CPRP CERTIFIED PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION
III 2026 PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION
REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS VERIFIED
GUIDE
◉ Noordsy et al. definition of recovery is centered around what 3
core concepts:
Answer: 1. hope 2. taking personal responsibility 3. getting on with
life.
◉ Principles of Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Answer: 1. Psychiatric rehabilitation practitioners (PRP) convey
hope and respect and believe that all individuals have the capacity
for learning and growth.
2. PRP recognize that culture is central to recovery and strive to
ensure that all services are culturally relevant to individuals
receiving services.
3. PRP engage in the processes of informed and shared-decision
making and facilitate partnerships with other people the individual
receiving services has identified
4. PsyR practices build on strengths and capabilities of individuals.
,5. PsyR practices are person-centered; they are designed to address
the unique needs of individuals, consistent with their values, hopes,
and aspirations.
6. PsyR practices support full integration of people in recovery into
their communities where they exercise their rights of citizenship as
well as to accept the responsibilities and explore the opportunities
that come with being a member of a community and a larger society.
7. PsyR practices promote self-determination and empowerment. All
individuals have the right to make their own decisions, including
decisions about the types of services and support they receive.
8. PsyR practices facilitate the development of personal support
networks by utilizing natual supports within communities, peer
support initiatives, and self-and mutual-help groups.
9. PsyR practices strive to help individuals improve the quality of all
aspects of their lives, including social, occupational, educational,
residential, intellectual, spiritual, and financial.
10. PsyR practices promote health and wellness, encouraging
individuals to develop and use individualized wellness plans.
11. PsyR Services emphasize evidence-based, promising, and
emerging best practices that produce outcomes congruent with
personal recovery. Programs include structured program evaluatio
◉ SAMHSA's definition of recovery:
,Answer: A process of change through which individuals improve
their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach
their full potential.
◉ SAMHSA's Four Major Dimensions of Recovery
Answer: 1. HEALTH: Overcoming or managing one's disease(s) as
well as living in a physically and emotionally healthy way;
2. HOME: A stable and safe place to live;
3. PURPOSE: Meaningful daily activities, such as a job, school,
volunteerism, family caretaking, or creative endeavors, and the
independence, income, and resources to participate in society;
4. COMMUNITY: Relationships and social networks that provide
support, friendship, love, and hope.
◉ The Medical Perspective on Psychiatric Disability
Answer: -Focused on treating the mental health condition (the
symptoms of the psychiatric illness).
-Use language such as mental impairment, psychiatric disorder,
emotional disturbance, or diagnosis.
-Follows the DSM- to be a disorder:
-symptoms must be noticeable (clinically significant)
-must be/or at risk of causing difficulty in role functioning
-must have abnormal/not "culturally-sanctioned"
reactions/behaviors to events
, -a faulty way of perceiving or reacting to the world
◉ The Disability Perspective
Answer: -psych disabilities occur when a mental health condition
interferes with a person's function in living, learning, working,
and/or social environments and roles.
◉ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) definition for Disability
Answer: -a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
one or more major life activities of such individual
◉ Social Security Act (SSA) definition for Disability
Answer: -"the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity
by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has
lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of no less
than 12 months."
◉ PRA's definition for Disability
Answer: -the concept is seen as more relevant to rehabilitation than
is the concept of illness and implies the hope of reacquiring abilities
and valued roles.
◉ The Bio-Psycho-Social Perspective
III 2026 PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION
REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS VERIFIED
GUIDE
◉ Noordsy et al. definition of recovery is centered around what 3
core concepts:
Answer: 1. hope 2. taking personal responsibility 3. getting on with
life.
◉ Principles of Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Answer: 1. Psychiatric rehabilitation practitioners (PRP) convey
hope and respect and believe that all individuals have the capacity
for learning and growth.
2. PRP recognize that culture is central to recovery and strive to
ensure that all services are culturally relevant to individuals
receiving services.
3. PRP engage in the processes of informed and shared-decision
making and facilitate partnerships with other people the individual
receiving services has identified
4. PsyR practices build on strengths and capabilities of individuals.
,5. PsyR practices are person-centered; they are designed to address
the unique needs of individuals, consistent with their values, hopes,
and aspirations.
6. PsyR practices support full integration of people in recovery into
their communities where they exercise their rights of citizenship as
well as to accept the responsibilities and explore the opportunities
that come with being a member of a community and a larger society.
7. PsyR practices promote self-determination and empowerment. All
individuals have the right to make their own decisions, including
decisions about the types of services and support they receive.
8. PsyR practices facilitate the development of personal support
networks by utilizing natual supports within communities, peer
support initiatives, and self-and mutual-help groups.
9. PsyR practices strive to help individuals improve the quality of all
aspects of their lives, including social, occupational, educational,
residential, intellectual, spiritual, and financial.
10. PsyR practices promote health and wellness, encouraging
individuals to develop and use individualized wellness plans.
11. PsyR Services emphasize evidence-based, promising, and
emerging best practices that produce outcomes congruent with
personal recovery. Programs include structured program evaluatio
◉ SAMHSA's definition of recovery:
,Answer: A process of change through which individuals improve
their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach
their full potential.
◉ SAMHSA's Four Major Dimensions of Recovery
Answer: 1. HEALTH: Overcoming or managing one's disease(s) as
well as living in a physically and emotionally healthy way;
2. HOME: A stable and safe place to live;
3. PURPOSE: Meaningful daily activities, such as a job, school,
volunteerism, family caretaking, or creative endeavors, and the
independence, income, and resources to participate in society;
4. COMMUNITY: Relationships and social networks that provide
support, friendship, love, and hope.
◉ The Medical Perspective on Psychiatric Disability
Answer: -Focused on treating the mental health condition (the
symptoms of the psychiatric illness).
-Use language such as mental impairment, psychiatric disorder,
emotional disturbance, or diagnosis.
-Follows the DSM- to be a disorder:
-symptoms must be noticeable (clinically significant)
-must be/or at risk of causing difficulty in role functioning
-must have abnormal/not "culturally-sanctioned"
reactions/behaviors to events
, -a faulty way of perceiving or reacting to the world
◉ The Disability Perspective
Answer: -psych disabilities occur when a mental health condition
interferes with a person's function in living, learning, working,
and/or social environments and roles.
◉ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) definition for Disability
Answer: -a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
one or more major life activities of such individual
◉ Social Security Act (SSA) definition for Disability
Answer: -"the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity
by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has
lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of no less
than 12 months."
◉ PRA's definition for Disability
Answer: -the concept is seen as more relevant to rehabilitation than
is the concept of illness and implies the hope of reacquiring abilities
and valued roles.
◉ The Bio-Psycho-Social Perspective
