Dementia: 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 · Dementia

Sample item

What cognitive domain is often affected early in Alzheimer disease?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Recent memory

Alzheimer disease commonly first impairs episodic recent memory because early pathology affects medial temporal structures important for new-memory encoding.

Option by option

  • A. Color vision only

    Color vision is not the typical earliest isolated deficit.

  • B. Hearing threshold only

    Hearing threshold does not define Alzheimer disease.

  • C. Recent memory (correct)

    Correct: recent episodic memory is commonly affected early.

  • D. Pain sensation only

    Pain sensation is not the defining early domain.

Source note: Original NextPrep sample item — pending expert review. This item is original practice material awaiting independent expert review, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is C, Recent memory. Alzheimer disease commonly first impairs episodic recent memory because early pathology affects medial temporal structures important for new-memory encoding.

Why is "Color vision only" not the answer?

Color vision is not the typical earliest isolated deficit.

Why is "Hearing threshold only" not the answer?

Hearing threshold does not define Alzheimer disease.

Why is "Pain sensation only" not the answer?

Pain sensation is not the defining early domain.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Dementia in Psychiatry. The correct option holds because: Correct: recent episodic memory is commonly affected early.

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 Dementia?

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.