Sleep 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 · Sleep disorders

Sample item

What is a defining symptom of narcolepsy?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Excessive daytime sleepiness

Narcolepsy causes excessive daytime sleepiness and may include cataplexy, sleep paralysis, or hypnagogic hallucinations due to dysregulated sleep-wake control.

Option by option

  • A. High fever

    Fever is not a narcolepsy criterion.

  • B. Excessive daytime sleepiness (correct)

    Correct: daytime sleepiness is central to narcolepsy.

  • C. Unilateral deafness

    Deafness is unrelated.

  • D. Persistent anosmia

    Anosmia is not a defining sleep symptom.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is B, Excessive daytime sleepiness. Narcolepsy causes excessive daytime sleepiness and may include cataplexy, sleep paralysis, or hypnagogic hallucinations due to dysregulated sleep-wake control.

Why is "High fever" not the answer?

Fever is not a narcolepsy criterion.

Why is "Unilateral deafness" not the answer?

Deafness is unrelated.

Why is "Persistent anosmia" not the answer?

Anosmia is not a defining sleep symptom.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Sleep disorders in Psychiatry. The correct option holds because: Correct: daytime sleepiness is central to narcolepsy.

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 Sleep 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.