CPRP CERTIFIED PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION
PRACTITIONER EXAM COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ 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.
Answer: -the health condition is seen as interacting with
environmental and personal factors to affect an individual's
functioning at the level of body functions and structures, in
performance of daily activities, and in participation in values roles
and life domains.
◉ Bio-Psycho-Social Perspective Functions related to Symptoms of
the Body.
Answer: ABC
-Affective functions: experience, expression, regulation of affect.
-Behavioral functions: energy and drive, sleep and appetites, and
psychomotor functions
-Cognitive functions: experience of self and time,
attention/concentration, memory, and executive functions
◉ Positive Symptoms (in regards to Medical Perspective of
Psychiatric Disbility).
Answer: -additions to typical behaviors (present)
Ex. delusion, hallucinations, bizzare behaviors, etc.
,◉ Negative Symptoms (in regards to Medical Perspective of
Psychiatric Disbility).
Answer: -showing a lack of something (absent)
Ex. social withdrawl, difficulty producing thoughts or speech,
blunted of flat affect, etc.
◉ The Social Perspective on Psychiatric Disability.
Answer: -sees the disability as a product of the social and
interpersonal factors.
-"there is no such thing as a mental illness"
-believes that psychiatric symptoms can be a healthy response to a
dysfunctional world.
-"what looks like illness often represents a method of surviving
difficult times or coping with trauma
-Believes that because the environment helps to define 'disability',
disability is a socially constructed concept.
◉ Competency.
Answer: -the ability to apply or use knowledge, skills, attitudes, and
personal characteristics to successfully perform critical work tasks,
specific functions, or operate in a given role or position.
◉ KSA.
, Answer: Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes
◉ KSA's Three competency blocks.
Answer: Foundational (bottom tier), industry-related (middle tier),
and occupation-related (top tier)
◉ KSA's Foundational Block.
Answer: -can be generalized/are core competencies
-three tiers: basic workplace skills, basic academic skills, and the
personal effectiveness skill (soft skills)
◉ Accredidation.
Answer: the approval of an organization stating that they meet the
expected standards and competencies
◉ Certification.
Answer: granted to an individual by a non-governmental agency
◉ Licensure/Registration.
Answer: granted to an individual by a government agency
◉ Person-Centered Planning (PCP).
PRACTITIONER EXAM COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ 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.
Answer: -the health condition is seen as interacting with
environmental and personal factors to affect an individual's
functioning at the level of body functions and structures, in
performance of daily activities, and in participation in values roles
and life domains.
◉ Bio-Psycho-Social Perspective Functions related to Symptoms of
the Body.
Answer: ABC
-Affective functions: experience, expression, regulation of affect.
-Behavioral functions: energy and drive, sleep and appetites, and
psychomotor functions
-Cognitive functions: experience of self and time,
attention/concentration, memory, and executive functions
◉ Positive Symptoms (in regards to Medical Perspective of
Psychiatric Disbility).
Answer: -additions to typical behaviors (present)
Ex. delusion, hallucinations, bizzare behaviors, etc.
,◉ Negative Symptoms (in regards to Medical Perspective of
Psychiatric Disbility).
Answer: -showing a lack of something (absent)
Ex. social withdrawl, difficulty producing thoughts or speech,
blunted of flat affect, etc.
◉ The Social Perspective on Psychiatric Disability.
Answer: -sees the disability as a product of the social and
interpersonal factors.
-"there is no such thing as a mental illness"
-believes that psychiatric symptoms can be a healthy response to a
dysfunctional world.
-"what looks like illness often represents a method of surviving
difficult times or coping with trauma
-Believes that because the environment helps to define 'disability',
disability is a socially constructed concept.
◉ Competency.
Answer: -the ability to apply or use knowledge, skills, attitudes, and
personal characteristics to successfully perform critical work tasks,
specific functions, or operate in a given role or position.
◉ KSA.
, Answer: Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes
◉ KSA's Three competency blocks.
Answer: Foundational (bottom tier), industry-related (middle tier),
and occupation-related (top tier)
◉ KSA's Foundational Block.
Answer: -can be generalized/are core competencies
-three tiers: basic workplace skills, basic academic skills, and the
personal effectiveness skill (soft skills)
◉ Accredidation.
Answer: the approval of an organization stating that they meet the
expected standards and competencies
◉ Certification.
Answer: granted to an individual by a non-governmental agency
◉ Licensure/Registration.
Answer: granted to an individual by a government agency
◉ Person-Centered Planning (PCP).
