Adolescent health: practice question

A Pediatrics 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.

Try it

Pediatrics · Adolescent health

Sample item

What structured approach explores home, education, activities, drugs, sexuality, and safety with adolescents?

Original practice item, not a recalled exam question. Nothing here is recorded.

The answer and the reasoning

A. HEADSS assessment

The HEADSS framework guides a confidential, developmentally appropriate psychosocial assessment of key adolescent life domains and safety risks.

Option by option

  • A. HEADSS assessment (correct)

    Correct: HEADSS structures adolescent psychosocial assessment.

  • B. Glasgow coma scale

    Glasgow coma scale assesses consciousness level.

  • C. Wells score

    Wells score estimates venous thromboembolism probability.

  • D. APGAR score

    APGAR assesses newborn transition after birth.

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.

More Pediatrics questions

Questions about this Pediatrics question

What is the answer to this Pediatrics question?

The best answer is A, HEADSS assessment. The HEADSS framework guides a confidential, developmentally appropriate psychosocial assessment of key adolescent life domains and safety risks.

Why is "Glasgow coma scale" not the answer?

Glasgow coma scale assesses consciousness level.

Why is "Wells score" not the answer?

Wells score estimates venous thromboembolism probability.

Why is "APGAR score" not the answer?

APGAR assesses newborn transition after birth.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Adolescent health in Pediatrics. The correct option holds because: Correct: HEADSS structures adolescent psychosocial assessment.

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 Adolescent health?

Memorise milestones and the vaccine schedule as tables and revise them often. Then use the flashcards and the other Pediatrics 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.