CERTIFIED PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION
PRACTITIONER TRAINING STUDY SHEET
2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉The Medical Perspective on Psychiatric Disability. Answer: -
Focused on treating the mental health condition (the symptoms of
the psychiatric illness).
-Use language such as mental impairment, psychiatric disorder,
emotional disturbance, or diagnosis.
-Follows the DSM- to be a disorder:
-symptoms must be noticeable (clinically significant)
-must be/or at risk of causing difficulty in role functioning
-must have abnormal/not "culturally-sanctioned"
reactions/behaviors to events
-a faulty way of perceiving or reacting to the world
◉The Disability Perspective. Answer: -psych disabilities occur when
a mental health condition interferes with a person's function in
living, learning, working, and/or social environments and roles.
,◉Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) definition for Disability.
Answer: -a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
one or more major life activities of such individual
◉Social Security Act (SSA) definition for Disability. Answer: -"the
inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of
any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which
can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be
expected to last for a continuous period of no less than 12 months."
◉PRA's definition for Disability. Answer: -the concept is seen as
more relevant to rehabilitation than is the concept of illness and
implies the hope of reacquiring abilities and valued roles.
◉The Bio-Psycho-Social Perspective. Answer: -the health condition
is seen as interacting with environmental and personal factors to
affect an individual's functioning at the level of body functions and
structures, in performance of daily activities, and in participation in
values roles and life domains.
◉Bio-Psycho-Social Perspective Functions related to Symptoms of
the Body. Answer: ABC
-Affective functions: experience, expression, regulation of affect.
-Behavioral functions: energy and drive, sleep and appetites, and
psychomotor functions
,-Cognitive functions: experience of self and time,
attention/concentration, memory, and executive functions
◉Positive Symptoms (in regards to Medical Perspective of
Psychiatric Disbility). Answer: -additions to typical behaviors
(present)
Ex. delusion, hallucinations, bizzare behaviors, etc.
◉Negative Symptoms (in regards to Medical Perspective of
Psychiatric Disbility). Answer: -showing a lack of something
(absent)
Ex. social withdrawl, difficulty producing thoughts or speech,
blunted of flat affect, etc.
◉The Social Perspective on Psychiatric Disability. Answer: -sees the
disability as a product of the social and interpersonal factors.
-"there is no such thing as a mental illness"
-believes that psychiatric symptoms can be a healthy response to a
dysfunctional world.
-"what looks like illness often represents a method of surviving
difficult times or coping with trauma
-Believes that because the environment helps to define 'disability',
disability is a socially constructed concept.
, ◉Competency. Answer: -the ability to apply or use knowledge,
skills, attitudes, and personal characteristics to successfully perform
critical work tasks, specific functions, or operate in a given role or
position.
◉KSA. Answer: Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes
◉KSA's Three competency blocks. Answer: Foundational (bottom
tier), industry-related (middle tier), and occupation-related (top
tier)
◉KSA's Foundational Block. Answer: -can be generalized/are core
competencies
-three tiers: basic workplace skills, basic academic skills, and the
personal effectiveness skill (soft skills)
◉Accredidation. Answer: the approval of an organization stating
that they meet the expected standards and competencies
◉Certification. Answer: granted to an individual by a non-
governmental agency
◉Licensure/Registration. Answer: granted to an individual by a
government agency
PRACTITIONER TRAINING STUDY SHEET
2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉The Medical Perspective on Psychiatric Disability. Answer: -
Focused on treating the mental health condition (the symptoms of
the psychiatric illness).
-Use language such as mental impairment, psychiatric disorder,
emotional disturbance, or diagnosis.
-Follows the DSM- to be a disorder:
-symptoms must be noticeable (clinically significant)
-must be/or at risk of causing difficulty in role functioning
-must have abnormal/not "culturally-sanctioned"
reactions/behaviors to events
-a faulty way of perceiving or reacting to the world
◉The Disability Perspective. Answer: -psych disabilities occur when
a mental health condition interferes with a person's function in
living, learning, working, and/or social environments and roles.
,◉Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) definition for Disability.
Answer: -a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
one or more major life activities of such individual
◉Social Security Act (SSA) definition for Disability. Answer: -"the
inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of
any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which
can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be
expected to last for a continuous period of no less than 12 months."
◉PRA's definition for Disability. Answer: -the concept is seen as
more relevant to rehabilitation than is the concept of illness and
implies the hope of reacquiring abilities and valued roles.
◉The Bio-Psycho-Social Perspective. Answer: -the health condition
is seen as interacting with environmental and personal factors to
affect an individual's functioning at the level of body functions and
structures, in performance of daily activities, and in participation in
values roles and life domains.
◉Bio-Psycho-Social Perspective Functions related to Symptoms of
the Body. Answer: ABC
-Affective functions: experience, expression, regulation of affect.
-Behavioral functions: energy and drive, sleep and appetites, and
psychomotor functions
,-Cognitive functions: experience of self and time,
attention/concentration, memory, and executive functions
◉Positive Symptoms (in regards to Medical Perspective of
Psychiatric Disbility). Answer: -additions to typical behaviors
(present)
Ex. delusion, hallucinations, bizzare behaviors, etc.
◉Negative Symptoms (in regards to Medical Perspective of
Psychiatric Disbility). Answer: -showing a lack of something
(absent)
Ex. social withdrawl, difficulty producing thoughts or speech,
blunted of flat affect, etc.
◉The Social Perspective on Psychiatric Disability. Answer: -sees the
disability as a product of the social and interpersonal factors.
-"there is no such thing as a mental illness"
-believes that psychiatric symptoms can be a healthy response to a
dysfunctional world.
-"what looks like illness often represents a method of surviving
difficult times or coping with trauma
-Believes that because the environment helps to define 'disability',
disability is a socially constructed concept.
, ◉Competency. Answer: -the ability to apply or use knowledge,
skills, attitudes, and personal characteristics to successfully perform
critical work tasks, specific functions, or operate in a given role or
position.
◉KSA. Answer: Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes
◉KSA's Three competency blocks. Answer: Foundational (bottom
tier), industry-related (middle tier), and occupation-related (top
tier)
◉KSA's Foundational Block. Answer: -can be generalized/are core
competencies
-three tiers: basic workplace skills, basic academic skills, and the
personal effectiveness skill (soft skills)
◉Accredidation. Answer: the approval of an organization stating
that they meet the expected standards and competencies
◉Certification. Answer: granted to an individual by a non-
governmental agency
◉Licensure/Registration. Answer: granted to an individual by a
government agency
