Anxiety 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 · Anxiety disorders

Sample item

What treatment is core to exposure therapy for phobia?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Graduated contact with feared cue

Exposure therapy gradually and safely confronts feared situations or stimuli, allowing new learning that reduces pathological fear and avoidance.

Option by option

  • A. Sleep deprivation

    Sleep deprivation does not treat phobia.

  • B. Antibiotic therapy

    Antibiotics do not address anxiety conditioning.

  • C. Graduated contact with feared cue (correct)

    Correct: graded exposure is the active component of phobia treatment.

  • D. Complete lifelong avoidance

    Avoidance maintains fear and prevents corrective learning.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is C, Graduated contact with feared cue. Exposure therapy gradually and safely confronts feared situations or stimuli, allowing new learning that reduces pathological fear and avoidance.

Why is "Sleep deprivation" not the answer?

Sleep deprivation does not treat phobia.

Why is "Antibiotic therapy" not the answer?

Antibiotics do not address anxiety conditioning.

Why is "Complete lifelong avoidance" not the answer?

Avoidance maintains fear and prevents corrective learning.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Anxiety disorders in Psychiatry. The correct option holds because: Correct: graded exposure is the active component of phobia treatment.

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 Anxiety 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.