SMLE — Psychiatry MCQs
Practice 155 Psychiatry past-paper MCQs for SMLE, each with a detailed explanation and reference. Try free samples below, then start a full quiz.
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Psychiatry is a core part of the SMLE syllabus. HighYield's Psychiatry question bank collects 155MCQs modelled on real past papers, so you practise the exact style and difficulty you'll face on exam day. Every question comes with a worked explanation and a subject reference, so you learn why an answer is right — not just which option to pick.
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Sample Psychiatry Questions
A schizophrenic patient on haloperidol 15mg presents comatose with muscle rigidity and eyes rolled back (oculogyric crisis), without fever. What is the diagnosis?
- A.Acute dystonic reaction
- B.Tardive dyskinesia
- C.Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
- D.Conversion disorder
A patient tells his doctor that the refrigerator spoke to him, warning that all the food inside is poisoned. What best describes this experience?
- A.Compulsion
- B.Auditory hallucination (a false perception — 'hearing' the refrigerator speak — without an external stimulus)
- C.Delusion alone, without a perceptual component
- D.Illusion (a misinterpretation of a real external stimulus)
A 61-year-old man with irritable bowel syndrome develops low appetite, weight loss, trouble sleeping, and reduced concentration over 6 months. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A.Dysthymia (a milder, more chronic low-grade depression, typically lasting 2+ years)
- B.Generalized anxiety disorder (would feature prominent worry, less emphasis on the vegetative symptom cluster described)
- C.Bipolar disorder (would feature episodes of mania/hypomania, not described here)
- D.Late-life depression
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