EPPP ACTUAL PRACTICE STUDY GUIDE EXAM |2026/2027 LATEST
VERSION WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
DETAILED ANSWERS | GRADED A+
When assigning a DSM-5-TR diagnosis of intellectual disability to a child, the level of severity of the
disorder is determined by considering the child's:
A. adaptive functioning.
B. socioemotional functioning.
C. full-scale IQ score.
D. adaptive functioning and full-scale IQ score. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
A. adaptive functioning.
CORRECT|ANSWER
A is correct. For the diagnosis of intellectual disability, level of severity (mild, moderate, severe, or
profound) is based on adaptive functioning in conceptual, social, and practical domains.
For a DSM-5-TR diagnosis of Tourette's disorder, the client must have which of the following?
A. at least one motor tic and one vocal tic.
B. at least one motor tic and multiple vocal tics.
C. multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic.
D. multiple motor tics and multiple vocal tics. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
C. multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic.
CORRECT|ANSWER
C is correct. The diagnosis of Tourette's disorder requires at least one vocal tic and multiple motor
tics that may occur together or at different times.
,Which of the following is most associated with a better prognosis for autism spectrum disorder?
A. an IQ over 55
B. a sudden onset of symptoms
C. functional language skills by age five
D. brief duration of active-phase symptoms -
CORRECT|ANSWER
C. functional language skills by age five
CORRECT|ANSWER
C is correct. The prognosis for autism spectrum disorder is best when the person has an IQ over 70,
functional language skills by age five, and an absence of comorbid mental health problems.
The most effective intervention for children with childhood-onset fluency disorder is likely to be
which of the following?
A. overcorrection
B. habit reversal training
C. stimulus control
D. stress inoculation training -
CORRECT|ANSWER
B. habit reversal training
CORRECT|ANSWER
B is correct. The treatment-of-choice for childhood-onset fluency disorder (stuttering) is habit
reversal training. It incorporates several strategies including competing response training which, for
this disorder, is regulated breathing.
The most common comorbid disorder for specific learning disorder is:
A. major depressive disorder.
,B. ADHD.
C. social anxiety disorder.
D. oppositional defiant disorder. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
B. ADHD.
CORRECT|ANSWER
B is correct. The studies have consistently found ADHD to be the most common comorbid disorder
for individuals with specific learning disorder.
The DSM-5 diagnosis of ADHD requires an onset of symptoms before ____ years of age.
A. 7
B. 9
C. 12
D. 15 -
CORRECT|ANSWER
C. 12
CORRECT|ANSWER
C is correct. The diagnosis of ADHD requires a pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity
that has persisted for at least six months, had an onset before 12 years of age, and is present in at
least two settings.
SUBDOMAIN 2: Schizophrenia Spectrum/Other Psychotic Disorders QUIZ -
CORRECT|ANSWER
.
Schizoaffective disorder is likely to be the appropriate diagnosis for a client if her psychotic symptoms
have:
, A. always occurred with concurrent mood symptoms.
B. occurred concurrently with mood symptoms except for a period of at least two weeks when her
psychotic symptoms were absent.
C. occurred concurrently with mood symptoms except for a period of at least two weeks when her
mood symptoms were absent.
D. occurred concurrently with mood symptoms except for a period of at least one month when her
mood symptoms were absent. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
C. occurred concurrently with mood symptoms except for a period of at least two weeks when her
mood symptoms were absent.
CORRECT|ANSWER
C is correct. Schizoaffective disorder is characterized by concurrent symptoms of schizophrenia and a
major depressive or manic episode for most of the duration of the illness, but with the presence of
delusions or hallucinations for two or more weeks without mood symptoms.
A person who abuses an amphetamine or other ________-enhancing drug may develop symptoms
similar to those associated with schizophrenia.
A. ACh
B. dopamine
C. serotonin
D. GABA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
B. dopamine
CORRECT|ANSWER
B is correct. Knowing that the dopamine hypothesis is one of the explanations for the etiology of
schizophrenia would have helped you identify the correct
CORRECT|ANSWER
to this question. One of the factors that led to the dopamine hypothesis was the observation that
high doses of amphetamines and other drugs that increase dopamine activity can produce
hallucinations, delusions, and other symptoms associated with schizophrenia.
VERSION WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
DETAILED ANSWERS | GRADED A+
When assigning a DSM-5-TR diagnosis of intellectual disability to a child, the level of severity of the
disorder is determined by considering the child's:
A. adaptive functioning.
B. socioemotional functioning.
C. full-scale IQ score.
D. adaptive functioning and full-scale IQ score. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
A. adaptive functioning.
CORRECT|ANSWER
A is correct. For the diagnosis of intellectual disability, level of severity (mild, moderate, severe, or
profound) is based on adaptive functioning in conceptual, social, and practical domains.
For a DSM-5-TR diagnosis of Tourette's disorder, the client must have which of the following?
A. at least one motor tic and one vocal tic.
B. at least one motor tic and multiple vocal tics.
C. multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic.
D. multiple motor tics and multiple vocal tics. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
C. multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic.
CORRECT|ANSWER
C is correct. The diagnosis of Tourette's disorder requires at least one vocal tic and multiple motor
tics that may occur together or at different times.
,Which of the following is most associated with a better prognosis for autism spectrum disorder?
A. an IQ over 55
B. a sudden onset of symptoms
C. functional language skills by age five
D. brief duration of active-phase symptoms -
CORRECT|ANSWER
C. functional language skills by age five
CORRECT|ANSWER
C is correct. The prognosis for autism spectrum disorder is best when the person has an IQ over 70,
functional language skills by age five, and an absence of comorbid mental health problems.
The most effective intervention for children with childhood-onset fluency disorder is likely to be
which of the following?
A. overcorrection
B. habit reversal training
C. stimulus control
D. stress inoculation training -
CORRECT|ANSWER
B. habit reversal training
CORRECT|ANSWER
B is correct. The treatment-of-choice for childhood-onset fluency disorder (stuttering) is habit
reversal training. It incorporates several strategies including competing response training which, for
this disorder, is regulated breathing.
The most common comorbid disorder for specific learning disorder is:
A. major depressive disorder.
,B. ADHD.
C. social anxiety disorder.
D. oppositional defiant disorder. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
B. ADHD.
CORRECT|ANSWER
B is correct. The studies have consistently found ADHD to be the most common comorbid disorder
for individuals with specific learning disorder.
The DSM-5 diagnosis of ADHD requires an onset of symptoms before ____ years of age.
A. 7
B. 9
C. 12
D. 15 -
CORRECT|ANSWER
C. 12
CORRECT|ANSWER
C is correct. The diagnosis of ADHD requires a pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity
that has persisted for at least six months, had an onset before 12 years of age, and is present in at
least two settings.
SUBDOMAIN 2: Schizophrenia Spectrum/Other Psychotic Disorders QUIZ -
CORRECT|ANSWER
.
Schizoaffective disorder is likely to be the appropriate diagnosis for a client if her psychotic symptoms
have:
, A. always occurred with concurrent mood symptoms.
B. occurred concurrently with mood symptoms except for a period of at least two weeks when her
psychotic symptoms were absent.
C. occurred concurrently with mood symptoms except for a period of at least two weeks when her
mood symptoms were absent.
D. occurred concurrently with mood symptoms except for a period of at least one month when her
mood symptoms were absent. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
C. occurred concurrently with mood symptoms except for a period of at least two weeks when her
mood symptoms were absent.
CORRECT|ANSWER
C is correct. Schizoaffective disorder is characterized by concurrent symptoms of schizophrenia and a
major depressive or manic episode for most of the duration of the illness, but with the presence of
delusions or hallucinations for two or more weeks without mood symptoms.
A person who abuses an amphetamine or other ________-enhancing drug may develop symptoms
similar to those associated with schizophrenia.
A. ACh
B. dopamine
C. serotonin
D. GABA -
CORRECT|ANSWER
B. dopamine
CORRECT|ANSWER
B is correct. Knowing that the dopamine hypothesis is one of the explanations for the etiology of
schizophrenia would have helped you identify the correct
CORRECT|ANSWER
to this question. One of the factors that led to the dopamine hypothesis was the observation that
high doses of amphetamines and other drugs that increase dopamine activity can produce
hallucinations, delusions, and other symptoms associated with schizophrenia.
