GATE 2021 XH5 – Question 38

Clinical Psychology and Organizational Behavior · Psychological Disorders: Conceptions of mental disorders, assessment and diagnosis, DSM and other tools · 1 mark · Multiple choice

In the classification used by this2021 question, phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorder belong to

Anxiety disorders
Mood disorders
Somatoform disorders
Psychotic disorders

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Correct answer: (A) Anxiety disorders

Explanation

The official answer is A, reflecting the older textbook grouping of OCD with anxiety disorders. Phobias involve fear and avoidance; OCD involves obsessions and compulsions often associated with anxiety. Later diagnostic classifications place OCD in a separate obsessive-compulsive and related disorders group, so this historical examination answer should not be read as a current diagnostic classification.

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