Which one of the following is not a symptom of Neurodevelopmental Disorders?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Unable to stop thinking about a particular idea or thought and often finds them shameful
Option (1) Manifests in the early stage of development — A feature of neurodevelopmental disorders (Incorrect). Their common feature is that they manifest in the early stage of development.
Option (2) Hampers personal, social, academic and occupational functioning — A feature of neurodevelopmental disorders (Incorrect). These disorders result in hampering personal, social, academic and occupational functioning.
Option (3) Unable to stop thinking about a particular idea or thought and often finds them shameful — Not a feature of neurodevelopmental disorders (Correct). This describes obsessive behaviour, the inability to stop thinking about a particular idea or topic, which the person often finds unpleasant and shameful. It belongs to obsessive-compulsive disorder, not to the disorders of early development.
Option (4) Symptoms appear before the child enters school or during the early stage of schooling — A feature of neurodevelopmental disorders (Incorrect). Often the symptoms appear before the child enters school or during the early stage of schooling.
NCERT (2025-26): “Neurodevelopmental Disorders … A common feature of the neurodevelopmental disorders is that they manifest in the early stage of development. Often the symptoms appear before the child enters school or during the early stage of schooling. These disorders result in hampering personal, social, academic and occupational functioning. These get characterised as deficits or excesses in a particular behaviour or delays in achieving a particular age-appropriate behaviour.…” “Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders … Obsessive behaviour is the inability to stop thinking about a particular idea or topic. The person involved, often finds these thoughts to be unpleasant and shameful. Compulsive behaviour is the need to perform certain behaviours over and over again.…” |