Psychological Disorders · Class 12 Psychology · Chapter 4
🧠 Psychological Disorders
CBSE Class 12 Humanities & Commerce · Psychology · Chapter 1
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| 85% | Symptoms of schizophrenia (positive vs negative) — Positive = additions (delusions, hallucinations, disorganised speech); negative = subtractions (alogia, avolition, anhedonia, flat affect). | 5 MARKS |
| 80% | Types of anxiety disorders (GAD, panic, phobia, OCD) — Name all 4; name 3 phobia sub-types; obsessions vs compulsions for OCD. | 5 MARKS |
| 70% | Criteria of abnormality (4 Ds) — Deviance, Distress, Dysfunction, Danger — need several together. | 3 MARKS |
| 50% | Substance-use disorders (alcohol, opioid, cannabis) — Abuse vs dependence; cover all 3 substances; name withdrawal + tolerance. | 3 MARKS |
| 45% | Mood / bipolar disorder — MDD ≥2 wks; mania = opposite pole; bipolar = cycling. | 3 MARKS |