Download DNB 2015 Dec PSYCHIATRY P I Question Paper

Download DNB (Diplomate of National Board) Under NBE 2015 Dec PSYCHIATRY P I Previous Question Paper

FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2015
POSSESSION / USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
PSYCHIATRY

PAPER ? I
PSY/D/15/39/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. a) What is memory?
b) What are the different types of memory?
c) Anatomical sites of different types of memory
d) How will you assess memory in a clinical situation?

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2. a) Define Intelligence & Intelligence Quotient (IQ).
b) Different types of tests for assessment of IQ available in India.

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3. a) What is ?Theory of Mind??
b) What are the neuro-anatomical substrates of ?Theory of Mind??
c) What is the significance of ?Theory of Mind? in Psychiatry?
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4. a) Important contributions of Erik Erikson.
b) Different stages of life-cycle as described by Erik Erikson.

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5. a) What is culture?
b) How does it influence psychopathology
c) Significance of culture in Psychiatry.

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6. a) What is Qualitative research?
b) Essential features, strengths & limitations of qualitative research.
c) Importance of qualitative research in psychiatry.

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7. a) What is ?Synaptic Plasticity?
b) What are its clinical implications and relevance in Psychiatry?

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8. a) What is Dopamine?
b) Various Dopaminergic tracts and their clinical relevance in Psychiatry.

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9. a) Define normality.
b) Different perspectives of normality.
c) Various psycho-analytic concepts of normality.

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10. a) How do you assess pre-morbid personality in a clinical setting?
b) Various tests for assessment of personality
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