Disorders of Impulse Control
- Previous year questions on Disorders of Impulse Control for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Psychiatry section of the exam.
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- 19 live questions in Disorders of Impulse Control.
- 1 of 19 questions carries a verified exam year: 2018.
- Psychiatry is worth about 6 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Kleptomania means
- AIrresistible desire to set fire
- BIrresistible desire to steal things✓ Correct answer
- CCompulsive hair pulling
- DPathological gambling
Q2.Impulsive disorder include all except
- APyromania
- BKleptomania
- CTrichotillomania
- DDipsomania✓ Correct answer
Q3.All of the following are disruptive, impulse control and conduct disorders except:
- AMunchausen syndrome✓ Correct answer
- BConduct disorder
- CIntermittent explosive disorder
- DOppositional disorder
Q4.One of the following is not a compulsive and habit-forming disorder
- AKleptomania
- BPyromania
- CNymphomania✓ Correct answer
- DPathological gambling
Q5.Which of the following is true regarding Trichotillomania?
- ANot an Impulse control disorder
- BRepetitive hair pulling without tension
- CNo hair loss seen
- DRepetitive hair pulling driven by increasing tension✓ Correct answer
Q6.18 year old girl with circumscribed bald patch with no organic disease & no behavioural disorder has -
- ADepression
- BTrichotillomania✓ Correct answer
- COCD
- DPhobia
Q7.Irresistable urge to drink alcohol is known as
- AKleptomania
- BDipsomania✓ Correct answer
- CPyromania
- DTrichotillomania
Q8.Oniomania is related to?
- AShopping✓ Correct answer
- BCellular phone use
- CInternet use
- DSelf mutilation
Q9.All of the following are impulse control disorders except -
- APyromania
- BTrichotillomania
- CKleptomania
- DCapgras syndrome✓ Correct answer
Q10.Oniomania is a disorder of compulsive -
- ABuying✓ Correct answer
- BCellular phone use
- CInternet use
- DSelf-mutilation
Answer key
Q1: B. Irresistible desire to steal things; Q2: D. Dipsomania; Q3: A. Munchausen syndrome; Q4: C. Nymphomania; Q5: D. Repetitive hair pulling driven by increasing tension; Q6: B. Trichotillomania; Q7: B. Dipsomania; Q8: A. Shopping; Q9: D. Capgras syndrome; Q10: A. Buying.
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