FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2018

POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL.
PSYCHIATRY
PAPER-I
PSY/J/18/39/I
Time: 3 hours
Max. Marks:100
Important Instructions:
Attempt all questions in order.
Each question carries 10 marks.
Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space
Answer all the parts of a single question together.
Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:

1. Define intelligence. Discuss Piaget's stages of intellectual
development.
2+8
2. Which are different types of waves in EEG. Write briefly about
the EEG changes seen in psychiatric disorders.
4+6
3. What are different statistical measures which are used to
summarize research data? Write briefly about measure of
dispersion.
4+6
4. Stages of psychosexual development.
10
5. Which are the different approaches to classify psychiatric
disorders? Discuss the pros and cons of different classificatory
approaches.
5+5
6. Discuss about imaging modalities in Psychiatry. Write briefly
about the imaging changes seen in schizophrenia.
5+5
7. Describe the neuroanatomy of cerebellum. What are the
implications of cerebellum in psychiatric disorders?
5+5
8. Discuss principles of projective tests. Name some projective
tests. Briefly discuss any one projective test.

9. Define dying. Discuss the reactions to impending death.
2+8
10. What are different amino acid neurotransmitters? Enumerate
the receptors they work on. Discuss the role of amino acid
neurotransmitters in schizophrenia.