EPPP Abnormal Psychology UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1. Diagnosed in the presence of (a) deficits in intellec- Intellectual Disability (ID)
tual functions (e.g., reasoning, problem solving, ab-
stract thinking); (b) deficits in adaptive functioning
that result in a failure to meet community standards of
personal independence and social responsibility and
impair functioning across multiple environments in
one or more activities of daily life; and (c) an onset
of intellectual and adaptive functioning deficits during
the developmental period
2. True or false: A person with an IQ over 70 cannot False
qualify for IDD.
3. What are the 4 degrees of severity for ID and what are Four degrees of severi-
they based on? ty (mild, moderate, se-
vere, and profound) are
based on adaptive func-
tioning in conceptual, so-
cial, and practical domains
4. Which of these is not one of the suspected etiology of Use of pain killers during
IDD? pregnancy
5. When a child is suspected to have delays but is under Global developmental de-
the age of 5, what is diagnosed? lay
6. This disorder involves difficulties in the social use of Social (pragmatic) com-
verbal and nonverbal communication as manifest by munication disorder
all of the following:
a) deficits in communication for social purposes, prob-
lems changing the communication to match context
b) difficulties following rules of conversation
, c) difficulty understanding nonlinear or ambiguous
meanings
7. This disorder involves (a) persistent deficits in social Autism Spectrum Disorder
communication and interaction across multiple con- (ASD)
texts as manifested by deficits in social-emotional rec-
iprocity, nonverbal communication, and the develop-
ment, maintenance, and understanding of relation-
ships; (b) restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior,
interests, and activities as manifested by at least two
characteristic symptoms (e.g., stereotyped or repet-
itive motor movements, use of objects, or speech;
inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns
of behavior); (c) the presence of symptoms during the
early developmental period; and (d) impaired func-
tioning as the result of symptoms.
8. According to the DSM-5, a better prognosis for indi- the development of func-
viduals who have received a diagnosis of autism spec- tional language skills by 5
trum disorder is most associated with: years of age
9. When is ASD typically noticable by? 12-24 months
10. Which of these is not part of the suspected etiology of Childhood vaccinations
ASD?
11. What disorder, predominant in females, is very similar Rett syndrome
to ASD during early development?
12. This disorder is characterized by at least six (five for Attention-Deficit/Hyperac-
adults) symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivi- tivity Disorder (ADHD)
ty-impulsivity which had an onset prior to 12 years of
age, are present in at least two settings (e.g., home
, and school), and interfere with social, academic, or
occupational functioning.
13. Your new client is Adam, a 19-year-old college sopho- five symptoms of inatten-
more, who says his restlessness, inability to concen- tion and/or five symptoms
trate, and impulsiveness are interfering with his ability of hyperactivity and im-
to do well in his classes. He tells you that, when he pulsivity
was a child, his pediatrician thought he had atten-
tion-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. However, his symp-
toms - especially his hyperactivity - started "getting
better" when he was in high school. To assign a diag-
nosis of ADHD to Adam, he must have at least:
14. True or false: Most children grow out of ADHD by False
adulthood.
15. What disorder most commonly co-occurs with ADHD? Oppositional defiant dis-
order (ODD)
16. This disorder is characterized by difficulties related to Specific learning disorder
academic skills as indicated by the presence of at least (SLD)
one characteristic symptom that persists for at least
six months despite the provision of interventions tar-
geting those difficulties. The diagnosis requires that
the individual's academic skills are substantially below
those expected for his/her age, interfere with acade-
mic or occupational performance or activities of daily
living, began during the school-age years, and are not
better accounted for by another condition or disorder
or other factor such as uncorrected visual or auditory
impairment or psychosocial adversity.
17. Tourette's disorder
, This disorder is characterized by the presence of at
least one vocal tic and multiple motor tics that may
appear simultaneously or at different times, may wax
and wane in frequency, have persisted for more than
one year, and began prior to age 18.
18. What is the best treatment for tics? Antipsychotics, SSRI,
clonidine
19. This disorder is characterized by (a) pervasive social Schizotypal personality
and interpersonal deficits involving acute discomfort disorder
with and reduced capacity for close relationships and
(b) eccentricities in cognition, perception, and behav-
ior as manifested by the presence of at least five symp-
toms - e.g., ideas of reference; odd beliefs or magi-
cal thinking that influence behavior; bodily illusions
and other unusual perceptions; is suspicious or has
paranoid ideation; inappropriate or constricted affect;
lacks close friends or confidants other than first-de-
gree relatives; excessive social anxiety.
20. This disorder requires the presence of at least two Schizophrenia
active phase symptoms (i.e., delusions, hallucinations,
disorganized speech, grossly disorganized behavior,
negative symptoms) for at least 1 month with at least
one symptom being delusions, hallucination, or dis-
organized speech. There must be continuous signs
of the disorder for at least 6 months, and symptoms
must cause significant impairment in functioning.
21. are false beliefs whereas are false sensory Delusions; hallucinations
experiences
CORRECT Answers
1. Diagnosed in the presence of (a) deficits in intellec- Intellectual Disability (ID)
tual functions (e.g., reasoning, problem solving, ab-
stract thinking); (b) deficits in adaptive functioning
that result in a failure to meet community standards of
personal independence and social responsibility and
impair functioning across multiple environments in
one or more activities of daily life; and (c) an onset
of intellectual and adaptive functioning deficits during
the developmental period
2. True or false: A person with an IQ over 70 cannot False
qualify for IDD.
3. What are the 4 degrees of severity for ID and what are Four degrees of severi-
they based on? ty (mild, moderate, se-
vere, and profound) are
based on adaptive func-
tioning in conceptual, so-
cial, and practical domains
4. Which of these is not one of the suspected etiology of Use of pain killers during
IDD? pregnancy
5. When a child is suspected to have delays but is under Global developmental de-
the age of 5, what is diagnosed? lay
6. This disorder involves difficulties in the social use of Social (pragmatic) com-
verbal and nonverbal communication as manifest by munication disorder
all of the following:
a) deficits in communication for social purposes, prob-
lems changing the communication to match context
b) difficulties following rules of conversation
, c) difficulty understanding nonlinear or ambiguous
meanings
7. This disorder involves (a) persistent deficits in social Autism Spectrum Disorder
communication and interaction across multiple con- (ASD)
texts as manifested by deficits in social-emotional rec-
iprocity, nonverbal communication, and the develop-
ment, maintenance, and understanding of relation-
ships; (b) restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior,
interests, and activities as manifested by at least two
characteristic symptoms (e.g., stereotyped or repet-
itive motor movements, use of objects, or speech;
inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns
of behavior); (c) the presence of symptoms during the
early developmental period; and (d) impaired func-
tioning as the result of symptoms.
8. According to the DSM-5, a better prognosis for indi- the development of func-
viduals who have received a diagnosis of autism spec- tional language skills by 5
trum disorder is most associated with: years of age
9. When is ASD typically noticable by? 12-24 months
10. Which of these is not part of the suspected etiology of Childhood vaccinations
ASD?
11. What disorder, predominant in females, is very similar Rett syndrome
to ASD during early development?
12. This disorder is characterized by at least six (five for Attention-Deficit/Hyperac-
adults) symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivi- tivity Disorder (ADHD)
ty-impulsivity which had an onset prior to 12 years of
age, are present in at least two settings (e.g., home
, and school), and interfere with social, academic, or
occupational functioning.
13. Your new client is Adam, a 19-year-old college sopho- five symptoms of inatten-
more, who says his restlessness, inability to concen- tion and/or five symptoms
trate, and impulsiveness are interfering with his ability of hyperactivity and im-
to do well in his classes. He tells you that, when he pulsivity
was a child, his pediatrician thought he had atten-
tion-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. However, his symp-
toms - especially his hyperactivity - started "getting
better" when he was in high school. To assign a diag-
nosis of ADHD to Adam, he must have at least:
14. True or false: Most children grow out of ADHD by False
adulthood.
15. What disorder most commonly co-occurs with ADHD? Oppositional defiant dis-
order (ODD)
16. This disorder is characterized by difficulties related to Specific learning disorder
academic skills as indicated by the presence of at least (SLD)
one characteristic symptom that persists for at least
six months despite the provision of interventions tar-
geting those difficulties. The diagnosis requires that
the individual's academic skills are substantially below
those expected for his/her age, interfere with acade-
mic or occupational performance or activities of daily
living, began during the school-age years, and are not
better accounted for by another condition or disorder
or other factor such as uncorrected visual or auditory
impairment or psychosocial adversity.
17. Tourette's disorder
, This disorder is characterized by the presence of at
least one vocal tic and multiple motor tics that may
appear simultaneously or at different times, may wax
and wane in frequency, have persisted for more than
one year, and began prior to age 18.
18. What is the best treatment for tics? Antipsychotics, SSRI,
clonidine
19. This disorder is characterized by (a) pervasive social Schizotypal personality
and interpersonal deficits involving acute discomfort disorder
with and reduced capacity for close relationships and
(b) eccentricities in cognition, perception, and behav-
ior as manifested by the presence of at least five symp-
toms - e.g., ideas of reference; odd beliefs or magi-
cal thinking that influence behavior; bodily illusions
and other unusual perceptions; is suspicious or has
paranoid ideation; inappropriate or constricted affect;
lacks close friends or confidants other than first-de-
gree relatives; excessive social anxiety.
20. This disorder requires the presence of at least two Schizophrenia
active phase symptoms (i.e., delusions, hallucinations,
disorganized speech, grossly disorganized behavior,
negative symptoms) for at least 1 month with at least
one symptom being delusions, hallucination, or dis-
organized speech. There must be continuous signs
of the disorder for at least 6 months, and symptoms
must cause significant impairment in functioning.
21. are false beliefs whereas are false sensory Delusions; hallucinations
experiences
