Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Psychological Disorders

Question:

Read the passage and answer the following questions:

Rajan, a grade XII student, has been aspiring for medicine as a career. He has gone through a lot of challenges on the family- front, like moving into a new house, serious health issues, financial setbacks etc. Suddenly, a week before his entrance examination, he experienced numbness on the left side of his body and within the next few days he was unable to move entirely. He was hospitalized and couldn't appear for the entrance exam. Doctors did not find any physiological anomalies in his medical reports but identified psychological causes of the problem. Later, he recovered and is now pursuing his graduation.

Which of the following does not support somatic symptom and related disorders?

Options:

People experience persistent body-related issues

People are preoccupied with the idea of developing a disorder

People develop these symptoms all of a sudden

People loose the sense of reality

Correct Answer:

People loose the sense of reality

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → People loose the sense of reality 

  • People experience persistent body-related issues → True, this is a key feature. 

  • People are preoccupied with the idea of developing a disorder → True, seen in illness anxiety disorder. 

  • People develop these symptoms all of a sudden → True, as in conversion disorder (sudden paralysis, blindness, etc.). 

  • People lose the sense of reality → This describes dissociative disorders or psychotic disorders, not somatic symptom disorders.