Personality disorders: schizotypal: 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 · Personality disorders: schizotypal

Sample item

A 30-year-old lives alone, believes he can read others' thoughts, dresses oddly, talks in vague, circumstantial speech and has no close friends. There is no frank psychosis. The diagnosis is:

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Schizotypal personality disorder

Schizotypal personality disorder (Cluster A) is characterised by magical thinking, odd beliefs, eccentric behaviour, unusual perceptual experiences and social anxiety. Schizoid personality has detachment without eccentricity.

Option by option

  • A. Schizotypal personality disorder (correct)

    Correct. Eccentricity with magical thinking indicates schizotypal personality.

  • B. Avoidant personality disorder

    Avoidant personality involves fear of rejection and desire for relationships.

  • C. Paranoid personality disorder

    Paranoid personality shows pervasive suspiciousness.

  • D. Schizoid personality disorder

    Schizoid disorder shows detachment and restricted emotion without odd beliefs.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is A, Schizotypal personality disorder. Schizotypal personality disorder (Cluster A) is characterised by magical thinking, odd beliefs, eccentric behaviour, unusual perceptual experiences and social anxiety.

Why is "Avoidant personality disorder" not the answer?

Avoidant personality involves fear of rejection and desire for relationships.

Why is "Paranoid personality disorder" not the answer?

Paranoid personality shows pervasive suspiciousness.

Why is "Schizoid personality disorder" not the answer?

Schizoid disorder shows detachment and restricted emotion without odd beliefs.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Personality disorders: schizotypal in Psychiatry. Schizoid personality has detachment without eccentricity.

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 Personality disorders: schizotypal?

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.