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.

______ is also type of anxiety disorder.

Options:

Somatic symptom disorder

Panic disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive disorder

Depressive disorder

Correct Answer:

Panic disorder

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Panic disorder

Panic disorder is another type of anxiety disorder which consists of recurrent anxiety attacks in which the person experiences intense terror. A panic attack denotes an abrupt surge of intense anxiety rising to a peak when thoughts of a particular stimuli are present. Such thoughts occur in an unpredictable manner. The clinical features include shortness of breath, dizziness, trembling, palpitations, choking, nausea, chest pain or discomfort, fear of going crazy, losing control or dying.