Psychotic disorders: social skills training: 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: social skills training

Sample item

A stable man with schizophrenia has few remaining positive symptoms but cannot start conversations, express needs or manage a job interview. Which psychosocial intervention directly targets this deficit?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Social skills training

Social skills training uses modelling, role play and feedback to teach interpersonal behaviours to people with schizophrenia and is a standard rehabilitation intervention. Insight-oriented psychoanalysis is not effective for these deficits.

Option by option

  • A. Exposure and response prevention

    Exposure and response prevention is a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

  • B. Psychoanalysis

    Psychoanalysis is not an evidence-based method for rehabilitation of social deficits in schizophrenia.

  • C. Dream interpretation

    Dream interpretation is a psychoanalytic technique with no role here.

  • D. Social skills training (correct)

    Correct. Structured rehearsal of conversational and interview skills is the aim of social skills training.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is D, Social skills training. Social skills training uses modelling, role play and feedback to teach interpersonal behaviours to people with schizophrenia and is a standard rehabilitation intervention.

Why is "Exposure and response prevention" not the answer?

Exposure and response prevention is a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Why is "Psychoanalysis" not the answer?

Psychoanalysis is not an evidence-based method for rehabilitation of social deficits in schizophrenia.

Why is "Dream interpretation" not the answer?

Dream interpretation is a psychoanalytic technique with no role here.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Psychotic disorders: social skills training in Psychiatry. Insight-oriented psychoanalysis is not effective for these deficits.

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: social skills training?

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Is this a real NEET PG question?

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