Capacity: practice question

A Psychiatry question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Psychiatry · Capacity

Sample item

What is essential for a patient to have decision-making capacity?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Understand and weigh relevant information

The defining Capacity feature supports Understand and weigh relevant information; this conclusion most directly matches the clinical presentation and the usual principle being assessed.

Option by option

  • A. Have no mental illness ever

    Have no mental illness ever may be relevant in another setting but is not the best answer here.

  • B. Agree with the clinician

    Agree with the clinician does not fit the central capacity clue.

  • C. Understand and weigh relevant information (correct)

    Correct. Understand and weigh relevant information is supported by the key finding in this scenario.

  • D. Have a relative present

    Have a relative present is inconsistent with the priority or diagnosis described.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is C, Understand and weigh relevant information. The defining Capacity feature supports Understand and weigh relevant information; this conclusion most directly matches the clinical presentation and the usual principle being assessed.

Why is "Have no mental illness ever" not the answer?

Have no mental illness ever may be relevant in another setting but is not the best answer here.

Why is "Agree with the clinician" not the answer?

Agree with the clinician does not fit the central capacity clue.

Why is "Have a relative present" not the answer?

Have a relative present is inconsistent with the priority or diagnosis described.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Capacity in Psychiatry. The correct option holds because: Correct. Understand and weigh relevant information is supported by the key finding in this scenario.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Capacity?

Learn each diagnosis by its core features and its first-line treatment. Then use the flashcards and the other Psychiatry questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.