Diagnosis & Psychopathology EPPP test questions
with correct answers
Reactive Attachment Disorder, Inhibited Type involves
A. indiscriminate attachments.
B. hypervigilance.
C. over-attachment to a primary caretaker and fear of others.
D. symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in children. Correct
Answer-Correct Answer is: B
Reactive Attachment Disorder occurs in children below the age of 5 and
is characterized by disturbed social relatedness. There are two subtypes:
inhibited and disinhibited type. This question is about the former, which
involves inhibition, hypervigilance, and ambivalent responses in social
situations. The other subtype, disinhibited type, involves indiscriminate
attachments and sociability (e.g., familiarity with strangers, lack of
selectivity in choice of attachment figures). In both subtypes, evidence
of pathogenic care (e.g., disregard for the child's basic physical or
emotional needs) must be present before the diagnosis can be made.
Women diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder likely have
similar symptoms to men diagnosed with _________________.
A. Antisocial Personality Disorder
B. Avoidant Personality Disorder
C. Narcissistic Personality Disorder
,D. Histrionic Personality Disorder Correct Answer-Correct Answer is: A
Borderline Personality Disorder has several symptoms in common with
Antisocial Personality Disorder (i.e., impulsivity); however many of the
behaviors are gender-related. Consequently, women are more likely to
receive a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder and men a
diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder.
Approximately what percent of women experience full-blown
postpartum (clinical) depression?
A. 1 to 5%.
B. 10 to 20%.
C. 20 to 30%.
D. 30 to 40%. Correct Answer-Correct Answer is: B
The majority of women experience some depression following childbirth
but, for most, these symptoms are mild. For about 10 to 20% of women,
symptoms are sufficiently severe to qualify for a diagnosis of Major
Depression.
Chronic alcoholism may cause cognitive impairments. Specifically,
following prolonged, heavy drinking, a person is most likely to
Select one:
A. greater deficits in visuospatial skills than in verbal skills.
,B. greater deficits in verbal skills than in visuospatial skills.
C. a comparable pattern of deficits in visuospatial and verbal skills.
D. deficits in either visuospatial or verbal skills, depending on whether
the person is left- or right-brain dominant. Correct Answer-Correct
Answer is: A
Studies looking at cognitive impairment due to prolonged, heavy alcohol
use have found that it is more likely to involve problems in visuospatial
skills than in verbal skills.
Treatment of Gender Identity Disorder in children would be most likely
to focus on
A. acting as a role-model of gender appropriate behavior for the child.
B. helping the person "come out" as a transgendered individual.
C. peer relationships and self-esteem.
D. working with a medical professional who can prescribe medications
to alter hormonal imbalances. Correct Answer-Correct Answer is: C
Treatment of Gender Identity Disorder in children is moderately
controversial, with some arguing that any attempt to alter a child's
gender identity is sexist, and others stating that it represents a sneaky
attempt to prevent the child from growing up to be homosexual.
Nonetheless, a number of treatment models have been applied, even
though scientific evidence of their success is limited. Typical
interventions focus on social skills, self-esteem, and increasing the
child's comfort with his or her biological gender. They may include
, positive reinforcement for gender-appropriate behavior, setting limits on
cross-gender behavior, social skills training, and parental training in self-
esteem enhancement.
During a grand mal seizure, the clonic phase involves
A. minor abrupt movements of the eyelids, facial muscles, and arms.
B. violent rhythmic contractions of the extremities.
C. extension of the extremities.
D. nonrhythmic jerks of the head, limbs, and trunk. Correct Answer-
Correct Answer is: B
Grand mal seizures involve a tonic phase (extension of the limbs), which
is then followed by a clonic phase (violent rhythmic contractions)
A psychologist asks a series of questions to determine whether the client
has been experiencing vegetative symptoms when assessing a client who
reports feeling depressed. Which of the following are vegetative
symptoms?
A. psychomotor retardation, appetite changes, social withdrawal
B. sleep difficulties, appetite changes, psychomotor retardation
C. social withdrawal, loss of concentration, reduced energy level
D. confusion, psychomotor agitation, sleep difficulties Correct Answer-
Correct Answer is: B