ULTIMATE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY MOCK EXAM
Problem 1:ADHD and Autism
1. Which of the features do not typically apply to autistic children?
a) 80% children with ASD have below average intellectual ability.
b) Absence of speech: they fail to follow rules of pitch, intonation or
stress, and their speech sounds uninterested.
c) Children with autism are lacking emotions.
2. Rank these disorders in an ascending manner (increasing): Autism, Gender Dysphoria,
ADHD based on global prevalence:
a) ASD, GD, ADHD
b) GD, ASD, ADHD
c) ASD, ADHD, GD
3. Which of the statements is correct?
a) 70-80% of people with ADHD and ASD have lower than average IQ.
b) 70-80% of people with ADHD have lower than average IQ.
c) 70-80% of people with ASD have lower than average IQ.
4. Which neurotransmitter is related to the abnormalities in the brain of people with ASD?
a) Catecholamine
b) Glutamate
c) Acetylcholine
5. There are 2 broad criterion A and B for ASD diagnostics. Which of the options describe
them best?
a) A: Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple
contexts; B: Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to the routines, or
ritualised patterns of verbal and nonverbal behaviour
b) A: Persistent deficits in developing, maintaining and understanding relationships B:
restricted repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities
c) A: Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple
contexts; B: restricted repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities
6. Which of the following prenatal risks are predominantly related to ADHD?
a) Radiation exposure during pregnancy and vaccinations
b) Drug exposure and cannabis smoking
c) Smoking, being born prematurely, low birth weight
7. What are the DSM-5 requirements for combined ADHD disorder and its criterion’s A:
Inattention and B: Hyperactivity and impulsivity?
a) 6 or more criteria of A and B is required and to last at least 5 months, several of
symptoms had to appear before 12 in at least 2 settings.
b) At least 5 criteria are required and to last at least 6 months, several symptoms had to
appear before 10 in at least 2 settings.
, c) At least 6 criteria are required and to last at least 6 months, several symptoms had to
appear before 12 in at least 2 settings.
8. What are the DSM-5 requirements for Autism Spectrum disorder and its criterions A and
B?
a) Criterion A (Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction) has to
be met across multiple contexts and the DSM provides examples of the manifestation
of these criterion but the list is not exhaustive; Criterion B (Restricted, repetitive
patterns on behaviour or activities) has to manifest at least in 2 of the listed examples
currently or in history.
b) Criterion A: all 3 listed examples have to be met across at least 2 contexts, Criterion
BL at least 3 of the listed examples have to be met.
c) Criterion A & B: At least three from each category have to be met actress at least 2
contexts.
9. 3 most comorbid disorders among children with ADHD?
a) Oppositional defiant disorder, learning disorder and anxiety disorders.
b) Oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder and learning disorder
c) Conduct disorder, autism disorder and learning disorder.
10. What is true in terms of comorbidity of Autism Disorder?
a) 70% of people with ASD have at least one more disorder and it also frequently
co-occurs with intellectual impairment and structural language disorder
b) 40% of people with ASD have at least 2 extra disorders and is the most commonly
co-occuring with ADHD.
c) Mostly co-occurs with OCD, ADHD and various phobias.
Problem 2: Eating Disorders
1. Do all people with Bulimia engage in purging behaviours (vomitting, laxatives,
diuretics)?
a) Yes, it is essential to purge for the diagnosis of Bulimia Nervosa
b) No, nonpurging type of Bulimia does not include purging, but use nonpurging
compensatory behaviours such as fasting or excessive exercise to lose
weight
c) Yes all, but only very rarely 10% of the time of the disorder.
2. What is the worldwide prevalence of Anorexia Nervosa?
a) 0.5 % - 3%
b) 1% - 2 %
c) 5 % - 8%
3. Which of the following is NOT the consequence of bulimia?
a) Hyponatramea: Sodium defficiency
b) Hypokalamea: Potassium deficiency
c) Arrhytmia: irregular hearbeat
4. Which of the following descriptions of the consequences for anorexia are correct?
Problem 1:ADHD and Autism
1. Which of the features do not typically apply to autistic children?
a) 80% children with ASD have below average intellectual ability.
b) Absence of speech: they fail to follow rules of pitch, intonation or
stress, and their speech sounds uninterested.
c) Children with autism are lacking emotions.
2. Rank these disorders in an ascending manner (increasing): Autism, Gender Dysphoria,
ADHD based on global prevalence:
a) ASD, GD, ADHD
b) GD, ASD, ADHD
c) ASD, ADHD, GD
3. Which of the statements is correct?
a) 70-80% of people with ADHD and ASD have lower than average IQ.
b) 70-80% of people with ADHD have lower than average IQ.
c) 70-80% of people with ASD have lower than average IQ.
4. Which neurotransmitter is related to the abnormalities in the brain of people with ASD?
a) Catecholamine
b) Glutamate
c) Acetylcholine
5. There are 2 broad criterion A and B for ASD diagnostics. Which of the options describe
them best?
a) A: Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple
contexts; B: Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to the routines, or
ritualised patterns of verbal and nonverbal behaviour
b) A: Persistent deficits in developing, maintaining and understanding relationships B:
restricted repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities
c) A: Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple
contexts; B: restricted repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities
6. Which of the following prenatal risks are predominantly related to ADHD?
a) Radiation exposure during pregnancy and vaccinations
b) Drug exposure and cannabis smoking
c) Smoking, being born prematurely, low birth weight
7. What are the DSM-5 requirements for combined ADHD disorder and its criterion’s A:
Inattention and B: Hyperactivity and impulsivity?
a) 6 or more criteria of A and B is required and to last at least 5 months, several of
symptoms had to appear before 12 in at least 2 settings.
b) At least 5 criteria are required and to last at least 6 months, several symptoms had to
appear before 10 in at least 2 settings.
, c) At least 6 criteria are required and to last at least 6 months, several symptoms had to
appear before 12 in at least 2 settings.
8. What are the DSM-5 requirements for Autism Spectrum disorder and its criterions A and
B?
a) Criterion A (Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction) has to
be met across multiple contexts and the DSM provides examples of the manifestation
of these criterion but the list is not exhaustive; Criterion B (Restricted, repetitive
patterns on behaviour or activities) has to manifest at least in 2 of the listed examples
currently or in history.
b) Criterion A: all 3 listed examples have to be met across at least 2 contexts, Criterion
BL at least 3 of the listed examples have to be met.
c) Criterion A & B: At least three from each category have to be met actress at least 2
contexts.
9. 3 most comorbid disorders among children with ADHD?
a) Oppositional defiant disorder, learning disorder and anxiety disorders.
b) Oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder and learning disorder
c) Conduct disorder, autism disorder and learning disorder.
10. What is true in terms of comorbidity of Autism Disorder?
a) 70% of people with ASD have at least one more disorder and it also frequently
co-occurs with intellectual impairment and structural language disorder
b) 40% of people with ASD have at least 2 extra disorders and is the most commonly
co-occuring with ADHD.
c) Mostly co-occurs with OCD, ADHD and various phobias.
Problem 2: Eating Disorders
1. Do all people with Bulimia engage in purging behaviours (vomitting, laxatives,
diuretics)?
a) Yes, it is essential to purge for the diagnosis of Bulimia Nervosa
b) No, nonpurging type of Bulimia does not include purging, but use nonpurging
compensatory behaviours such as fasting or excessive exercise to lose
weight
c) Yes all, but only very rarely 10% of the time of the disorder.
2. What is the worldwide prevalence of Anorexia Nervosa?
a) 0.5 % - 3%
b) 1% - 2 %
c) 5 % - 8%
3. Which of the following is NOT the consequence of bulimia?
a) Hyponatramea: Sodium defficiency
b) Hypokalamea: Potassium deficiency
c) Arrhytmia: irregular hearbeat
4. Which of the following descriptions of the consequences for anorexia are correct?
