KAPLAN AND SADOCKS SYNOPSIS OF
PSYCHIATRY PRACTICE ASSESSMENT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Anxiety Disorders (9) Answer: anxious symptoms are prominent
feature
Includes:
-Panic Disorder
-Agoraphobia
-Specific Phobia
-Social Anxiety Disorder/Social Phobia
-Generalized Anxiety Disorder
-Anxiety due to another medical condition
-Substance/Medication-Induced
-Separation Anxiety Disorder
-Selective Mutism
◉ Panic Disorder Answer: Anxiety Disorder
,-panic attack, feeling of intense fear/terror, occur suddenly when
nothing to fear
-heart racing/pounding, chest pain, SOB/choking, dizziness,
trembling/shaking, faint/lightheaded, sweating, nausea
◉ Agoraphobia Answer: Anxiety Disorder
-frequent consequence of panic disorder
-avoid situations they think trigger panic attack OR situations from
which they think escape might be difficult if they have a panic attack
◉ Specific Phobia Answer: Anxiety Disorder
-excessive, unreasonable fear of specific objects or situations that
almost always occurs on exposure
-stimulus avoided or when not avoided person feels severely
anxious/uncomfortable
◉ Social Anxiety Disorder/Social Phobia Answer: -fear of being
embarrassed or humiliated in front of others
-if stimulus not avoided person is severely anxious and
uncomfortable
-if stimulus includes most social situation --> generalized social
phobia
, ◉ Generalized Anxiety Disorder Answer: Chronic, excessive worry
occurring more days than not, difficult to control
-concentration problems, insomnia, muscle tension, irritability,
physical restlessness, causes clinically significant distress or
impairment
◉ Separation Anxiety Disorder Answer: in children, about
separating from home or attachment figures beyond expected for
dev. level
◉ Selective mutism Answer: refusal to speak in specific situations
despite speaking in other situations
◉ Obsessive Compulsive & Related Disorders (8) Answer: associated
obsessions (repeated thoughts) or compulsions (repeated activities)
Includes:
-OCD
-Body Dysmorphic Disorder
-Hoarding Disorder
-Trichotillomanis/Hair Pulling Disorder
-Excoriation/Skin-Picking Disorder
-Substance/Medication-Induced
-OCD due to another medical condition
PSYCHIATRY PRACTICE ASSESSMENT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Anxiety Disorders (9) Answer: anxious symptoms are prominent
feature
Includes:
-Panic Disorder
-Agoraphobia
-Specific Phobia
-Social Anxiety Disorder/Social Phobia
-Generalized Anxiety Disorder
-Anxiety due to another medical condition
-Substance/Medication-Induced
-Separation Anxiety Disorder
-Selective Mutism
◉ Panic Disorder Answer: Anxiety Disorder
,-panic attack, feeling of intense fear/terror, occur suddenly when
nothing to fear
-heart racing/pounding, chest pain, SOB/choking, dizziness,
trembling/shaking, faint/lightheaded, sweating, nausea
◉ Agoraphobia Answer: Anxiety Disorder
-frequent consequence of panic disorder
-avoid situations they think trigger panic attack OR situations from
which they think escape might be difficult if they have a panic attack
◉ Specific Phobia Answer: Anxiety Disorder
-excessive, unreasonable fear of specific objects or situations that
almost always occurs on exposure
-stimulus avoided or when not avoided person feels severely
anxious/uncomfortable
◉ Social Anxiety Disorder/Social Phobia Answer: -fear of being
embarrassed or humiliated in front of others
-if stimulus not avoided person is severely anxious and
uncomfortable
-if stimulus includes most social situation --> generalized social
phobia
, ◉ Generalized Anxiety Disorder Answer: Chronic, excessive worry
occurring more days than not, difficult to control
-concentration problems, insomnia, muscle tension, irritability,
physical restlessness, causes clinically significant distress or
impairment
◉ Separation Anxiety Disorder Answer: in children, about
separating from home or attachment figures beyond expected for
dev. level
◉ Selective mutism Answer: refusal to speak in specific situations
despite speaking in other situations
◉ Obsessive Compulsive & Related Disorders (8) Answer: associated
obsessions (repeated thoughts) or compulsions (repeated activities)
Includes:
-OCD
-Body Dysmorphic Disorder
-Hoarding Disorder
-Trichotillomanis/Hair Pulling Disorder
-Excoriation/Skin-Picking Disorder
-Substance/Medication-Induced
-OCD due to another medical condition
