Risk assessment: 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 · Risk assessment

Sample item

What is the immediate priority when a patient has active suicidal intent and a plan?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Ensure safety and urgent assessment

Active intent with a plan requires immediate safety measures, urgent mental-health assessment, and management of medical or social contributors.

Option by option

  • A. Ensure safety and urgent assessment (correct)

    Correct: safety and urgent assessment come first.

  • B. Debate the plan details alone

    Discussion must accompany practical safety action.

  • C. Schedule routine follow-up only

    Routine follow-up alone is insufficient.

  • D. Ignore protective factors

    Protective factors should still be assessed.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is A, Ensure safety and urgent assessment. Active intent with a plan requires immediate safety measures, urgent mental-health assessment, and management of medical or social contributors.

Why is "Debate the plan details alone" not the answer?

Discussion must accompany practical safety action.

Why is "Schedule routine follow-up only" not the answer?

Routine follow-up alone is insufficient.

Why is "Ignore protective factors" not the answer?

Protective factors should still be assessed.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Risk assessment in Psychiatry. The correct option holds because: Correct: safety and urgent assessment come first.

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 Risk assessment?

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.