Anxiety disorders: PTSD: 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: PTSD

Sample item

Nightmares, intrusive memories, avoidance and hypervigilance lasting more than a month after a violent assault are most consistent with what diagnosis?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Post-traumatic stress disorder

PTSD follows trauma and persists beyond one month with intrusion, avoidance, negative mood/cognition changes and arousal symptoms. Acute stress disorder has a shorter duration.

Option by option

  • A. Acute stress disorder

    Acute stress disorder lasts from three days to one month.

  • B. Social anxiety disorder

    Social anxiety centres on fear of scrutiny.

  • C. Post-traumatic stress disorder (correct)

    Correct. The trauma-related symptom clusters and duration fit PTSD.

  • D. Adjustment disorder

    Adjustment disorder does not require the full trauma syndrome.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is C, Post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD follows trauma and persists beyond one month with intrusion, avoidance, negative mood/cognition changes and arousal symptoms.

Why is "Acute stress disorder" not the answer?

Acute stress disorder lasts from three days to one month.

Why is "Social anxiety disorder" not the answer?

Social anxiety centres on fear of scrutiny.

Why is "Adjustment disorder" not the answer?

Adjustment disorder does not require the full trauma syndrome.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Anxiety disorders: PTSD in Psychiatry. Acute stress disorder has a shorter duration.

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: PTSD?

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.