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Ace the EPPP with this expert-level resource focused on Diagnosis and Psychopathology. This complete exam set includes the latest actual questions with 100% correct answers—professionally verified and aligned with DSM-5 criteria. Ideal for psychology students and licensure candidates, this resource covers mood disorders, anxiety, schizophrenia spectrum, personality disorders, and more. Fully updated and graded A+ for guaranteed prep success.
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A 50-year old has memory loss as the result of her long-term heavy alcohol consumption. Most likely, she has trouble ...ANSWER... remembering someone she met a week ago
A child diagnosed with Attention -Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is most likely to also be diagnosed with ...ANSWER... Conduct disorder
A high level of expressed emotion by family members has been found to be predictive of relapse for which of the following disorders? ...ANSWER... schizophrenia, eating disorder, mood disorder
A number of books in the popular press have been written regarding the relationship between psychological factors and cancer. Which of the following statements best reflects the outcome of scientific studies of this issue? ...ANSWER... Psychological factors are not related to the onset of cancer but are related to the success of recovery from it.
Alzheimer's Dementia often results in problems in the executive functions such as ...ANSWER... Planning and organazing
An adolescent exhibiting foreclosure is most likely to respond in which of the following ways when asked about her career choice? ...ANSWER... My father, who's a lawyer, has convinced me that I'd make a good lawyer too.
An elderly male displays paranoid ideations. Dementia and psychosis have been ruled out. The best intervention in this case would likely be to ...ANSWER... alter his environment to make it seem less threatening
An interpersonal therapist who is working with a client suffering from a prolonged grief reaction would attempt to ...ANSWER... help the client understanding how the loss is impacting the current therapeutic relationship
Approximately what percent of women experience full- blown postpartum (clinical) depression? ...ANSWER... 10 to 20%.
Bill comes to session and reports that for the last five months, his wife and employer have been poisoning his food. In addition, his next door neighbor has assisted them
by switching lunch boxes with him. The local DJ is in on the scheme-telling him over the radio to "eat right to stay fit." The appropriate diagnosis is ...ANSWER... Schizophrenia, Paranoid Type.
ChildrendiagnosedwithaLearningDisorderaremostlikelyto receiveaco-diagnosis*of * ...ANSWER... * ADHD
Clonidine,an alpha-noradrenergicdrug,isoftenpreferableto dopaminergicblockingagentsfortreatingTourette's Disorderbecauseitissaferforchronicuse.However, clonidinedoesproducesomeundesirablesideeffects including: ...ANSWER... * drymouth,headache,*and *hypotension
CodingPersonalityDisorderson aseparateaxis,accordingto theDSM-IV-TR,isdueto ...ANSWER... * theneedto reducethepossibilityofbeing*overlooked
Componentsofhealthanxietyincludediseaseconviction, diseasefears,diseasepreoccupation,bodilycheckingand reassuranceseeking,anddisease-relatedavoidanceand escapebehaviors.Strongdiseaseconvictionismost associatedwith: ...ANSWER... * Hypochondriasis
Incomparisonstudiesofyoungerandolderadults,ithas beenfoundthatdepressioninolderadultsisleastlikelyto*result in * ...ANSWER... * expressedsadness
Inpsychotherapy,patientswithBorderlinePersonality Disorderaremost* likelytoexhibit: ...ANSWER... instabilityofthoughtsandfeelingsaboutthetherapist*and *themselves
Inschizophrenia,haldolisusedprimarilytotreat: ...ANSWER... * Psychoticsymptoms
IndividualswiththediagnosisofSeasonalAffectDisorderare mostlikelytorespondtolightifthey
experience: ...ANSWER... * atypicalsymptomssuchas carbohydratecravingand*hypersomnia
IndividualswithTourette'sDisorderfrequentlysufferfroma learningdisorderinschool.Themostlikelycauseis: ...ANSWER... * attentionalandhyperactivity*problems
Linehan'sdialecticalbehaviortherapyshowspromiseinthe treatmentofborderlinepatients.Itinvolvesacombinationof treatmentmodalitiesthatinclude ...ANSWER... * Social skilltraining
PeoplediagnosedwithPTSDareoftensuccessfullytreated withpsychotherapy anddon'tneedtobereferredfor medicationtreatmentunless: ...ANSWER... * Theirtarget symptomsofavoidanceandderealizationinterferewithdaily *life
ReactiveAttachmentDisorder,InhibitedType*involves ...ANSWER... * hypervigilance
ResearchcomparingpatientswithSchizophreniafromnon- WesterndevelopingcountriestothosefromWestern industrializedcountrieshasfoundthattheydifferintermsof: ...ANSWER... * courseand*outcome
Someexpertsarguethatpanicattacksdo notoccurin young childrenbecause ...ANSWER... * childrenarenotcapableof makinginternalinterpretationsofbodilysensations
SpecificPhobia,Blood-Injection-InjuryTypeis characterizedbyeachofthefollowing ...ANSWER... * a strongvasogal*response
morecommoninwomenthanmenstrong
familialpatterns
The *Personality *Disorder *that *has *been *found *to *have *the *best *prognosis *is * ...ANSWER... *Borderline *Personality *Disorder
TheratioofMajorDepressiveDisorderinfemalestomalesis *approximately ...ANSWER... * 5:
Theresearchhasshownthat,inthetreatmentofnicotine dependence,addingabehavioralinterventionto nicotine replacementtherapy ...ANSWER... * haslittleadditional effectintermsofshort-termabstinencebutdoes*improve long-termabstinence.
Whatistheapproximateprobabilitythatapersonwitha Schizophrenicbrother(notanidenticalorfraternaltwin) wouldalsohave*Schizophrenia? ...ANSWER... * 10%
WhatpercentofindividualsdiagnosedofPanicDisorder alsohaveAgoraphobiain communitysamplesaccordingtothe *DSM-IV-TR? ...ANSWER... * 33-50%
Whenapersonwithdeepdyslexiaispresentedwiththe writtenword"cat,"heismostlikelytorespondwithwhich*of thefollowing? ...ANSWER... * "dog"
WhendevelopingatreatmentplanforaclientwithaSpecific Phobia,itisimportantto keepin mindthat ...ANSWER... * forsomeSpecificPhobias(e.g.,dentalandanimal phobias),twotofoursessionsareoftenusefulforsignificantly reducingphobicreactionsinmanypeople.
Whichofthefollowingislikelytocausesecondary impotence? ...ANSWER... * medicationuse
alcohol*use
diabetesmellitus
Whichofthefollowingis* mosttrueaboutindividualswith ModerateMentalRetardation? ...ANSWER... * Theycanbe trainedtoperformunskilledwork* inthecompetitivejobmarket underclose*supervision.
Whichofthefollowingistheclearestindicationthatapersonis sufferingfromasubstanceaddiction? ...ANSWER... * Thepersondisplaysclearsignsoftolerance and/orwithdrawal
WhichofthefollowingistrueregardingObsessive- CompulsiveDisorder(OCD)andObsessiveCompulsive PersonalityDisorder(OCPD)? ...ANSWER... * Unlike
thantheriskforadizygotictwin? ...ANSWER... * two anda halftimes
Youareaskedtoevaluatea3-yearoldchildwhohasno interestinpeerrelationships,engagesinhighlyunusualplay behavioronhisown,andispreoccupiedwithpartsofobjects. Thechildhasnocognitiveorlanguageimpairments.Basedon thisinformation,thecorrectdiagnosisforthischildis ...ANSWER... * Asperger's *Disorder