DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TESTED
SOLUTIONS
●● What is the easiest way to determine whether the person you are
supporting has a specific right or not?.
Answer: Ask yourself, "Do I have the right?" If you do, so do they.
●● True or false? People with developmental disabilities have the right
to communicate freely with people of their choice in any reasonable
manner they choose..
Answer: True
●● Fill in the blank: People with developmental disabilities have the
right to receive appropriate care and treatment in the least _____
manner..
Answer: Intrusive
●● Fill in the blank: People with developmental disabilities have the
right to an appropriate, safe, and sanitary living environment that
recognizes the person's need for _____..
Answer: Privacy
, ●● Read the following scenario and select the rights that are being
upheld: In the past, Muhammed was not interested in money or
budgeting. He started a job last month and now wants to know where his
money is going. Every payday he and his DSP review his checking
account, pay bills together, and make decisions on where money is
spent..
Answer: • The right to participate in decisions that affect their lives
• The right to manage their personal financial affairs, based on individual
ability to do so
●● Jane is 28 years old and lives in an apartment with roommates. She
spends much of her free time on her tablet talking to her boyfriend. Her
mom, who is Jane's guardian, does not like Jane's boyfriend, and thinks
she spends too much of her time talking with him. There has not been
any evidence that Jane is at a risk of harm from socializing with her
boyfriend.
Jane's mother tells her that she is no longer allowed to talk with her
boyfriend, and if she wants to use her tablet, she can only do so when
someone else is in the room with her.
Which of Jane's rights are being restricted? (select all that apply).
Answer: • The right to privacy, including both periods if privacy and
places of privacy
• The right to communicate freely with persons of their choice in an
appropriate manner
• The right to interact with persons of either sex
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TESTED
SOLUTIONS
●● What is the easiest way to determine whether the person you are
supporting has a specific right or not?.
Answer: Ask yourself, "Do I have the right?" If you do, so do they.
●● True or false? People with developmental disabilities have the right
to communicate freely with people of their choice in any reasonable
manner they choose..
Answer: True
●● Fill in the blank: People with developmental disabilities have the
right to receive appropriate care and treatment in the least _____
manner..
Answer: Intrusive
●● Fill in the blank: People with developmental disabilities have the
right to an appropriate, safe, and sanitary living environment that
recognizes the person's need for _____..
Answer: Privacy
, ●● Read the following scenario and select the rights that are being
upheld: In the past, Muhammed was not interested in money or
budgeting. He started a job last month and now wants to know where his
money is going. Every payday he and his DSP review his checking
account, pay bills together, and make decisions on where money is
spent..
Answer: • The right to participate in decisions that affect their lives
• The right to manage their personal financial affairs, based on individual
ability to do so
●● Jane is 28 years old and lives in an apartment with roommates. She
spends much of her free time on her tablet talking to her boyfriend. Her
mom, who is Jane's guardian, does not like Jane's boyfriend, and thinks
she spends too much of her time talking with him. There has not been
any evidence that Jane is at a risk of harm from socializing with her
boyfriend.
Jane's mother tells her that she is no longer allowed to talk with her
boyfriend, and if she wants to use her tablet, she can only do so when
someone else is in the room with her.
Which of Jane's rights are being restricted? (select all that apply).
Answer: • The right to privacy, including both periods if privacy and
places of privacy
• The right to communicate freely with persons of their choice in an
appropriate manner
• The right to interact with persons of either sex
