CAADC PRACTICE EXAM
1. What are the Diagnostic Criteria for Panic Disorder without
Agoraphobia? All of the above
Recurrent and unexpected Panic Attacks.
Neither a substance nor a general medical condition accounts for the
Panic Attacks.
No Agoraphobia present.: ALL OF THE ABOVE
2. An individual who has lost control of their drinking (alcohol) and is
unable to stop or cut down despite serious negative health consequences
and the loss of valued activities or relationships, seems to be suffering
from: Alcohol dependency
Codependent personality
disorder Alcohol abuse
Fetal alcohol syndrome: ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY
,3. A commonly used instrument in psychological assessment which
obtains a diagnosis by testing such indices as anxiety, paranoia,
depression, and gender issues:
Thematic Apperception
Test Luria-Nebraska Test
MMPI
Korsakoff's Psychosis Test: MMPI
4. A client has a history of depression, mood swings, and problems with
his body image. He is an exercise junkie and hits the gym at least twice a
day even when he is sick. One day he asks if you can refer him to a
physician that can prescribe some pills to help him control his weight. You
should suspect:
Performance anxiety
An eating disorder
Chemical dependency
A metabolic imbalance: AN EATING DISORDER
,5. The diagnosis of Panic Disorder in children is controversial, with
some arguing that they do not have panic attacks because:
Children are not capable of making internal, catastrophic interpretations of
physical symptoms
Their nervous systems are not fully
developed Children don't have as many fears
as adults
They have much less life experience: Children are not capable of
making internal, catastrophic interpretations of physical
symptoms
, 6. When performing a psychosocial assessment on an infant by
questioning her parents, what data gathered during the session would
have the greatest significance?
Information about the mother's pregnancy, including any drug
use Information about the infant's development
Information about the infant's caregivers
Information about the infant's siblings: The correct answer: Information
about the infant's development
Pure brain!
The psychosocial deals specifically with the psychological and social
development of the individual-therefore the best information from the
parents of an infant would have to consist of developmental
information about the infant. While the other choices consist of
information that would be helpful in making the psychosocial
assessment, the information provided by a developmental history from
the parents would be of the greatest value.
7. For a diagnosis of delusional disorder:
At least three non-bizarre delusions must have occurred for at least
two weeks
1. What are the Diagnostic Criteria for Panic Disorder without
Agoraphobia? All of the above
Recurrent and unexpected Panic Attacks.
Neither a substance nor a general medical condition accounts for the
Panic Attacks.
No Agoraphobia present.: ALL OF THE ABOVE
2. An individual who has lost control of their drinking (alcohol) and is
unable to stop or cut down despite serious negative health consequences
and the loss of valued activities or relationships, seems to be suffering
from: Alcohol dependency
Codependent personality
disorder Alcohol abuse
Fetal alcohol syndrome: ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY
,3. A commonly used instrument in psychological assessment which
obtains a diagnosis by testing such indices as anxiety, paranoia,
depression, and gender issues:
Thematic Apperception
Test Luria-Nebraska Test
MMPI
Korsakoff's Psychosis Test: MMPI
4. A client has a history of depression, mood swings, and problems with
his body image. He is an exercise junkie and hits the gym at least twice a
day even when he is sick. One day he asks if you can refer him to a
physician that can prescribe some pills to help him control his weight. You
should suspect:
Performance anxiety
An eating disorder
Chemical dependency
A metabolic imbalance: AN EATING DISORDER
,5. The diagnosis of Panic Disorder in children is controversial, with
some arguing that they do not have panic attacks because:
Children are not capable of making internal, catastrophic interpretations of
physical symptoms
Their nervous systems are not fully
developed Children don't have as many fears
as adults
They have much less life experience: Children are not capable of
making internal, catastrophic interpretations of physical
symptoms
, 6. When performing a psychosocial assessment on an infant by
questioning her parents, what data gathered during the session would
have the greatest significance?
Information about the mother's pregnancy, including any drug
use Information about the infant's development
Information about the infant's caregivers
Information about the infant's siblings: The correct answer: Information
about the infant's development
Pure brain!
The psychosocial deals specifically with the psychological and social
development of the individual-therefore the best information from the
parents of an infant would have to consist of developmental
information about the infant. While the other choices consist of
information that would be helpful in making the psychosocial
assessment, the information provided by a developmental history from
the parents would be of the greatest value.
7. For a diagnosis of delusional disorder:
At least three non-bizarre delusions must have occurred for at least
two weeks
