Mood disorders: 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 · Mood disorders

Sample item

What symptom is characteristic of hypomania?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Elevated energy without marked impairment

Hypomania involves elevated or irritable mood and increased energy without the severe functional impairment, psychosis, or hospitalization threshold of mania.

Option by option

  • A. Persistent severe retardation

    Severe retardation is more consistent with depression.

  • B. Elevated energy without marked impairment (correct)

    Correct: hypomania increases energy without marked impairment.

  • C. Delirium

    Delirium is acute fluctuating attention impairment.

  • D. Loss of all memory

    Complete memory loss is not a defining hypomanic feature.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is B, Elevated energy without marked impairment. Hypomania involves elevated or irritable mood and increased energy without the severe functional impairment, psychosis, or hospitalization threshold of mania.

Why is "Persistent severe retardation" not the answer?

Severe retardation is more consistent with depression.

Why is "Delirium" not the answer?

Delirium is acute fluctuating attention impairment.

Why is "Loss of all memory" not the answer?

Complete memory loss is not a defining hypomanic feature.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Mood disorders in Psychiatry. The correct option holds because: Correct: hypomania increases energy without marked impairment.

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 Mood disorders?

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.