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MPCE011

IGNOU Question Paper Pattern

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Psychopathology

Examination Pattern - MAPC

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Introduction

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If you are a student of IGNOU preparing for the Term End Examinations, this document maybe just what you are looking for. IGNOU has a vast syllabus, and the exams are as tough as regular programs even though the programs are mostly open/distance learning with minimal support from the faculty and study centers. In such a situation students, who are usually working don’t get sufficient support for their exams. This document is created with the objective of helping the students with their theory examinations. It was created by analyzing the question papers of all the exams right from the beginning of the course up to 2015. Using the analysis, the entire syllabus was structured in terms of its importance for exams. You can use this to help you get maximum marks with minimum effort. While this would be a great help, do remember exams are both a test of your knowledge and your ability to present the answers in a manner that the examiner is inclined to give you marks. So work on these aspects as well, especially on the presentation of your answers. Good luck for your exams!

Disclaimer: This analysis was conducted by an individual with the intention of helping fellow students. Students are advised to be careful while using this. The author does not hold any responsibility of any unwanted/undesirable impact that using this document may have for the student. There may be errors in the analysis/ document considering it has not undergone any quality review.

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Instructions

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Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 50 Instructions till Dec 2014: 1. All questions carry equal marks. 2. Answer any five questions. 3. Use of simple calculator is permitted. Instructions for Jun and Dec 2015 exams: Three sections: 1. Section A: Answer any two of the following questions in about 500 words each : 2x10=20 2. Section B: Answer any four of the following questions in about 300 words each : 4x6=24 3. Section C: Write short notes on any two of the following in about 100 words each : 2x3=6 Please note: The pattern may deviate considerably from this. 1. In June 2015, the pattern changed. 2. In June 2011, for one of the subjects the word limit for answers was 400 words

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Block level: Blocks 1, 2 and 3 are most important

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Name Total

questions Total marks

2_Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Other Mild Mental Disorders 30 177

1_Foundations of Psychopathology 21 163

3_Mood Disorders 26 163

4_Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders 26 139

5_Personality Disorders 23 136

Grand Total 126 778

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Chapter level: Chapters 1.4 and 3.1 are most important

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Name Total questions Total marks 2_Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Other Mild Mental Disorders 30 177 2.4_Somatoform Disorder and Dissociative Disorder 10 56 2.1_Anxiety Disorders, Panic and Phobias 8 50 2.3_Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 5 36 2.2_Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 7 35 1_Foundations of Psychopathology 21 163 1.4_Childhood Mental Disorders 9 62 1.3_Developmental Pathogenesis 4 36 1.2_Classification of Psychopathology: DSM IV TR 5 35 1.1_A Brief History of Psychopathology 3 30 3_Mood Disorders 26 163 3.1_Mild, Moderate and Major Depressive Disorder 10 58 3.4_Substance Induced Mood Disorder 5 43 3.3_Other Mood Disorders: Mood Disorder Due to General Medical Condition 6 31 3.2_Bipolar Disorder 5 31 4_Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders 26 139 4.1_Schizophrenia: Etiology, Neurocognitive Functioning and Interpersonal Aspects 8 48 4.2_Paranoid and Delusional Disorder 8 35 4.3_Psychotic Disorder Due to General Medical Condition 6 30 4.4_Substance Induced Psychotic Disorder 4 26 5_Personality Disorders 23 136 5.1_Borderline Personality Disorders 5 40 5.4_Schizoid and Paranoid Personality Disorder 8 40 5.2_Narcissistic Personality Disorder 6 30 5.3_Dependent and Histrionic Personality Disorder 4 26 Grand Total 126 778

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Topic level (1/6)

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Name Total questions Total marks

2_Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Other Mild Mental Disorders 30 177 2.4_Somatoform Disorder and Dissociative Disorder 10 56 various types of dissociative disorders 1 10 major types of dissociative disorders 1 10 conversion disorder and body dysmorphic disorder 1 8 somatoform disorder 2 7 body dysmorphic disorder 1 5 Conversion disorder 1 5 Hypochondriasis 1 5 treatment of dissociative disorders 1 3 aetiology of dissociative disorders 1 3 2.1_Anxiety Disorders, Panic and Phobias 8 50 aetiology and treatment of panic disorder 1 10 Treatment of phobic disorder 2 10 symptoms and causes of phobic disorder 1 10 causes of phobic disorder 1 5 panic attack 1 5 Treatment of phobia 1 5 treatment methods for panic disorder 1 5 2.3_Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 5 36

aetiology and management of post traumatic stress disorder 1 10

different situations eliciting post traumatic stress disorder 1 10 treatment for PTSD 1 7

role of psychological factors in the causation of post-traumatic stress disorder 1 6 Post Traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD) 1 3

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Topic level (2/6)

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Name Total questions Total marks

2.2_Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 7 35

etiology and treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder 1 10 Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2 7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) ? 1 5 cognitive explanation of GAD 1 5 symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder 1 4 aetiology of generalized anxiety disorder 1 4 1_Foundations of Psychopathology 21 163 1.4_Childhood Mental Disorders 9 62 nature and symptoms of ADHD 1 10

symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) How can a teacher help the ADHD child in the classroom ? 1 10 nature and symptoms of autistic disorder 1 10 symptoms of Autism 1 6 main symptoms of autistic disorder 1 6

Differentiate between oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder 1 6 Classification of Mental Retardation 1 5 Oppositional Defiant Disorder 1 5 How can parents and teachers identify autistic children ? 1 4 1.3_Developmental Pathogenesis 4 36 parental and family factors as potential psychosocial causes of psychopathology 1 10 biological causes contributing to psychopathology 1 10 psychosocial causes of psychopathology 1 10

Analyse the parenting styles contributing to psychopathology 1 6

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Topic level (3/6)

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Name Total questions Total marks 1.2_Classification of Psychopathology: DSM IV TR 5 35 history of classification of psychopathology 1 10 significance of DSM-IV (TR) 1 10 Multi-axial classification 2 10 DSM classification 1 5 1.1_A Brief History of Psychopathology 3 30 humanistic approach to psychopathology 2 20

early supernatural approach to understanding of psychopathology 1 10 3_Mood Disorders 26 163 3.1_Mild, Moderate and Major Depressive Disorder 10 58 nature and subtypes of major depressive disorder 1 10 symptoms and types of depressive disorders 1 10 symptoms and treatment for dysthymic disorder 1 10 causes of major depressive disorders 1 5 types of major depressive disorders 1 5 Subtypes of Major Depressive Disorder 1 5 treatment of dysthymic disorder 1 4 dysthymic disorder ? 1 3 Symptoms of Mild Depression 1 3 symptoms of dysthymic disorder 1 3 3.4_Substance Induced Mood Disorder 5 43

types of substances of abuse and the accompanying psychiatric symptoms 1 10

nature and diagnostic criteria of substance - induced mood disorder 1 10

treatment approaches to substance induced mood disorder 1 10 treatment for substance induced mood disorder 1 10 Depressants and Stimulants 1 3

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Topic level (4/6)

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Name Total questions Total marks

3.3_Other Mood Disorders: Mood Disorder Due to General Medical Condition 6 31

nature and diagnostic criteria for mood disorders due to general medical condition 1 10

meaning of other mood disorders due to general medical condition 1 7 Parkinson's disease 1 5 Mention the types of medical condition 1 3 Multiple Sclerosis 1 3 Parathyroid Disorder 1 3 3.2_Bipolar Disorder 5 31 symptoms and classification of bipolar disorder 1 10 classification of bipolar disorder 1 6 treatment of bipolar disorder 1 5 Difference between Bipolar I and Bipolar H disorder 1 5 bipolar disorder 1 5 4_Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders 26 139

4.1_Schizophrenia: Etiology, Neurocognitive Functioning and Interpersonal Aspects 8 48 characteristics and causes of schizophrenia 1 10 symptoms and treatment of schizophrenia 1 10 Schizophrenia - treatment 1 7 symptoms of schizophrenia 1 7 Tests for schizophrenia 1 5 characteristics of schizophrenia and 1 3 Metacognitive Training 1 3 tests for schizophrenia 1 3

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Topic level (5/6)

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Name Total questions Total marks 4.2_Paranoid and Delusional Disorder 8 35 delusional disorder 1 6 delusions of grandeur 1 5 Kinds of paranoia 1 5 characteristic features of delusional disorders 1 5 treatment of delusional disorder 1 4 types of paranoia 1 4 characteristic features of paranoia 1 3 paranoia 1 3

4.3_Psychotic Disorder Due to General Medical Condition 6 30 meaning and types of delusions 1 6

causes of psychotic disorders due to medical conditions 1 6 Types of delusions 1 5 symptoms of psychotic disorders 1 5 types of other psychotic disorders 1 5 Hallucinations 1 3 4.4_Substance Induced Psychotic Disorder 4 26

importance of counselling in the treatment of substance induced psychotic disorder 1 10

substance induced psychotic disorders and other psychotic disorders 1 6 causes of substance induced psychotic disorder 1 5 distinguish it from other psychotic disorders 1 5

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Topic level (6/6)

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Name Total questions Total marks 5_Personality Disorders 23 136 5.1_Borderline Personality Disorders 5 40

Borderline personality disorder ? Highlight its clinical features 1 10

various personality disorders coming under cluster B in Axis II of DSM IV 1 10

Differentiate between histrionic, dependent and borderline personality disorder 1 10 causes of BPD 1 5 treatment of Borderline Personality disorder 1 5 5.4_Schizoid and Paranoid Personality Disorder 8 40 causes and treatment of schizoid personality disorder 1 10 diagnosis of paranoid personality disorder 1 7 treatment of paranoid personality disorder 2 6

treatment procedure for it - schizoid personality disorder 1 5 diagnostic criteria for paranoid personality disorder 1 5 schizoid personality disorder 1 5 prognosis for paranoid personality disorder 1 2 5.2_Narcissistic Personality Disorder 6 30 diagnostic features - narcissistic personality disorder 3 14 treatment of Narcissistic personality disorder 2 11 subtypes of narcissistic personality disorder 1 5 5.3_Dependent and Histrionic Personality Disorder 4 26 causes and treatment of histrionic personality disorder 1 10 causes of histrionic personality disorder 1 6 treatment for dependent personality disorder 1 5 diagnostic features - dependent personality disorder 1 5

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Question-wise marks

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The question wise structure has been as follows:

To summarize, the questions have mostly comprised of 10 mark and combination of 5 marks short notes. However, the latest pattern introduced 6 marks and 3 marks short notes which form a considerable number of the questions. The total number of questions was also increased from 10 to 12.

Q# Jun-12 Dec-12 Jun-13 Dec-13 Jun-14 Dec-14 Jun-15 Dec-15

1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

2 4+6 10 10 5+5 10 10 5+5 2+4+4

3 5+5 10 10 5+5 10 10 5+5 4+6

4 10 3+7 10 10 2+8 10 4+6 3+7

5 5+5 3+3+4 10 10 10 10 6 6

6 10 3+7 5+5 3+7 10 10 3+3 6

7 3+3+4 5+5 10 10 3+7 10 6 6

8 10 5+5 5+5 10 5+5 5+5 6 6

9 5+5 2+3+5 10 5+5 10 10 6 6

10 5+5 5+5 5+5 5+5 5+5 5+5 3 3

11 - - - - - - 3 3

12 - - - - - - 3 3

2+3+5 1

2+4 0

2+4+4 1

2+8 1

3 6

3+3 1

3+3+4 2

3+7 5

4+6 3

5+5 20

6 9

10 35

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