Cognitive dysfunction – Psychiatry MCQ

Which is not a cognitive dysfunction?

A. Overgeneralization

B. Thought block

C. Catastrophic thinking

D. Arbitrary inference

 

Correct answer : B. Thought block

Cognitive dysfunction refers to the errors in the processing of information in the thought process. Thought block is an error in the continuity of thought.

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  1. vijay

    hi. this question is badly worded, and i think it’s a problem with transcription. (just so you know, I’m a senior resident in psychiatry. :-).)

    overgeneralisation, catastrophic thinking, arbitrary inference, black and white think, and a host of others are COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS, which have a place in Cognitive Behavioral therapy.

    thought block, otoh, is a psychiatric symptom.

    there are no such thing as specified cognitive DYSFUNCTIONS, as far as I know.

    Vijay