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.......... is used to improve the condition of mentally sick person.

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  1. ECT

  2. Drug

  3. Dopamine

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

ECT is the abbreviation for electroconvulsive therapy. Shock treatment (ECT) is suited in some cases and can bring about dramatic improvement in severe depression. In this, electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Which of the following is associated with mental illness?

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  1. Depression

  2. Schizophrenia

  3. Fever

  4. Both A and B

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The level of dopamine in the brain during adolescence is increased. When there is more level of dopamine, there are changes in the mood like irritability, aggressiveness, depression and schizophrenia. Depression is characterised by low motor activities. Schizophrenia is the behaviour when the individual is suffering from hallucinations. These are referred as mental issues or illness which needs to be treated on time. 

Thus, the correct answer is option D. 

All of the following can prevent mental illness except _____________.

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  1. Healthy life

  2. Weekend break

  3. Loneliness

  4. Exercise

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Healthy life, healthy food and habits can help in preventing the mental disorders. When there is a weekend break, the person can enjoy and have rest. Exercise helps to keep the body fit and healthy. Loneliness is a type of mental illness in which the person suffers from sadness, depression, low mood quality, etc.

Thus, the correct answer is option C. 

Unusual mood changes are seen in the condition of 

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  1. Manic depression.

  2. Depression.

  3. Anxiety.

  4. None of the above.

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following factor is associated with mental illness?

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  1. Alcoholism

  2. Drug abuse

  3. lack of confidence

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mental illness is a condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling and mood. Depression, Schizophrenia are associated with mental illness. The psychological syndrome of mental illness could be due to low self-esteem, alcoholism, drug abuse, lack of confidence, etc.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Bipolar disorder is related to ________.

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  1. Neuroses.

  2. Psychoses.

  3. Adolescence disorder.

  4. Metabolic disorder.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Psychoses are the group of mental disorders which affect the parts of the brain due to which there is an abnormal regulation of the activities. The bipolar disorder is a type of mental psychoses. There is mood swing which results in two type of moods. There is an extremely high energy level mood and a depressed, sad mood. The conversion and the regulation of moods are lost in this disorder.

Thus, the correct answer is option B. 

Epilepsy can be caused by

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  1. Metabolic disturbance.

  2. Head injuries.

  3. Brain damage at birth.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Epilepsy is a group of neurological disorders characterized by epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures are episodes that can vary from brief and nearly undetectable to long periods of vigorous shaking and there is unconsciousness. It is generally caused by brain damage, which may be due to head injury or metabolic disturbance or since birth. Epilepsy occurs due to abnormal electrical discharge from neuron of the brain.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Which of the following is more sever mental illness?

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  1. Neuroses

  2. Psychosis

  3. Depression

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B

An abnormal behaviour and talk resulting in social and vocational dysfunction is called as

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  1. Middle adolescence.

  2. Mood swings.

  3. Mental illness.

  4. None of the above.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Adolescence refers to the period of human growth that occurs between childhood and adulthood. It can be classified into three stages early, middle and late. 

Middle adolescence is characterised by a need to establish sexual identity through becoming comfortable with one's own body and sexual feelings. 
A mood swing is an extreme or rapid change in mood. It can occur as a symptom of psychiatric disorders, such as bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder. 
Mental illness is a diagnosis, of behavioural or mental pattern that may cause suffering or a poor ability to function in life. Such features may be persistent, relapsing and remitting.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Schizophrenia is a .......... disease.

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  1. Communicable

  2. Non-communicable

  3. Gene related

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by abnormal social behaviour and failure to recognize what is real. The word schizophrenia translates as 'splitting of mind.' The symptoms include false beliefs, unclear or confused thinking, auditory hallucinations, reduced social engagement and emotional expression and inactivity. It is non-infectious and non-communicable disease. 

Thus the correct answer is option B.