Dayanand Medical College & Hospital (DMCH) Ludhiana, is a 1326 bedded (Inclusive 800 teaching beds) tertiary care teaching hospital in North India. The institute provides various undergraduate, postgraduate, PG diploma courses, and super specialties including M.Phil in Clinical Psychology. Department of Clinical Psychology was created in the year 2017 at DMCH.
Clinical Psychology department has proficient, experienced faculty members and a well-furnished psychological assessment framework facilitating superior mental health assistance and training mental health specialists.
M.Phil Clinical Psychology course at DMCH is affiliated with Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot and recognized with Rehabilitation of India (RCI). In this article, we will be discussing all essential information related to DMCH M.Phil Clinical Psychology Program.
Dayanand Medical College & Hospital (DMCH) Ludhiana is the 2nd best option in Punjab and Chandigarh region after GMCH Chandigarh. Click here to see the complete list of RCI recognized M.Phil Clinical Psychology Institutions.
Intake and Eligibility Criteria
The candidates with 2-year Master’s degree in Psychology (regular mode) with at least 55% marks in aggregate will be eligible to write the DMCH Entrance test for M.Phil. Clinical Psychology program.
There is a relaxation of 5% marks for SC /ST candidates hence, they should have at least 50% marks to be eligible for the program.
DMCH Ludhiana have total of 5 seats, where 1 seat is reserved for SC category.
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Exam Pattern
- Number of Questions: 80 (MCQs)
- Exam Medium: English
- Time Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Each Question carries 1 mark
- Marks of Interview: 20 marks
- Negative Marking: No
- Final Selection: Based on total marks obtained in Entrance and Interview.
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Questions of MPhil Clinical Psychology presented at IOP, Kolkata
- Deviation from homeostasis can create an internal state of biological and psychological tension. What is the best term for this state?
a. Regulation
b. Drive
c. Dissonance
d. Equilibrium
Ans: B - Karan is a college student who has strong negative feelings about smoking cigarettes. His grandfather died of lung cancer and he believes smoking is disgusting. One night at a party, Arvind’s friends all go outside for a cigarette and he decides to smoke as well. What will he most likely experience as a result?
a. Justification of Effort
b. Increased Drive to Smoke
c. Cognitive Dissonance
d. Drive Reduction
Ans: C - When infants and very young children live in environments where they have no exposure to or experience with language, their language development is severely limited. These limitations are not reversible. This supports which of the following terms?
a. Sensitive Periods of Development
b. Semantics
c. Syntax
d. Nativism
Ans: A - According to schema theory, which hypothetical construct provides prototypes for subsequent attachment and can be adapted through more experience?
a. Proximity-Seeking Mechanism
b. Attachment System
c. Bio-Social Relationship Model
d. Internal Working Model
Ans: D - Bulimia Nervosa is characterized by recurrent binge eating and inappropriate use of compensatory behavior. An example of compensatory behavior is:
a. Use of Laxatives
b. Self-Induced Vomiting
c. Excessive Exercising
d. All of the above
Ans: D - A Psychologist wants to study how I.Q. age and sex affect reading speed. The subjects will be equal numbers of males and females, ages thirty or sixty, and either have an I.Q. of 100 or 120. The statistical design for the study is:
a. Two factors
b. Three factors
c. Six factors
d. Eight factors
Ans: B - “The ethical principle that research participants should be told enough about a piece of research to be able to decide whether to participate in it.” Which research principle in this glossary definition of?
a. Informed Consent
c. Expectation Management
d. De-Concealment
Ans: A - Cyberbullies are individuals who use electronic devices to harass and act aggressively toward other individuals online. Because the internet is an anonymous forum, these individuals may say and do things that they would never do in person. They are cruel, and hurtful, and their behavior is often reprehensible. What group dynamic does the behavior of a cyber bully represents?
a. Social Facilitation
b. Group Polarization
c. Bystander Effect
d. Deindividuation
Ans: D - Which of the following might be considered as the central tenets of client-centered therapy:
a. Empathy
b. Unconditional Positive Regard
c. Congruence
d. All of the above
Ans: D - When a counselor repeats what the client says, but uses words that are different than what the client used, the counselor is using what skills
a. Paraphrasing
b. Questioning
c. Empathy
d. Nonverbal Communication
Ans: A
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