Psychotic disorders: delusional mood: 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 · Psychotic disorders: delusional mood

Sample item

In the weeks before his first psychotic breakdown, a young man feels that something ominous and uncanny is about to happen and that the world has changed, but he cannot say what. Which phenomenon is this?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Delusional mood

Delusional mood (Wahnstimmung) is a vague, pervasive feeling that something significant and threatening is happening, often preceding a fixed delusion. Delusional perception is different because a real percept is given a sudden false meaning.

Option by option

  • A. Delusional mood (correct)

    Correct. An unexplained ominous sense that the world has changed is delusional mood.

  • B. Delusional memory

    Delusional memory is a false belief about the past that is recalled as a memory.

  • C. Delusional perception

    Delusional perception needs a normal percept that is suddenly given a false private meaning.

  • D. Delusional intuition

    Delusional intuition is a belief that arrives fully formed with no preceding thought or percept.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is A, Delusional mood. Delusional mood (Wahnstimmung) is a vague, pervasive feeling that something significant and threatening is happening, often preceding a fixed delusion.

Why is "Delusional memory" not the answer?

Delusional memory is a false belief about the past that is recalled as a memory.

Why is "Delusional perception" not the answer?

Delusional perception needs a normal percept that is suddenly given a false private meaning.

Why is "Delusional intuition" not the answer?

Delusional intuition is a belief that arrives fully formed with no preceding thought or percept.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Psychotic disorders: delusional mood in Psychiatry. Delusional perception is different because a real percept is given a sudden false meaning.

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 Psychotic disorders: delusional mood?

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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.