Impulse-Control Disorders is part of the Specific Psychiatric Conditions section of Psychiatry. Practise 6 exam-style MCQs for NEET PG, FMGE, INI-CET and NEET SS, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation.
Impulse-Control Disorders MCQs test the urge-driven disorders — kleptomania, where mounting tension resolves in gratification and the stealing itself is the objective — and how impulse differs from compulsion, high-yield NEET PG psychiatry.
Sample Impulse-Control Disorders MCQs with answers
Sample MCQ #1
A 35-year-old patient reports experiencing sudden, uncontrollable urges to act. This is characteristic of which symptom?
AImpulse
BHallucination
CDelusion
DPseudohallucination
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✓ Correct Answer: A. Impulse
Explanation: Impulse is a sudden and irresistible urge to take a specific action. Impulse is a strong and often uncontrollable desire to act without much forethought or consideration of the consequences. Explanations of other options: Hallucination (Option B): A hallucination is the experience of sensing something that does not actually exist in the external environment. Delusion (Option C): A delusion is a firmly held false belief that persists despite logical reasoning or evidence proving otherwise. Pseudohallucination (Option D): A pseudohallucination resembles a hallucination but is acknowledged by the individual as originating from their own mind rather than the external world.
Sample MCQ #2
A 38-year-old divorced female professor, belonging to high socio-economic class, was reprimanded many times for charges of shop-lifting, which she had started at the age of 22. She would steal only on impulse, not from pre mediation, and experienced tension prior to, and satisfaction after shoplifting. The stolen items included crayons, spoons, candles, coloured papers, earrings, etc. which she hoarded in her cupboard. In the above case, which of the following statements is false?
AThis disorder is categorised under Disruptive and Impulse Control disorders in DSM-5
BThe object stolen is usually the goal of stealing
CAntisocial personality disorder should be ruled out
DSSRI and CBT are usually helpful
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✓ Correct Answer: B. The object stolen is usually the goal of stealing
In Kleptomania, the act of stealing is the objective and not the object stolen. It is characterized by mounting tension before the act, followed by gratification and lessening of tension with or without guilt, remorse, or depression after the act. Kleptomania is categorised under Disruptive and Impulse Control disorders in DSM-5 SSRI and CBT are usually considered in management of Kleptomania. In patients with habit of stealing, antisocial personality disorder is an important differential diagnosis; however, in them, the object stolen and violation of norms is the objective. Reference : Kaplan and Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry, 11 th edition, Chapter 19 Disruptive, Impulse control, and Conduct disorders, Page number 611.
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6 Impulse-Control Disorders MCQs on Specific Psychiatric Conditions — each with detailed explanations
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Impulse-Control Disorders MCQs test the urge-driven disorders — kleptomania, where mounting tension resolves in gratification and the stealing itself is the objective — and how impulse differs from compulsion, high-yield NEET PG psychiatry.
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