Forensic Psychiatry

Question 1

Delusion

Answer 1

• false, frim belief in something which is not a fact
• that false belief persists even after it’s falsity has been demonstrated

Question 2

Delirium

Answer 2

Disturbance of consciousness
ie, orientation impaired

Question 3

Illusion

Answer 3

• false interpretation
• sense of external object or stimulus which have real existence

Question 4

Hallucinations

Answer 4

False sense of perception without any external object to produce it
- purely imaginary
Types :( 9 ) visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, psychomotor, command, micro/macro-optic, sexual

Question 5

Impulse

Answer 5

Sudden & irresistible force
- compelling a person to conscious performance of some action without any motive or forethought
-a sane person control it but insane person have no judgement, no reasioning power, no capacity to understand do things in impulse
- seen in dementia , acute mania epilepsy

Question 6

Mania definition, types

Answer 6

Def : condition of exaltation (extreme happiness ) of emotions & intellect
Types : acutemania
Hypomania

Question 7

Classification of insanity

Question 8

Development of insanity

Question 9

Forensic medicine definition

Answer 9

Deals with application of medical & paramedical knowledge to aid in administration of disease
- deals with medical aspects of law

Question 10

Types of delusion

Answer 10

1) grandeur or exaltation [rich-poor]
2) per-sec-ution Or praranoid~poison
3) reference ~strangers looking talking
4) influence ~controlled by others
5) in-fid-elity ~imagines his wife unfaith
6) self reproach ~ past faliures
7) nihilistic - he doesn’t exists
8) hypochondriac al ~exaggarate

Question 11

Types of impulse 6

Answer 11

1) klepto-mania =steal articles
2) pyro-mania=to set 🔥fire to things
3) mutilomania= to mutilate animals
4) dipso-mania = desire to alcohols
5) sexual impulse = intercourse urge
6) suicidal homicidal impulse

Question 12

Obsession

Answer 12

A single idea thought emotion is constantly entetained by a person which he recognize as irrational
- it is a disorderof content of thought
-seen on neurotic people

Question 13

Phobia

Answer 13

Excessive or irrational fear of particular object or situation
- they may develop to any object or situation

Question 14

Phobias
1) acro-phobia
2) nycto-phobia
3) claustrophobia
4) mysophobia
5) xenophobia

Answer 14

1) acro fear of high place
2) nycto fear of darkness
3) claustro fear of staying in close space or confines space
4) myso fear of filthy or contamination
5) xeno fear of stranger s
6) agaro fear of large open space

Question 15

Lucid interval

Answer 15

This is a period of insanity during which all the symptoms of insanity are disappeared completely
-they can able to judge soundly
- this period varies from person to person &from tym to tym in same person

Question 16

Oneiroid state or one-iro-phrenia

Answer 16

It is a dream like state which lasts for days weeks
-patient suffers from mental mental confusion illusion hallucinations disorientation anxiety
-Occur in delirium early schizophrenia

Question 17

Twilight state or psychomotor automatism

Answer 17

-state of ⬇️awareness of acts of short duration he has no recollection
- patients may do some automatic acts in aggressive way &suffers from visual hallucinations
-seen in epilepsy

Question 18

Personality

Answer 18

It is an integrated organization of
1) attitude
2) perception
3) emotions
4) behavior
5) habits
And person relating to others &to himself

Question 19

Hysteria

Answer 19

Characterised by
1) self dramatisation
2) excessive emotionality
3) attention seeking behavior
Typicals of this condition are
1) egocentric
2) demanding interpersonal relationship💏

Question 20

Psycopath

Answer 20

Person who is neither insane not menatally defective but fails to conform to normal standard of behavior
-they have abnormal personality, behave anti social disruptive manner
- defect appear to be moral rather psychological or neurological

Question 21

Types of psychopath

Answer 21

1) predominantly aggressive
2) predominately inadequate education or training
3) predominantly moral &mental deficiency