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Quiz about Psychiatric Symptoms Quiz
Quiz about Psychiatric Symptoms Quiz

Psychiatric Symptoms Quiz


How much do you know about different symptoms of mental health problems? This quiz mixes some strange and unusual symptoms with some of the more common symptoms.

A multiple-choice quiz by NikkidT. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
NikkidT
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
375,132
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
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Avg Score
10 / 15
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Question 1 of 15
1. What is the unusual delusional belief present in Cotard's syndrome? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What is the delusional belief in Capgras' syndrome? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Anhedonia is a very common symptom in depressive illnesses. What is it? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Of what can auditory hallucinations (hearing noises or voices that are not there in reality) be a symptom? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What is the central abnormal belief in the condition known as koro? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What is trichotillomania? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. How would you recognise if someone was catatonic? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Another unusual delusion is Ekbom's syndrome (which may be accompanied by formication). What do sufferers from this syndrome believe? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. What do you fear if you have ailurophobia? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What do you fear if you have mysophobia? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. In terms of the likelihood of it leading to harm to others, which of these issues needs to be taken most seriously? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. People on the autistic spectrum are not able to feel love or other emotions for other people.


Question 13 of 15
13. Which of these is a test for psychopathy? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. The ICD-10 is a diagnostic tool which defines disorders in medicine, including psychiatry, by their symptoms. What does ICD stand for? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What illness would you be likely to be suffering from if you presented with a pill-rolling tremor which occured when you tried to do something but which stopped when you were at rest? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the unusual delusional belief present in Cotard's syndrome?

Answer: That you are dead

This symptom of psychotic illness was described by a neurologist called Cotard in the nineteenth century. It is quite rare and can be very distressing to the sufferer, who may ask to be buried.
2. What is the delusional belief in Capgras' syndrome?

Answer: That people are not who they seem to be

Capgras is an example of delusional misidentification, where you believe that people around you have been replaced by replicas or imposters. Capgras, who first described it, was a French psychiatrist in the early 20th century.
3. Anhedonia is a very common symptom in depressive illnesses. What is it?

Answer: Inability to feel enjoyment

The feeling that you cannot gain any enjoyment from life, or from activities you used to enjoy, is often a central feature of depression. If it becomes severe it can be very dangerous and lead to self-harm or suicide, and so help should always be sought if this symptom is noted.
4. Of what can auditory hallucinations (hearing noises or voices that are not there in reality) be a symptom?

Answer: both of these

Auditory hallucinations can occur in a variety of mental disorders, including schizophrenia, mood illnesses (such as severe depression), and alcohol or drug-induced conditions.
5. What is the central abnormal belief in the condition known as koro?

Answer: That your penis is shrinking

Koro is what is known as a culture-bound symptom, and is very rare in the West but well described in Eastern cultures, especially in Southeast Asia. The sufferer will believe that their genitals are shrinking, retracting into the body, and may also believe that when this process is complete they will die.
6. What is trichotillomania?

Answer: Compulsively pulling out your hair

Compulsive hair-pulling can occur on its own, as a discrete impulse disorder, or can occur as a symptom of another disorder such as generalised anxiety or post traumatic stress disorder.
7. How would you recognise if someone was catatonic?

Answer: They would be still and unresponsive

Catatonia is a state of extreme unresponsiveness and lack of movement, which can occur in a number of mental disorders including, particularly, schizophrenia and depression. It can be very dangerous as the person will not eat or drink, and may remain in the state for a prolonged period of time. Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) is sometimes used to save lives in catatonia.
8. Another unusual delusion is Ekbom's syndrome (which may be accompanied by formication). What do sufferers from this syndrome believe?

Answer: They are covered in insects or parasites

Ekbom's must be very unpleasant indeed, as you believe that your body is covered with bugs or insects, or that they are inside you. Formication is the feeling that ants or other insects are crawling on your skin.
9. What do you fear if you have ailurophobia?

Answer: cats

Ailouros is Greek for cat.
10. What do you fear if you have mysophobia?

Answer: dirt or germs

Musos is Greek for dirty.
11. In terms of the likelihood of it leading to harm to others, which of these issues needs to be taken most seriously?

Answer: morbid jealousy

Morbid jealousy is the delusion that your spouse or partner is being unfaithful, and in severe cases can lead to the sufferer killing their partner and/or the person they think they are having an affair with. It is a symptom that should never be ignored, and needs urgent assessment and treatment.
12. People on the autistic spectrum are not able to feel love or other emotions for other people.

Answer: False

It is a fallacy that people on the autistic spectrum do not feel emotions such as love. The difficulties they have may include problems with adequately or appropriately expressing emotions, but they feel love, sorrow, worry, happiness and so on just as other people do. Some people even hypothesise that they feel things more deeply and this is at the root of some of their problems.
13. Which of these is a test for psychopathy?

Answer: Hare checklist

Robert Hare devised a list of symptoms used to define a diagnosis of psychopathy, which includes features such as superficial charm, pathological lying and a lack of empathy. The Wechsler scale is an intelligence test, as is the Ravens, and the Rorschach test is a test which interprets the patients's description of an inkblot, from an psychoanalytical perspective.
14. The ICD-10 is a diagnostic tool which defines disorders in medicine, including psychiatry, by their symptoms. What does ICD stand for?

Answer: International Classification of Diseases

ICD-10 is the tenth iteration of this classification system, devised by the World Health Organisation, which covers all aspects of physical and mental disorders and injuries.
15. What illness would you be likely to be suffering from if you presented with a pill-rolling tremor which occured when you tried to do something but which stopped when you were at rest?

Answer: Parkinson's disease

This is the classical tremor of Parkinson's, which can also cause mental symptoms including depression and dementia.
Source: Author NikkidT

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