EPPP PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Question 1

For a DSM-5-TR diagnosis of Tourette’s disorder, the client must have which of the following?

Answer 1

multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic.

Question 2

When assigning a DSM-5-TR diagnosis of intellectual disability to a child, the level of severity of the disorder is determined by considering the child’s:

Answer 2

adaptive functioning.

Question 3

The most effective intervention for children with childhood-onset fluency disorder is likely to be which of the following?

Answer 3

habit reversal training

Question 4

Neuroimaging studies have linked ADHD to a:

Answer 4

smaller-than-normal prefrontal cortex.

Question 5

The DSM-5 diagnosis of ADHD requires an onset of symptoms before ____ years of age.

Answer 5

12

Question 6

The most common comorbid disorder for specific learning disorder is:

Answer 6

adhd

Question 7

Which of the following is most associated with a better prognosis for autism spectrum disorder?

Answer 7

functional language skills by age five

Question 8

A reformulated version of the dopamine hypothesis proposes that the negative symptoms of schizophrenia are due t

Answer 8

dopamine hypoactivity in certain cortical areas.

Question 9

A poor prognosis for people with schizophrenia is least associated with which of the following?

Answer 9

female gender

Question 10

The most likely diagnosis for a client who had auditory hallucinations and disorganized speech for five weeks and odd behaviors and anhedonia for an additional seven months is:

Answer 10

schizophrenia.

Question 11

A person who abuses an amphetamine or other ________-enhancing drug may develop symptoms similar to those associated with schizophrenia.

Answer 11

dopamine

Question 12

A person whose biological mother and father have both received a diagnosis of schizophrenia is about _____ times more likely to receive the same diagnosis as a person whose only biological relative with schizophrenia is his or her non-twin siblin

Answer 12

5

Question 13

Schizoaffective disorder is likely to be the appropriate diagnosis for a client if her psychotic symptoms have:

Answer 13

occurred concurrently with mood symptoms except for a period of at least two weeks when her mood symptoms were absent.

Question 14

As reported by I. I. Gottesman (1991), the concordance rate for schizophrenia is about ___% for monozygotic twins and ____% for dizygotic twins

Answer 14

48;17

Question 15

Which of the following is considered the most effective antipsychotic drug for treatment-resistant schizophrenia?

Answer 15

clozapine

Question 16

A high level of expressed emotion by family members toward patients with schizophrenia has been linked to:

Answer 16

an increased risk for relapse.

Question 17

Barton, a 20-year-old college sophomore, has come to therapy at the urging of his parents who are concerned about recent changes in his behavior. Barton tells you that, in the last six months, he’s experienced several periods in which he feels tired all the time despite sleeping more than usual, has trouble concentrating while reading for his classes and studying for exams, has low energy, and has no appetite. He says that each of the times he’s felt this way lasted for two or three weeks. The presence of which of the following will confirm a diagnosis of major depressive disorder for Barton?

Answer 17

loss of interest or pleasure in most activities

Question 18

Your new client, a 29-year-old physician’s assistant, describes experiencing alternating periods of hypomania that do not meet the criteria for a hypomanic episode and periods of depression that do not meet the criteria for a major depressive episode. To assign the diagnosis of cyclothymic disorder, the client must have experienced these symptoms for at least:

Answer 18

2 YEARS

Question 19

Ketamine has been found most useful for treating:

Answer 19

treatment-resistant depression.

Question 20

Research has found that the experience of depression is associated with:

Answer 20

Research has found that the experience of depression is associated with:

Question 21

Which of the following best describes rates of depression for males and females?

Answer 21

The rates of depression for males and females are similar during childhood but the rates for females are higher in adolescence and adulthood.

Question 22

Which of the following symptoms is least useful for distinguishing bipolar disorder from ADHD in children and adolescents?

Answer 22

irritability

Question 23

As a treatment for major depressive disorder, _______ has the highest response and remission rates and fastest time to remission.

Answer 23

ECT

Question 24

Which of the following best describes the likely effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on memory when it is used as a treatment for severe depression?

Answer 24

Retrograde amnesia caused by ECT will be more persistent than anterograde amnesia.

Question 25

A higher-than-normal level of melatonin has been linked to which of the following?

Answer 25

major depressive disorder with seasonal pattern

Question 26

Peter Lewinsohn’s model of depression is based on the principles of:

Answer 26

operant conditioning.