Personality disorders: 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

Sample item

Which feature is associated with borderline personality disorder?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Unstable relationships and fear of abandonment

Borderline personality disorder may involve unstable relationships, affective lability, impulsivity, self-harm, and intense fear of abandonment.

Option by option

  • A. Progressive bradykinesia

    Bradykinesia suggests a movement disorder.

  • B. Unstable relationships and fear of abandonment (correct)

    Correct: relational instability and abandonment fear are characteristic.

  • C. Fixed tremor

    Fixed tremor is not a personality symptom.

  • D. Painless hematuria

    Hematuria is urinary tract pathology.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is B, Unstable relationships and fear of abandonment. Borderline personality disorder may involve unstable relationships, affective lability, impulsivity, self-harm, and intense fear of abandonment.

Why is "Progressive bradykinesia" not the answer?

Bradykinesia suggests a movement disorder.

Why is "Fixed tremor" not the answer?

Fixed tremor is not a personality symptom.

Why is "Painless hematuria" not the answer?

Hematuria is urinary tract pathology.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Personality disorders in Psychiatry. The correct option holds because: Correct: relational instability and abandonment fear are characteristic.

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?

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.