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EPPP: DIAGNOSIS AND
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 2026/27 ACTUAL
EXAM FEATURING HIGH PREDICTOR
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS A+
GRADE
1. A 4-year-old boy has delayed speech, avoids eye contact,
lines up toys repetitively, and is highly distressed by minor
changes in routine. Which diagnosis is most likely?
• A) Social (pragmatic) communication disorder
• B) Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
• C) Selective mutism
• D) Intellectual disability
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✅ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: ASD requires deficits in social communication and
interaction plus restricted, repetitive behaviors (lining up toys,
insistence on sameness). Symptoms present in early childhood.
2. A 7-year-old has persistent difficulty with reading fluency,
poor spelling, and trouble sounding out words despite
average IQ and adequate teaching. No other academic area
is impaired. Diagnosis?
• A) Specific learning disorder with impairment in reading
(dyslexia)
• B) Intellectual disability
• C) Language disorder
• D) ADHD
✅ Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Specific learning disorder – reading (dyslexia)
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involves word recognition, decoding, spelling. Other academic
skills are intact.
3. A 5-year-old has difficulty with articulation (says “wabbit”
for “rabbit”) but has normal language comprehension and
vocabulary. No other developmental concerns. Diagnosis?
• A) Language disorder
• B) Speech sound disorder
• C) Childhood-onset fluency disorder
• D) Social communication disorder
✅ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Speech sound disorder involves persistent difficulty
with speech sound production that interferes with intelligibility.
Language comprehension is normal.
4. A 9-year-old stutters with repetitions (“g-g-g-go”),
prolongations, and blocks. Symptoms began at age 4 and
cause anxiety about speaking in class. Diagnosis?
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• A) Language disorder
• B) Speech sound disorder
• C) Childhood-onset fluency disorder (stuttering)
• D) Social anxiety disorder
✅ Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Childhood-onset fluency disorder involves
disturbances in normal fluency (repetitions, prolongations,
blocks) that begin in developmental period.
5. An 8-year-old has difficulty understanding complex
sentences, limited vocabulary, and trouble with past tense.
Nonverbal IQ is 95. Diagnosis?
• A) Specific learning disorder
• B) Language disorder
• C) Intellectual disability
• D) ASD level 1
EPPP: DIAGNOSIS AND
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 2026/27 ACTUAL
EXAM FEATURING HIGH PREDICTOR
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS A+
GRADE
1. A 4-year-old boy has delayed speech, avoids eye contact,
lines up toys repetitively, and is highly distressed by minor
changes in routine. Which diagnosis is most likely?
• A) Social (pragmatic) communication disorder
• B) Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
• C) Selective mutism
• D) Intellectual disability
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✅ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: ASD requires deficits in social communication and
interaction plus restricted, repetitive behaviors (lining up toys,
insistence on sameness). Symptoms present in early childhood.
2. A 7-year-old has persistent difficulty with reading fluency,
poor spelling, and trouble sounding out words despite
average IQ and adequate teaching. No other academic area
is impaired. Diagnosis?
• A) Specific learning disorder with impairment in reading
(dyslexia)
• B) Intellectual disability
• C) Language disorder
• D) ADHD
✅ Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Specific learning disorder – reading (dyslexia)
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involves word recognition, decoding, spelling. Other academic
skills are intact.
3. A 5-year-old has difficulty with articulation (says “wabbit”
for “rabbit”) but has normal language comprehension and
vocabulary. No other developmental concerns. Diagnosis?
• A) Language disorder
• B) Speech sound disorder
• C) Childhood-onset fluency disorder
• D) Social communication disorder
✅ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Speech sound disorder involves persistent difficulty
with speech sound production that interferes with intelligibility.
Language comprehension is normal.
4. A 9-year-old stutters with repetitions (“g-g-g-go”),
prolongations, and blocks. Symptoms began at age 4 and
cause anxiety about speaking in class. Diagnosis?
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• A) Language disorder
• B) Speech sound disorder
• C) Childhood-onset fluency disorder (stuttering)
• D) Social anxiety disorder
✅ Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Childhood-onset fluency disorder involves
disturbances in normal fluency (repetitions, prolongations,
blocks) that begin in developmental period.
5. An 8-year-old has difficulty understanding complex
sentences, limited vocabulary, and trouble with past tense.
Nonverbal IQ is 95. Diagnosis?
• A) Specific learning disorder
• B) Language disorder
• C) Intellectual disability
• D) ASD level 1
