Ethics: 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 · Ethics

Sample item

When can psychiatric confidentiality be limited?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. When there is serious imminent safety risk or legal duty

Confidentiality may be limited by serious imminent risk or specific legal obligations, with disclosure restricted to necessary information and documented.

Option by option

  • A. When there is serious imminent safety risk or legal duty (correct)

    Correct: safety and law can justify limited disclosure.

  • B. Because patient disagrees with diagnosis

    Disagreement does not end privacy rights.

  • C. To discuss cases socially

    Social discussion breaches confidentiality.

  • D. Whenever family requests records

    Family has no automatic access.

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 A, When there is serious imminent safety risk or legal duty. Confidentiality may be limited by serious imminent risk or specific legal obligations, with disclosure restricted to necessary information and documented.

Why is "Because patient disagrees with diagnosis" not the answer?

Disagreement does not end privacy rights.

Why is "To discuss cases socially" not the answer?

Social discussion breaches confidentiality.

Why is "Whenever family requests records" not the answer?

Family has no automatic access.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Ethics in Psychiatry. The correct option holds because: Correct: safety and law can justify limited disclosure.

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 Ethics?

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.