EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+ SURE PASS 2026/2027
PsychiatricnRehabilitationn-
nCORRECTnANSWERSn....npromotesnrecovery,nfullncommunitynintegrationnandnimprovednqualitynofnl
ifenfornpersonsnwhonhavenbeenndiagnosednwithnanynmentalnhealthnconditionnthatnseriouslynimpair
sntheirnabilityntonleadnmeaningfulnlives.nPsychiatricnrehabilitationnservicesnarencollaborative,nperso
n-
directednandnindividualized.nThesenservicesnarenannessentialnelementnofnthenhealthncarenandnhum
annservicesnspectrum,nandnshouldnbenevidenced-based.
WRAPn-nCORRECTnANSWERSnWellnessnRecoverynActionnPlan
AssertivenCommunitynTreatmentn(ACT)n-nCORRECTnANSWERSn-annevidence-
basednpracticenthatnimprovesnoutcomesnfornpeoplenwithnseverenmentalnillnessnwhonarenmostnvuln
erablentonhomelessnessnandnhospitalization.
PrinciplesnofnPsychnRehabnGroupingsn-nCORRECTnANSWERSn1-3=nRolesnofnthenPractitioners
4-10=nBestnPracticesninnthenField
11-12nPsyRnServicenDelivery
Evidence-BasednPracticen(EBP)n-nCORRECTnANSWERSn-
nrecognizesnthenimportancenofnunderstandingnandnfollowingnresearchnrecommendations,nwhilenta
kingnintonaccountnthenservicenprovider'snclinicalnexpertisenandnthengoals,npreferences,ninterests,nv
alues,nandncharacteristicsnofnthenpeoplenusingnthenservice
EmpiricallynSupportednTreatmentn(EST)n-nCORRECTnANSWERSn-
antypenofninterventionnthatnhasnbeennprovenneffective,nsuchnasncognitivenbehavioralntherapynforntr
eatmentnofndepression.
,Evidenced-BasednMedicinen(EBM)n-nCORRECTnANSWERSn-
thenprocessnannindividualnpractitionernfollowsninnselectingnthenappropriateninterventionnfornonenin
dividualndiagnosednwithnanparticularnconditionnwhonisnexperiencingnspecificnsymptoms.
Recoveryn-
nCORRECTnANSWERSn......andeeplynpersonalnuniquenprocessnofnchangingnone'snattitudes,nvalues,nfe
elings,ngoals,nskills,nand/ornroles.nitnisnanwaynofnlivingnansatisfying,nhopeful,nandncontributingnlifenev
ennwithnlimitationsncausenbynillness.nRecoveryninvolvesnthendevelopmentnofnnewnmeaningnandnpur
poseninnone'snlifenasnonengrowsnbeyondnthencatastrophicneffectsnofnmentalnillness.
RecoverynRelatingntonprinciplesnofnPsyRn-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnRecoverynfromnmentalnillnessninvolvesnmuchnmorenthannrecoverynfromnthenill
ness.nitself.nPeoplenwithnmentalnillness(es)nmaynhaventonrecovernfromnthenstigmanthatntheynincorp
oratednintontheirnverynbeing;nfromntheniatrogenicneffectsnofntreatmentnsetting;nfromnthenlacknofnrec
entnopportunitiesnfornself-
determination;nfromnthennegativensideneffectsnofnunemployment;nandnfromncrushedndreams.nRec
overnisnancomplex,ntime-consumingnprocess.
ThenEightnEssentialnFeaturesnofnrecover-orientednmentalnhealthnservicesn-
nCORRECTnANSWERSn1.nRecoveryncannoccurnwithoutnprofessionalnintervention.
2.nAncommonndenominatornofnrecoverynisnthenpresencenofnindividualsnwhonbelieveninnthenpersonni
nnrecoverynandnwillnstandnbynhim/her.n
3.nRecoverynasnanvisionndoesnfunctionnasnanpartnofnanperson'snideasnorntheoriesnaboutn"mentalnillne
sses".
4.nRecoverynoccursndespitenthatnmentalnhealthnsymptomsnmaynreoccur.
5.nRecoverynchangesnfrequencynandndurationnofnmentalnhealthnsymptoms.n
6.nRecoverynisnnotnnecessarilynanlinearnprocess.
7.nThenconsequencesnofnthen"illness"n(eg.nstigma)noftenncannbenharderntonovercomenthannanynofnit
snsymptoms.n
,8.nRecoveryndoesnnotnsuggestnthatnanpersonnnevernhadnanmentalnillnessnofnnevernexperiencednmen
talnhealthnsymptoms.
Noordsynetnal.ndefinitionnofnrecoverynisncenterednaroundnwhatn3ncorenconcepts:n-
nCORRECTnANSWERSn1.nhopen2.ntakingnpersonalnresponsibilityn3.ngettingnonnwithnlife.
PrinciplesnofnPsychiatricnRehabilitationn-
nCORRECTnANSWERSn1.nPsychiatricnrehabilitationnpractitionersn(PRP)nconveynhopenandnrespectnan
dnbelieventhatnallnindividualsnhaventhencapacitynfornlearningnandngrowth.
2.nPRPnrecognizenthatnculturenisncentralntonrecoverynandnstriventonensurenthatnallnservicesnarencultu
rallynrelevantntonindividualsnreceivingnservices.n
3.nPRPnengageninnthenprocessesnofninformednandnshared-
decisionnmakingnandnfacilitatenpartnershipsnwithnothernpeoplenthenindividualnreceivingnservicesnh
asnidentified
4.nPsyRnpracticesnbuildnonnstrengthsnandncapabilitiesnofnindividuals.
5.nPsyRnpracticesnarenperson-
centered;ntheynarendesignedntonaddressnthenuniquenneedsnofnindividuals,nconsistentnwithntheirnval
ues,nhopes,nandnaspirations.
6.nPsyRnpracticesnsupportnfullnintegrationnofnpeopleninnrecoverynintontheirncommunitiesnwherenthe
ynexercisentheirnrightsnofncitizenshipnasnwellnasntonacceptnthenresponsibilitiesnandnexplorenthenoppo
rtunitiesnthatncomenwithnbeingnanmembernofnancommunitynandnanlargernsociety.
7.nPsyRnpracticesnpromotenself-
determinationnandnempowerment.nAllnindividualsnhaventhenrightntonmakentheirnownndecisions,ninc
ludingndecisionsnaboutnthentypesnofnservicesnandnsupportntheynreceive.
8.nPsyRnpracticesnfacilitatenthendevelopmentnofnpersonalnsupportnnetworksnbynutilizingnnatualnsup
portsnwithinncommunities,npeernsupportninitiatives,nandnself-andnmutual-helpngroups.n
9.nPsyRnpracticesnstriventonhelpnindividualsnimproventhenqualitynofnallnaspectsnofntheirnlives,nincludi
ngnsocial,noccupational,neducational,nresidential,nintellectual,nspiritual,nandnfinancial.n
10.nPsyRnpracticesnpromotenhealthnandnwellness,nencouragingnindividualsntondevelopnandnusenindi
vidualizednwellnessnplans.n
, 11.nPsyRnServicesnemphasizenevidence-
based,npromising,nandnemergingnbestnpracticesnthatnproducenoutcomesncongruentnwithnpersonaln
recovery.nProgramsnincludenstructurednprogramnevaluatio
SAMHSA'sndefinitionnofnrecovery:n-
nCORRECTnANSWERSnAnprocessnofnchangenthroughnwhichnindividualsnimproventheirnhealthnandnwe
llness,nlivenanself-directednlife,nandnstriventonreachntheirnfullnpotential.
SAMHSA'snFournMajornDimensionsnofnRecoveryn-
nCORRECTnANSWERSn1.nHEALTH:nOvercomingnornmanagingnone'sndisease(s)nasnwellnasnlivingninnanp
hysicallynandnemotionallynhealthynway;n
2.nHOME:nAnstablenandnsafenplacentonlive;
3.nPURPOSE:nMeaningfulndailynactivities,nsuchnasnanjob,nschool,nvolunteerism,nfamilyncaretaking,no
rncreativenendeavors,nandnthenindependence,nincome,nandnresourcesntonparticipateninnsociety;
4.nCOMMUNITY:nRelationshipsnandnsocialnnetworksnthatnprovidensupport,nfriendship,nlove,nandnh
ope.
ThenMedicalnPerspectivenonnPsychiatricnDisabilityn-nCORRECTnANSWERSn-
Focusednonntreatingnthenmentalnhealthnconditionn(thensymptomsnofnthenpsychiatricnillness).n
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Usenlanguagensuchnasnmentalnimpairment,npsychiatricndisorder,nemotionalndisturbance,norndiagno
sis.n
-FollowsnthenDSM-ntonbenandisorder:
-symptomsnmustnbennoticeablen(clinicallynsignificant)
n
-mustnbe/ornatnrisknofncausingndifficultyninnrolenfunctioning
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-mustnhavenabnormal/notn"culturally-sanctioned"n
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reactions/behaviorsntoneventsn
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-anfaultynwaynofnperceivingnornreactingntonthenworld
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