A counsellor lists the factors that may lie behind the problems of four clients. Identify the odd one out.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Pooja has an endocrine imbalance that interferes with her normal body functioning
Option (1) Riya was separated from her mother and got little warmth or stimulation in her early years — Incorrect. This is maternal deprivation: separation from the mother, or lack of warmth and stimulation in early life. It is a psychological and interpersonal factor.
Option (2) Kunal's parents reject him at times and overprotect him at other times — Incorrect. Rejection and overprotection are forms of faulty parent-child relationships. This too is a psychological and interpersonal factor.
Option (3) Pooja has an endocrine imbalance that interferes with her normal body functioning — Correct. An endocrine imbalance is a biological factor, like faulty genes, malnutrition or injuries. The other three are psychological and interpersonal factors, so this is the odd one out.
Option (4) Sameer grew up in an inadequate and disturbed family — Incorrect. An inadequate or disturbed family is a maladaptive family structure, another psychological and interpersonal factor.
NCERT (2026-27): “FACTORS UNDERLYING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR … “… There are several psychological models which provide a psychological explanation of mental disorders. These models maintain that psychological and interpersonal factors have a significant role to play in abnormal behaviour. These factors include maternal deprivation (separation from the mother, or lack of warmth and stimulation during early years of life), faulty parent-child relationships (rejection, overprotection, over-permissiveness, faulty discipline, etc.), maladaptive family structures (inadequate or disturbed family), and severe stress. …” |