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CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST – ABCCAP EXAM (BOARD
CERTIFICATION IN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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1. A 7-year-old presents with inattentive symptoms for 9 months, difficulty
sustaining attention at school, but no hyperactivity. Which is the best next
step for diagnostic assessment?
A. Start stimulant medication trial immediately
B. Conduct a multi-informant, multi-method ADHD evaluation (teacher
reports, structured rating scales, developmental history)
C. Diagnose ADHD based only on parent report
D. Recommend school suspension until symptoms improve
B. ADHD diagnosis requires information across settings and informants;
structured rating scales and teacher input are essential before
pharmacologic treatment.
2. A teenager reports suicidal ideation without plan or intent but with social
withdrawal and insomnia. Which action is most appropriate immediately?
A. Provide outpatient psychotherapy referral and wait two weeks
B. Conduct a thorough risk assessment including intent, plan, means, and
safety planning
C. Ignore unless there is a plan
D. Hospitalize the teen automatically
B. A full risk assessment determines severity and guides whether
hospitalization, safety planning, or outpatient care is indicated.
3. Which psychological test is most appropriate to evaluate suspected
intellectual disability in a 10-year-old?
A. Beck Depression Inventory
B. Vineland only
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C. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) with adaptive
functioning assessment
D. MMPI-A
C. Diagnosis of intellectual disability requires standardized cognitive
assessment (e.g., WISC) plus measures of adaptive functioning.
4. A 4-year-old has temper tantrums that last 1–2 minutes several times per
week and are developmentally typical. What is the best interpretation?
A. Diagnosable disruptive mood disorder
B. Autism spectrum disorder
C. Within normal limits for age; provide parenting guidance
D. Major depressive disorder
C. Short, infrequent tantrums are common in preschoolers; intervention
focuses on parenting strategies unless severity or impairment is present.
5. Parent requests psychological testing to “prove” their child has a learning
disability so they can get accommodations. Best clinician response?
A. Agree without assessment
B. Refuse outright
C. Explain the assessment process, obtain school records, and conduct
appropriate testing to determine eligibility
D. Only perform IQ test
C. Transparent explanation and a thorough evaluation including
achievement and cognitive testing are appropriate to determine learning
disabilities and accommodations.
6. A 13-year-old with PTSD after community violence shows nightmares and
avoidance. Evidence-based first-line therapy is:
A. Psychoanalytic therapy
B. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
C. Unsupported play therapy only
D. Prolonged exposure without adaptation for adolescents
B. TF-CBT has strong empirical support for youth PTSD and integrates
caregiver involvement and skills building.
7. In assessing an adolescent with suspected autism spectrum disorder (ASD),
which is least helpful?
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A. Developmental history from caregivers
B. Observation of social communication in multiple settings
C. Standardized autism-specific instruments (e.g., ADOS-2)
D. Sole reliance on teacher impressions without structured data
D. Teacher impressions are useful but insufficient alone; structured data
and multi-source information are required for ASD diagnosis.
8. A child from a different cultural background expresses somatic complaints
after parental divorce. What approach best addresses cultural
competence?
A. Assume complaints are malingering
B. Use the same treatment protocol without modification
C. Conduct culturally informed assessment, explore cultural meanings of
symptoms, involve culturally appropriate supports
D. Refer to social services immediately
C. Culturally informed assessment recognizes cultural expressions of distress
and incorporates family beliefs and supports into care.
9. Which statement about consent and assent is correct for a 15-year-old in
therapy?
A. Parents cannot consent for adolescents
B. Parents/guardians provide legal consent; adolescents should provide
assent when developmentally able; confidentiality limits must be
explained
C. Adolescents can always refuse treatment despite parental consent
D. No assent is needed if parent consents
B. Legal consent typically comes from guardians; ethically, clinicians seek
adolescent assent and explain confidentiality and its limits.
10.A 9-year-old with selective mutism speaks freely at home but not in school.
Best therapeutic approach:
A. Force the child to speak in class
B. Prescribe anxiolytic without therapy
C. Implement behavioral approaches (graded exposure, stimulus fading)
and coordinate with school
D. Recommend repeating a grade
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CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST – ABCCAP EXAM (BOARD
CERTIFICATION IN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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1. A 7-year-old presents with inattentive symptoms for 9 months, difficulty
sustaining attention at school, but no hyperactivity. Which is the best next
step for diagnostic assessment?
A. Start stimulant medication trial immediately
B. Conduct a multi-informant, multi-method ADHD evaluation (teacher
reports, structured rating scales, developmental history)
C. Diagnose ADHD based only on parent report
D. Recommend school suspension until symptoms improve
B. ADHD diagnosis requires information across settings and informants;
structured rating scales and teacher input are essential before
pharmacologic treatment.
2. A teenager reports suicidal ideation without plan or intent but with social
withdrawal and insomnia. Which action is most appropriate immediately?
A. Provide outpatient psychotherapy referral and wait two weeks
B. Conduct a thorough risk assessment including intent, plan, means, and
safety planning
C. Ignore unless there is a plan
D. Hospitalize the teen automatically
B. A full risk assessment determines severity and guides whether
hospitalization, safety planning, or outpatient care is indicated.
3. Which psychological test is most appropriate to evaluate suspected
intellectual disability in a 10-year-old?
A. Beck Depression Inventory
B. Vineland only
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CERTIFICATION
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C. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) with adaptive
functioning assessment
D. MMPI-A
C. Diagnosis of intellectual disability requires standardized cognitive
assessment (e.g., WISC) plus measures of adaptive functioning.
4. A 4-year-old has temper tantrums that last 1–2 minutes several times per
week and are developmentally typical. What is the best interpretation?
A. Diagnosable disruptive mood disorder
B. Autism spectrum disorder
C. Within normal limits for age; provide parenting guidance
D. Major depressive disorder
C. Short, infrequent tantrums are common in preschoolers; intervention
focuses on parenting strategies unless severity or impairment is present.
5. Parent requests psychological testing to “prove” their child has a learning
disability so they can get accommodations. Best clinician response?
A. Agree without assessment
B. Refuse outright
C. Explain the assessment process, obtain school records, and conduct
appropriate testing to determine eligibility
D. Only perform IQ test
C. Transparent explanation and a thorough evaluation including
achievement and cognitive testing are appropriate to determine learning
disabilities and accommodations.
6. A 13-year-old with PTSD after community violence shows nightmares and
avoidance. Evidence-based first-line therapy is:
A. Psychoanalytic therapy
B. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
C. Unsupported play therapy only
D. Prolonged exposure without adaptation for adolescents
B. TF-CBT has strong empirical support for youth PTSD and integrates
caregiver involvement and skills building.
7. In assessing an adolescent with suspected autism spectrum disorder (ASD),
which is least helpful?
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A. Developmental history from caregivers
B. Observation of social communication in multiple settings
C. Standardized autism-specific instruments (e.g., ADOS-2)
D. Sole reliance on teacher impressions without structured data
D. Teacher impressions are useful but insufficient alone; structured data
and multi-source information are required for ASD diagnosis.
8. A child from a different cultural background expresses somatic complaints
after parental divorce. What approach best addresses cultural
competence?
A. Assume complaints are malingering
B. Use the same treatment protocol without modification
C. Conduct culturally informed assessment, explore cultural meanings of
symptoms, involve culturally appropriate supports
D. Refer to social services immediately
C. Culturally informed assessment recognizes cultural expressions of distress
and incorporates family beliefs and supports into care.
9. Which statement about consent and assent is correct for a 15-year-old in
therapy?
A. Parents cannot consent for adolescents
B. Parents/guardians provide legal consent; adolescents should provide
assent when developmentally able; confidentiality limits must be
explained
C. Adolescents can always refuse treatment despite parental consent
D. No assent is needed if parent consents
B. Legal consent typically comes from guardians; ethically, clinicians seek
adolescent assent and explain confidentiality and its limits.
10.A 9-year-old with selective mutism speaks freely at home but not in school.
Best therapeutic approach:
A. Force the child to speak in class
B. Prescribe anxiolytic without therapy
C. Implement behavioral approaches (graded exposure, stimulus fading)
and coordinate with school
D. Recommend repeating a grade
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