EPPP Study Guide
Exam 2025 A+
EPPP Study Guide 2025
,MMPI-2 Faking Bad Profile - ANS-✔✔Low K Scale for faking bad, FBS scale, High F may indicate
Malingering
An elevated F score, particularly within the range of 80 to 99 suggests malingering ("faking bad"),
exaggeration of difficulties, resistance to testing, or significant psychopathology. All of the other choices,
i.e., high K, high L, and low F scores indicate the reverse, that is, an attempt to be viewed in an overly
favorable light ("faking good"). (G. Groth-Marnat, Handbook of psychological assessment, 2nd ed. New
York, John Wiley, 1990).
Gender Dysphoria - ANS-✔✔Children - Sx's present for 6 mos, w/ 6 Sx's
Adolescents/Adults - Sx's present for 6 mos, w/ 2 Sx's
Persistence in natal males from childhood to adolescence/adulthood is 2.2-30%
Persistence in natal females from childhood to adolescence/adulthood is 12-50%
Non-persistant males identify as gay (63-100%)/ Non-persistant females identify as lesbian (32-50%)
Early Onset Gender Dysphoria occurs in childhood & may desist. Late-Onset starts in puberty or later.
APOE e4 - ANS-✔✔Increases risk for Alzheimer's and causes earlier onset for disease.
Smoking Cessation Anti-Depressant - ANS-✔✔Bupropion
Atypical Antipsychotics - ANS-✔✔clozapine (Clozaril)
risperidone (Risperdal)
olanzapine (Zyprexa)
,quetiapine (Seroquel)
ziprasidone (Geodon)
aripiprazole (Abilify)
paliperidone (Invega)
Typical Antipsychotics - ANS-✔✔chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
Fluphenazine (Prolixin)
thioridazine (Mellaril)
haloperidol (Haldol)
thiothixene (Navane)
loxapine (Loxitane)
perphenazine (Trilafon)
trifluoperazine (Stelazine)
Alzheimer's medications - ANS-✔✔donepezil (Aricept)
galantamine (Razadyne)
rivastigmine (Exelon)
Malnutrition and the brain - ANS-✔✔Results in decrease in brain volume, number of neurons,
synapses, dendrites, and reactive zones.
Hippocampus and Cerebellum are permanently affected.
Fetal Insults from month 3 on can result in anencephaly, meningocele, and neural tube defects.
Fetal insults from month 5 on can result in mental retardation, Down syndrome, and Autism.
, A number of books in the popular press have been written regarding the relationship between
psychological factors and cancer. Which of the following statements best reflects the outcome of
scientific studies of this issue? - ANS-✔✔-Psychological factors are not related to the onset of cancer
but are related to the success of recovery from it.
-A number of theories regarding the relationship between psychological factors and the onset of cancer
have been proposed. For instance, some authors have proposed that the "Type C" personality, typically
described as a cooperative, unassertive patient who suppresses anger and complies with external
authorities, is at a higher risk for cancer. However, most research shows that psychological factors and
stressful events have a small or no effect on cancer incidence. By contrast, psychological factors do
appear to be related to recovery from cancer. For instance, psychological treatments combining support
and training in self-hypnosis are associated with higher survival rates and improved quality of life in
cancer patients.
Severe maternal malnutrition during the third trimester is correlated with a number of intellectual,
social, and motor deficits in children. Which of the following statements regarding the physiological
correlates of these deficits is most true? - ANS-✔✔-Maternal malnutrition in the third trimester seems
to have its most severe negative impact on the developing brain.
-Severe prenatal malnutrition is likely to have differential effects, depending on when in pregnancy it
occurs. In the first trimester, it can result in congenital malformations and spontaneous abortion. In the
third trimester (as well as in the first 3-6 months after birth), it is most likely to have a negative effect on
the central nervous system -- specifically, the brain. Studies have suggested that these children often
have an abnormally low number of brain cells and brain weight. The specific behavioral consequences
may include apathy, unresponsiveness to environmental stimulation, irritability, an abnormally high-
pitched cry, intellectual deficits, and lags in motor development.
Medications used to treat symptoms of Parkinson's Disease block the effects of: - ANS-✔✔-
Acetycholine
-Remember that Parkinson's is characterized by insufficient amounts of dopamine; thus, medical
treatment seeks to increase dopamine, not block it. Another treatment strategy is to block acetylcholine
receptors to help restore the normal balance between dopamine and acetylcholine. In Parkinson's, the
