PSYCHOPATHOLOGY \CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY NEWEST
EXAM 1 2025-2026 \LATEST UPDATE WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS
\ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS \GRADED A+
Josette's mother, Erlange C
St. Villien, has been
having delusional beliefs
that some kind of highly
specialized radio transmitter
was inserted into her tooth
filling as part of an
experiment being
conducted by aliens from
the planet Mars. Up until
five months ago, Josette
tried to convince her
mother
that the radio transmitter
really did not exist.
However, Josette has
changed her mind and now
believes that her mother's
story is true. Josette is
most likely experiencing:
a. Delusions of grandeur
b. Brief psychotic episode,
with marked stressors
c. Delusional disorder, somatic
type.
d. Schizophrenia, first
episode currently in acute
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episode
Meghan Carpenter once met B
the full
criteria for schizophrenia.
Currently, she no longer has
pronounced symptoms of
catatonic behavior, delusions,
hallucinations, or
disorganized speech or
behavior. She
occasionally exhibits odd
beliefs and peculiarities of
behavior. What would be the
correct diagnosis?
a. Schizoaffective Disorder
b. Schizophrenia
c. Brief psychotic disorder
d. Schizophreniform disorder
Which of the following D
symptoms
differentiates cyclothymic
disorder from bipolar I
disorder?
a. Severity
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b. Hypomanic episodes
c. Major depressive episodes
d. All of the above
Tardive dyskinesia includes False
the voluntary movement of
one's head, neck and limbs
manifested by long-term
antipsychotic
medication.
Tr
ue
Fal
se
Which of the following D
features indicates a worse
prognosis for someone with
bipolar I disorder?
a. Younger age at onset
b. Marital status
c. Less severe depressive
episodes
d. Rapid cycling
Imagine for a moment that you C
have an
adolescent on your caseload
who presents with
distractibility. Which of the
following symptoms would
suggest more of an
association with the bipolar
II symptom picture rather
than attention-
deficit/hyperactivity
disorder?
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a. Rapid speech
b. Complaints of racing
thoughts
c. Evidence that symptoms are
episodic
d. Reports less need for sleep
The following factor is most C
closely related to relapse in
persons with
schizophrenia.
a. Whether or not the
person is gainfully
employed
b. The age and gender of the
person
c. Lack of compliance to
psychotropic
medication
d. Compliance with
psychotherapy
This symptom of D
schizophrenia includes the
pathological imitation and
repetition of
another person's movements.
What is this called?
a. Ganser's syndrome
b. Briquet syndrome
c. Echolalia
d. Echopraxia
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