6/4/25, 9:40 AM
EPPP DIAGNOSIS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY ACTUAL
EXAM \\ACTUAL EXAM 2025-2026 \LATEST UPDATE WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED
ANSWERS \ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\GRADED A+
The DSM is in nature and, as Atheoretical
such,
only addresses the
etiology of disorders for
which the cause is clearly
known (e.g., PTSD).
Regarding multiaxial Axis I: Clinical disorders and other conditions that may be a focus
assessment, identify and of clinical
attention; Axis II: Mental retardation and personality disorders; Axis
describe the 5 axes used
III: General
with each
medical conditions; Axis IV: Psychosocial and environmental
individual diagnosis. problems; Axis V: GAF
The DSM-IV-TR defines as a Mental disorder
"clinically significant
behavioral or
psychological syndrome or
pattern that occurs in an
individual and is associated
with present distress... disability
...................................... or with
a
significant increased risk of
suffering death, pain
disability, or important loss
of
freedom. "
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,6/4/25, 3:19 PM EPPP DIAGNOSIS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 240 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT D…
What disorder is diagnosed Feeding Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood; failure to thrive
for a child who, before age
6, chronically fails to eat
enough food for at least one
month, which leads to
weight loss or failure to
gain weight? It is
commonly referred to as
________.
This Tic Disorder has its onset Tourette's Disorder
before age 18 and is
characterized by involuntary
jerky movements, vocal
sounds (grunts, clicks),
and sometimes coprolalia
(uttering obscene words);
people with this diagnosis
often have attention and
hyperactivity
problems.
A person presenting with Chronic Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder
symptoms similar to
Tourette's Disorder who
experiences tics in only one
domain (movements or
vocal sounds) would be
most appropriately
diagnosed:
Regarding elimination Encopresis; enuresis
disorders,______________ and
_ __refer to repeated
involuntary or
intentional elimination of
feces and urine,
respectively.
Treatment of enuresis often Moisture alarms (aka bell-and-pad)
includes _________________ ,
which involves placing a
pad under the child that
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,6/4/25, 3:19 PM EPPP DIAGNOSIS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 240 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT D…
sounds an alarm as soon
urine touches it and are
associated with the
highest long-term
success rate.
What diagnosis is most Separation Anxiety Disorder
appropriate for a child who
experiences excessive
anxiety, lasting for at least
4 weeks, in response to
separation from home or
a significant
figure of attachment (parent)
and is often accompanied by
somatic complaints
(nausea, dizziness)?
Usually caused by separation School Phobia
anxiety,
_ __refers to the experience
of intense
anxiety about going to
school and is often an early
sign of depression or
another serious mental
disorder.
True or False: It is False- the consensus is that the child should be returned to
recommended that a school
child with school phobia be
removed from the
academic setting until his
fear is
appropriately resolved?
What disorder is characterized Selective Mutism
by a chronic failure to talk in
certain situations (e.g.,
school) for at least 1 month,
despite
competently and easily talking
in other situations (e.g.,
home)?
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, 6/4/25, 3:19 PM EPPP DIAGNOSIS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 240 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT D…
A child with this disorder Reactive Attachment Disorder
presents with extremely
disturbed and
developmentally
inappropriate
relatedness; the Inhibited
Type fails to initiate or
respond in age-
expected manners to social
interactions, while the
Disinhibited Type is
socially
indiscriminate (e.g., easily
affectionate with strangers).
Often associated with Mental Stereotypic Movement Disorder
Retardation,
_ __is characterized by
repetitive motor
behaviors that are not
functional, such as head
banging or body-rocking, and
cause
physical harm or significantly
interfere with normal
activities.
A child who has a short nose, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (caused by chronic
narrow upper lip, small consumption of alcohol by mother during
chin, and flat mid-face, and pregnancy)
who experiences
developmental delays,
failure to thrive, and is
usually mild to moderately
mentally retarded
characterizes what non-
DSM condition?
What is the 3rd most Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
frequent cause of death for
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EPPP DIAGNOSIS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY ACTUAL
EXAM \\ACTUAL EXAM 2025-2026 \LATEST UPDATE WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED
ANSWERS \ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\GRADED A+
The DSM is in nature and, as Atheoretical
such,
only addresses the
etiology of disorders for
which the cause is clearly
known (e.g., PTSD).
Regarding multiaxial Axis I: Clinical disorders and other conditions that may be a focus
assessment, identify and of clinical
attention; Axis II: Mental retardation and personality disorders; Axis
describe the 5 axes used
III: General
with each
medical conditions; Axis IV: Psychosocial and environmental
individual diagnosis. problems; Axis V: GAF
The DSM-IV-TR defines as a Mental disorder
"clinically significant
behavioral or
psychological syndrome or
pattern that occurs in an
individual and is associated
with present distress... disability
...................................... or with
a
significant increased risk of
suffering death, pain
disability, or important loss
of
freedom. "
/ 1/59
,6/4/25, 3:19 PM EPPP DIAGNOSIS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 240 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT D…
What disorder is diagnosed Feeding Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood; failure to thrive
for a child who, before age
6, chronically fails to eat
enough food for at least one
month, which leads to
weight loss or failure to
gain weight? It is
commonly referred to as
________.
This Tic Disorder has its onset Tourette's Disorder
before age 18 and is
characterized by involuntary
jerky movements, vocal
sounds (grunts, clicks),
and sometimes coprolalia
(uttering obscene words);
people with this diagnosis
often have attention and
hyperactivity
problems.
A person presenting with Chronic Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder
symptoms similar to
Tourette's Disorder who
experiences tics in only one
domain (movements or
vocal sounds) would be
most appropriately
diagnosed:
Regarding elimination Encopresis; enuresis
disorders,______________ and
_ __refer to repeated
involuntary or
intentional elimination of
feces and urine,
respectively.
Treatment of enuresis often Moisture alarms (aka bell-and-pad)
includes _________________ ,
which involves placing a
pad under the child that
2/59
,6/4/25, 3:19 PM EPPP DIAGNOSIS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 240 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT D…
sounds an alarm as soon
urine touches it and are
associated with the
highest long-term
success rate.
What diagnosis is most Separation Anxiety Disorder
appropriate for a child who
experiences excessive
anxiety, lasting for at least
4 weeks, in response to
separation from home or
a significant
figure of attachment (parent)
and is often accompanied by
somatic complaints
(nausea, dizziness)?
Usually caused by separation School Phobia
anxiety,
_ __refers to the experience
of intense
anxiety about going to
school and is often an early
sign of depression or
another serious mental
disorder.
True or False: It is False- the consensus is that the child should be returned to
recommended that a school
child with school phobia be
removed from the
academic setting until his
fear is
appropriately resolved?
What disorder is characterized Selective Mutism
by a chronic failure to talk in
certain situations (e.g.,
school) for at least 1 month,
despite
competently and easily talking
in other situations (e.g.,
home)?
3/59
, 6/4/25, 3:19 PM EPPP DIAGNOSIS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 240 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT D…
A child with this disorder Reactive Attachment Disorder
presents with extremely
disturbed and
developmentally
inappropriate
relatedness; the Inhibited
Type fails to initiate or
respond in age-
expected manners to social
interactions, while the
Disinhibited Type is
socially
indiscriminate (e.g., easily
affectionate with strangers).
Often associated with Mental Stereotypic Movement Disorder
Retardation,
_ __is characterized by
repetitive motor
behaviors that are not
functional, such as head
banging or body-rocking, and
cause
physical harm or significantly
interfere with normal
activities.
A child who has a short nose, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (caused by chronic
narrow upper lip, small consumption of alcohol by mother during
chin, and flat mid-face, and pregnancy)
who experiences
developmental delays,
failure to thrive, and is
usually mild to moderately
mentally retarded
characterizes what non-
DSM condition?
What is the 3rd most Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
frequent cause of death for
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