interest to others, they should
A. Explain to him boasting is not liked by others
B. Argue with him whenever he boasts
C. Ignore him when he is boasting and talk to him well when he talks normally
D. Isolate him for ever
32. Crisis counseling is applicable in which ofthe following conditions?
I. In case of suicidal intension
II. After a natural calamity
III. After stabbing someone
IV.
While taking admission into a course

A.
Iand IV

B.
II and III

C.
IIandIV

D.
IandII


33. When Babloo was born he did not cry immediately. He had to be kept in the ICU for a " week. He did not have eye:..hand coordination, social smile before he was seven months old. He could sit on his own when he was 14 months old. He started uttering words when he was 4 years. When he was six years he was found to smile without any reason. He never indicated when he had to visit toilet and always dirtied the place. He had to be fed by his mother. He did not play with other children. His speech was not coherent. He could not answer questions relevantly, Babloo is suffering from
A. Mental Illness
B. Attention Deficit Hyperactive (ADHD)
C. Autism Spectrum Disorder
D. Mental Retardation
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34. Which ofthe following cases will have to be referred to a Psychologist?
L. A child having undue hostility towards his brother
M. A teacher bashing up the students until they faint
N. A man who is a habitual land grabber
O. A man constantly crying whenever he has to travel by train
A. LandM
B. L,MandN
C. L,Mand 0
D. M,Nand0
35. Smita is disturbed because her close friend met with a bad accident. Many friends were trying to console her in different ways. The responses of different friends were First friend: Don't worry. Stop crying. Everything will be ok. Second friend: Take it light. Shall we go for a movie? Third friend: You must be feeling terrible. I am with you. Talk what you feel like. Fourth friend: I know how bad you must be feeling. I too lost a friend when I was 18. Please stop crying.
Which one of the above is likely to be a student of Psychology?
A. First friend
B. Second friend
C. Third friend
D. Fourth friend
36. Amita has joined the new school in her grade VII. For the past two months, her marks were consistently poor and her class teacher has repeatedly been warning her that if she does not improve in two months, she needs to call the parents and talk to them. Of late, Amita resumed her long forgotten bedwetting. The reason may be attributed to
A. The.education system
B. Pubertal changes
c.
Physical stress

D.
Anxiety


37. Match the diseases with the glands and choose the correct answer
1. Pituitary underactivity m. myxedema
11. ThYroid deficiency n. tetany
111. Adrenal secretion deficiency o. dwarfism
iv.
ParathYroid destruction p. Addison's disease

A.
iii-n, iv-m

B.
iii-p, iv-n

C.


D.
None of the above



38. Ageism means
A. The feeling that they will never get old
B. Prejudice and discrimination based on age
C. The tendency to understate their age
D. The fear that they are getting old
39. People who claim to have insomnia
A. typically overestimate the amount of sleep lost
B. primarily remember their amount of time asleep
C. have severe sleep time loss
D. typically sleep for only minutes each night
40. Psychologists, who typically apply psychological principles to diagnose and help individuals deal with emotional problems, including marital and family conflicts, are called
A. Biological Psychologists
B. Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
C. Social and Family Psychologists
D. Marriage and Educational Psychologists
41. The classification of abnonnal behaviour is published by American Psychological
Association as
.i... APAM (American Prevalence of Abnonnality Manual)

B. DSM (Diagnostic Statistical Manual)
C. AMP (American Manual ofPsychopathology)
D. IMP(Intemational Manual of Psychopathology)
42. Shruthi attends her regular classes, takes computer courses in the evening, does her project work in the field, and yet finds time to take music lessons three times a week. This is because
A. Music is her profession
B. It fetches her money in the long run
C. She is motivated
D. She wants to satisfy the ambitions ofher parents
43. studies the physical, social and psychological changes that occur at different ages and stages over a life span, from conception to old age
A. Child Psychology
B. Health Psychology
C. Social Psychology
D. Developmental Psychology
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44. The interdisciplinary focus on research and application of Psychology has led to emergenceofvaried areas ofresearch. An example of such an emerging area is
A. Aviation Psychology
B. Abnormal Psychology
C. General Psychology
D. Research l1ethods
45. Psychology is defined as ascience which studies
A. Mental and behavioural processes
B. Mental processes, experiences and behaviour
C. Behaviour and its outcomes
D. Stimulus and response
46. The science of determining which drugs alleviate which psychological disorders and why they do so is referred as
A. Chemical analysis
B. Psychopathy
C. Psychopharmacology
D. Phannacotherapy
47. The disorder of childhood that involves repeated episodes of leaving the bed and walking around without being conscious ofthe experience or remembering it later is called
A. Somnambulism
B. Eneuresis
C. Sleep neurosis
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48. Which of the following definition is correct
A. Psychology is the scientific study of the activities of the human being in relation to its environment
B. Psychology is the scientific study of the activities of the organism in relation to its society
C. Psychology is the scientific study of the activities of the human being in relation to its society
D. Psychology is the scientific study of the activities of the organism in relation to its environment
49. Psychology can be best described as a
A. Social
B. Behavioral
C. Life
D. Biological

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50. Which of the following sentence is true
A. Science is defined by its subject matter, as well as by the methods employed to acquire knowledge
B. Science is defined by its subject matter, not by the methods employed to acquire knowledge
C. Science is defined neither by its subject matter, nor by the methods employed to acquire' knowledge
D. Science is defined not just by its subject matter, but by the methods employed to acquire knowledge
51. The term 'Psychology' has been derived from two Greek words
A. Psycho and Logos
B. Psyche and Logus
C. Psyche and Logos
D. Psycho and Logus
52. Attempting to solve a problem by not applying any thought to it is called
A. Trial and error
B. Insight
C. Motor impulse
D. Behaviour
53. The act of deciding to do something also referred to as is called
A. Revolution
B. Preparation
C. Nepotism
D. Volition
54·. Which Psychologist is primarily associated with Psychoanalysis?
A. Piaget
B. Watson
C. Freud
D. Wundt
55. What is the primary approach that Psychologists use to uncover the truth about human behaviour?
A. Reliance on authority figures
B. Introspection
C. Rationalism
D. Scientific method
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56. Which ofthe following correlations shows the strongest relationship between variables
A. The correlation between alcohol consumption and deaths is r .36
B. The correlation between time spent partying and grades among college students is -.80
C. The correlation between height and IQ is r .79
D. The correlation between watching media violence and aggression is r .20
57. Humans are best as
A. Cultural animals
B. Social animals
C. Both cultural and social animals
D. Neither cultural animals nor social animals
58. Self efficacy is
A. The ability to fulfill one's potential
B. One's belief about one's ability to perfonn behaviours that should lead to expected outcomes
C. A durable disposition to behave in a particular way in a variety ofsituations
D. A collection of beliefs about one's nature, unique qualities and typical behaviours
59. If identical twins exhibit more personality resemblance than fraternal twins, it's probably due to
A. Similar treatment from parents
B. greater genetic overlap
C. Their strong identification with each other
D. Other's expectations that they should be similar
60. Stress functioning of immune system
A. Stimulate
B. Suppress
C. Destroy
D. Enhance
61. Which ofthe following has not been found to be a mode of transmission for AIDS
A. Sexual contact among homosexual men
B. The sharing of needles by intravenous drug users
C. Sexual contact among heterosexuals
D. Sharing food

62. Sigmund Freud immensely contributed to the field of
A. Organizational
B. Community
C. Abnormal

D. Health
63. The Conative aspect ofhuman being refers to their
A. Cognition
B. Emotion
C. Motion
D. Motivation
64. The first Centre for IIealth Psychology in a University system in India was established in the year
A. 2006
B. 2007
C. 2008
D. 2009
65. The lens of the eye becomes thinner for distant objects and vice versa to facilitate light into the eye. This process is known as
A. Accommodation
B. Photosensation
C. Adaptation
D. Assimilation
66. Which of the following is not a function of Health Psychologist
A. Prescription ofmedicines
B. Prescription of therapy
C. Assessing and certifying wellbeing
D. Conduct scientific research
67. The protective layer on the axons of the neurons that helps inthe smooth conduction of electrical impulses is known as:
A. Myelin
B. Meninges
C. Golgi sheath
D. Tymphanic membrane
68. A student wanted to join a particular course and wanted to know whether he has necessary abilities to excel in the chosen area. So he decided to undergo psychological testing. Which of the following may help the student?

A. Intelligence Testing
B. Aptitude Testing
C. Interest Test
D. Attitude Testing
69. Any substance that can trigger an immune response is called
A. Antigen
B. Antibody
C. Antidote
D. Antigene
70. A parent wanted to develop study habits in his child using some rewards. Which of the following will help hiln achieve the goal?
A. Make the rewards available before he completes his studies
B. List the rewards and give them after every month
C. Make the revards available only when he completes his studies
D. Make the rewards available subject to the performance tn the term-end examinations
71. Archilnedes is known in the history to use the word Eureka when he suddenly discovered an answer to the problem he was trying to solve for quite some time. This kind of learning is known as_
A. Conditioned learning
B. Social learning
C. Insight learning
D. Practiced learning
72. Who among the following is a Psychologist who won Nobel Prize for the theory that people make decisions based on the potential value of losses and gains rather than the final outcome?
A. Daniel Kahneman
B. Eric Kendel
C. Ivan Pavlov
D. Amrtya Sen
73. Which ofthe following statements is true with reference to memory?
A. Federal drug agency has launched drugs in India recently to boost memory
B. Memory is not affected by sleep problems
C. Memory storage structures are widely distributed across the brain
D. Most ofthe memory problems in children are due to dementia
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74. Identify the psychological symptom seen when sugar levels drop beyond the desired levels and lead to hypoglyceluia.
A. Nausea
B. Blurred vision
C. Reduced heart rate
D. Inattention
75. According to World Health'Organization, health has specific attributes. They are
A. Physical, Psychological and Spiritual
B. Physical, Astronoluical and Social
C. Psychological, Social and Economical
D. Physical, Psychological and Economical
Section B
76. Is there a mistake in any ofthe sections ofthe sentence given below?
IV Have you had enough for desert, or would you like another slice ofice cream?
1 11 111
A. 1, 111
B. 11
C. ii, iv
D. no mistake
77. He kept no count ofhow time passed
A. Have
B. Ifad
C. Did
D. Went
78. The doctor advised the patient
A. that not to neglect his health
B. to not to neglect his health
C. not to neglect his health
D. Don't neglect your health
79. I would rather starve to death than loan from you.
A. Have asked
B. Ask
C. Would ask
D. To have asked
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80. We were taken aback at the fulsome praise he heaped upon his fonner enemy.
A. Elaborated
B. Extravagant
C. Excessive
D. Exorbitant
81. These birds usually live in sparsely populated areas
A. lightly
B. heavily
C. densely
D. thickly
Choose the antonym for the word highlighted from the alternatives provided
82. My brother is very sensitive about hurting animals.
A. Callous
B. Senseless
C. Indifferent
D. Unconcerned
83. Which of the following sentences is correct?
A. Each of the soldiers are disciplined
B. Both of the soldiers is disciplined
C. All of the soldier are disCiplined
D. Each of the soldiers is disciplined
Identify the error in the sentence given below
84. Psychologists plays a vital role in the healthcare profession
A. Capitalization
B. Punctuation
C. Spelling
D. Grammar
For each of the following 'active sentences' four alternative 'passive sentences' are given, of which only one is correct. Choose the correct sentence and mark accordingly
85. A slnall pebble may break a windscreen
A. Windscreen is broken by a small pebble
B. Windscreens were being broken by a small pebble

C. Windscreens have been broken by a small pebble
D. Not one ofthe above sentences·is the correct passive fonn
86. That remark has wounded my feelings
A. My feelings have been wounded bythat remark

B. My feelings has been wounded by that remark
C. My feeling was wounded by that remark
D. My feelings were wounded by that remark
For the word given below four alternative words are given; choose the one that comes closest in meaning to the given word
87. Plagiarize
A. Pledge
B. Catastrophe
C. Copy
D. Plague
Give a single word for each ofthe following groups ofwords
88. A person who keeps his thoughts to himself
A. Extrovert
B. Introvert
C. Ambivert
D. Divert
89. Happening every now and then
A. Contemporary
B. Currently
C. Frequently
D. Absolutely
90. The teacher noted that a particular student was invariably irregular to the class. Find the sYnonym ofthe underlined word.
A. Randomly
B. Arbitrarily
C. Regularly
D. Indiscriminately
91. Find the meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence: Health Psychology is plaYing a larger role in reducing mortality rate associated with obesity and similar lifestyle disorders
A. Disability
B. Death
C. Distress
D. Disorders
92. Regular
A. Excercise
B. Exorcise
C. Exercise
D. Exersize
will takecare ofmanyofourhealthmaladies
93. Find the odd man out from the following list of words
A. Epigenic
B. Epidemic
C. Pandemic
D. Endemic
94. Publishers try to acquire from the writers before publishing the work of the writers
A. Copywrite
B. CopYrite
C. Copy-write
D. CopYright
95. Meager: Plenty:: Mediocre:
A. Unusual
B. Passable
C. Ordinary
D. Mundane
96. The manager wanted to the floral arrangements kept on the
A. Alter, Altar
B. Altar, Alter
C. Alter, Altare
D. Alter, Altur
97. Palpitation: Relaxed:: Diligence::
A. Assiduousness
B. Conscientiousness
C. Persistence
D. Lackadaisical
98. The researcher arranged the responders into two groups based on their choice of language in which they wanted to respond i.e. English and Mother tongue. That means, the researcher two
A. Discrete groups

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B. Discreet groups
C. Discreat groups
D. Discret groups
99. The buyer had a tete-a-tete with the artist before buying the painting. It means that
A. The buyer and the artist had tea but no other drinks or snacks
B. The buyer requested the artist for a discount
C. The buyer and the artist had an infinite discussion.
D. The buyer had'a private discussion with the artist
100. Find the meaning ofthe underlined word in the following sentence
said he does not need any incentive to cOlnplete the task'

A. Reminder
B. Intrusion
C. Reward
D. Incursion