Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Psychological Disorders

Question:

Read the passage and answer the following question:

Raunak always used to dislike and be afraid of reptiles. Once he was trying to wear his shoes when a lizard jumped out of it. Since then he started getting scared of lizards all the more. He could not control his fear when he saw a snake in his garden. His heart started pounding, he was sweating badly, he even fainted once when someone told him that there is a lizard under his chair. The very thought of any of these reptiles. generates in him an extreme level of fear. His mother took him to a doctor, who suggested that Raunak should meet a psychotherapist.

Match List I with List II

LIST I

LIST II

A. Specific Phobia

I. Extreme anxiety about separation from attachment figure.

B. Agoraphobia

II. Raunak's extreme fear of reptiles.

C. Social anxiety disorder

III. Fear of entering unfamiliar situations.

D. Seperation anxiety disorder

IV. Intense and incapacitating fear and embarrassment when dealing with others.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

Correct Answer:

A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

  • A. Specific Phobia → II. Raunak's extreme fear of reptiles. Specific phobia refers to irrational fear of a particular object or situation, like Raunak’s fear of reptiles.

  • B. Agoraphobia → III. Fear of entering unfamiliar situations. Agoraphobia involves fear of open or unfamiliar places, often where escape might be difficult.

  • C. Social anxiety disorder → IV. Intense and incapacitating fear and embarrassment when dealing with others. This involves fear of being judged or embarrassed in social settings.

  • D. Separation anxiety disorder → I. Extreme anxiety about separation from attachment figure. Seen especially in children, this is the fear of being separated from someone they are emotionally attached to.