CERTIFIED PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION
PRACTITIONER (CPRP) EXAM PREP QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Long-term unemployment can result in the deterioration of
physical, emotional and
psychiatric well-being and overall functioning. -
ANS-True
One of the greatest barriers to employment for people with mental
illnesses is symptom
management and hospitalization. -
ANS-False
Actual Supported Education (SEd) programs are only located on
college campuses. -
ANS-
False
The strategies used for supported employment are also used when
providing SEd
services. - ANS-
True
Deinstitutionalization and transinstitutionalization are synonymous
terms to describe a
key residential movement from the 60's. -
ANS-False
,The US Fair Housing Act of 1968, was originally enacted to prohibit
discrimination based on race or ethnicity in the sale or rental of
housing; however, 20 years later it was amended to add protections
against individuals with disabilities. - ANS-True
Institutionalization syndrome was a formerly diagnosable condition
in the DSM-III. -
ANS-
False
Supported housing and independent living sought to facilitate
opportunities for people to
reside in independent living situations of their choice in the
community and receive
support services to help them maintain those
situations. - ANS-True
The Olmstead v L.C. US Supreme Court case was a major victory for the
disability community and upheld Title IV of the Americans with
Disabilities Act. - ANS-False
The WRAP is the best known, evidence based self-help approach
in psychiatric
rehabilitation. - ANS-
False
Psychiatric Rehabilitation - ANS-.... promotes recovery, full community
integration and improved quality of life for persons who have been
diagnosed with any mental health condition that seriously impairs their
ability to lead meaningful lives. Psychiatric rehabilitation services are
collaborative, person-directed and individualized. These services are an
,essential element of the health care and human services spectrum, and
should be evidenced-based.
WRAP - ANS-Wellness Recovery Action Plan
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) - ANS--an evidence-based
practice that improves outcomes for people with severe mental illness
who are most vulnerable to homelessness and hospitalization.
Principles of Psych Rehab Groupings - ANS-1-3= Roles of the
Practitioners
4-10= Best Practices in the
Field
11-12 PsyR Service
Delivery
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) - ANS-- recognizes the importance of
understanding and following research recommendations, while taking
into account the service provider's clinical expertise and the goals,
preferences, interests, values, and characteristics of the people using
the service
Empirically Supported Treatment (EST) - ANS--a type of intervention
that has been proven effective, such as cognitive behavioral therapy for
treatment of depression.
Evidenced-Based Medicine (EBM) - ANS--the process an individual
practitioner follows
in selecting the appropriate intervention for one individual diagnosed
with a particular
, condition who is experiencing specific
symptoms.
Recovery - ANS-......a deeply personal unique process of changing one's
attitudes, values, feelings, goals, skills, and/or roles. it is a way of living
a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life even with limitations cause
by illness. Recovery involves the development of new meaning and
purpose in one's life as one grows beyond the catastrophic effects of
mental illness.
Recovery Relating to principles of PsyR - ANS-Recovery from mental
illness involves much more than recovery from the illness. itself. People
with mental illness(es) may have to recover from the stigma that they
incorporated into their very being; from the iatrogenic effects of
treatment setting; from the lack of recent opportunities for self-
determination; from the negative side effects of unemployment;
and from crushed
dreams. Recover is a complex, time-consuming
process.
The Eight Essential Features of recover-oriented mental health services
- ANS-1.
Recovery can occur without professional intervention.
2. A common denominator of recovery is the presence of individuals
who believe in the person in recovery and will stand by him/her.
3. Recovery as a vision does function as a part of a person's ideas or
theories about "mental illnesses".
4. Recovery occurs despite that mental health symptoms may reoccur.
5. Recovery changes frequency and duration of mental health
symptoms.
6. Recovery is not necessarily a linear process.
PRACTITIONER (CPRP) EXAM PREP QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Long-term unemployment can result in the deterioration of
physical, emotional and
psychiatric well-being and overall functioning. -
ANS-True
One of the greatest barriers to employment for people with mental
illnesses is symptom
management and hospitalization. -
ANS-False
Actual Supported Education (SEd) programs are only located on
college campuses. -
ANS-
False
The strategies used for supported employment are also used when
providing SEd
services. - ANS-
True
Deinstitutionalization and transinstitutionalization are synonymous
terms to describe a
key residential movement from the 60's. -
ANS-False
,The US Fair Housing Act of 1968, was originally enacted to prohibit
discrimination based on race or ethnicity in the sale or rental of
housing; however, 20 years later it was amended to add protections
against individuals with disabilities. - ANS-True
Institutionalization syndrome was a formerly diagnosable condition
in the DSM-III. -
ANS-
False
Supported housing and independent living sought to facilitate
opportunities for people to
reside in independent living situations of their choice in the
community and receive
support services to help them maintain those
situations. - ANS-True
The Olmstead v L.C. US Supreme Court case was a major victory for the
disability community and upheld Title IV of the Americans with
Disabilities Act. - ANS-False
The WRAP is the best known, evidence based self-help approach
in psychiatric
rehabilitation. - ANS-
False
Psychiatric Rehabilitation - ANS-.... promotes recovery, full community
integration and improved quality of life for persons who have been
diagnosed with any mental health condition that seriously impairs their
ability to lead meaningful lives. Psychiatric rehabilitation services are
collaborative, person-directed and individualized. These services are an
,essential element of the health care and human services spectrum, and
should be evidenced-based.
WRAP - ANS-Wellness Recovery Action Plan
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) - ANS--an evidence-based
practice that improves outcomes for people with severe mental illness
who are most vulnerable to homelessness and hospitalization.
Principles of Psych Rehab Groupings - ANS-1-3= Roles of the
Practitioners
4-10= Best Practices in the
Field
11-12 PsyR Service
Delivery
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) - ANS-- recognizes the importance of
understanding and following research recommendations, while taking
into account the service provider's clinical expertise and the goals,
preferences, interests, values, and characteristics of the people using
the service
Empirically Supported Treatment (EST) - ANS--a type of intervention
that has been proven effective, such as cognitive behavioral therapy for
treatment of depression.
Evidenced-Based Medicine (EBM) - ANS--the process an individual
practitioner follows
in selecting the appropriate intervention for one individual diagnosed
with a particular
, condition who is experiencing specific
symptoms.
Recovery - ANS-......a deeply personal unique process of changing one's
attitudes, values, feelings, goals, skills, and/or roles. it is a way of living
a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life even with limitations cause
by illness. Recovery involves the development of new meaning and
purpose in one's life as one grows beyond the catastrophic effects of
mental illness.
Recovery Relating to principles of PsyR - ANS-Recovery from mental
illness involves much more than recovery from the illness. itself. People
with mental illness(es) may have to recover from the stigma that they
incorporated into their very being; from the iatrogenic effects of
treatment setting; from the lack of recent opportunities for self-
determination; from the negative side effects of unemployment;
and from crushed
dreams. Recover is a complex, time-consuming
process.
The Eight Essential Features of recover-oriented mental health services
- ANS-1.
Recovery can occur without professional intervention.
2. A common denominator of recovery is the presence of individuals
who believe in the person in recovery and will stand by him/her.
3. Recovery as a vision does function as a part of a person's ideas or
theories about "mental illnesses".
4. Recovery occurs despite that mental health symptoms may reoccur.
5. Recovery changes frequency and duration of mental health
symptoms.
6. Recovery is not necessarily a linear process.
