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**DSM-5 PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
REVIEW 2026/2027 | 250+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS & RATIONALES | ABNORMAL
PSYCHOLOGY EXAM PREP | GRADED A+**
## TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Section | Topic Area | Question Numbers |
|---------|------------|------------------|
| 1 | Neurodevelopmental Disorders | 1–25 |
| 2 | Schizophrenia Spectrum & Psychotic Disorders | 26–50 |
| 3 | Bipolar & Related Disorders | 51–65 |
| 4 | Depressive Disorders | 66–85 |
| 5 | Anxiety Disorders | 86–105 |
| 6 | Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorders | 106–120 |
| 7 | Trauma & Stressor-Related Disorders | 121–135 |
| 8 | Dissociative Disorders | 136–145 |
| 9 | Somatic Symptom & Related Disorders | 146–155 |
| 10 | Feeding & Eating Disorders | 156–175 |
| 11 | Personality Disorders | 176–205 |
| 12 | Comprehensive Practice Exam | 206–230 |
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SECTION 1: NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS (Questions 1–25)
**1. The diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) include deficits
in all of the following EXCEPT:**
A) Social-emotional reciprocity
B) Nonverbal communicative behaviors
C) Developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships
D) Executive functioning
**Correct Answer: D**
**Rationale:** The DSM-5 criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder include
persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple
contexts, including deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, nonverbal
communicative behaviors, and developing/maintaining relationships. Executive
functioning deficits are common but not part of the diagnostic criteria .
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**2. Which of the following is a restricted, repetitive pattern of behavior
characteristic of Autism Spectrum Disorder?**
A) Difficulty with social interactions
B) Lack of eye contact
C) Insistence on sameness and inflexible adherence to routines
D) Difficulty understanding emotions
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**Correct Answer: C**
**Rationale:** The DSM-5 specifies that Autism Spectrum Disorder includes
restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities. These include
stereotyped movements, insistence on sameness, rigid thinking patterns, fixated
interests, and hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input. Options A, B, and D are
social communication deficits, not repetitive behaviors .
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**3. Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder) is characterized
by deficits in intellectual functions AND:**
A) Adaptive functioning deficits that fail to meet developmental and sociocultural
standards
B) Physical abnormalities
C) Language delay only
D) Motor coordination problems
**Correct Answer: A**
**Rationale:** The DSM-5 diagnosis of Intellectual Disability requires deficits in
both intellectual functions (reasoning, problem solving, planning, abstract thinking,
judgment, academic learning) AND adaptive functioning (communication, social
participation, independent living) across multiple domains. Both must be present
and onset during the developmental period .
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**4. The severity of Autism Spectrum Disorder is based on:**
A) IQ score
B) Level of language impairment
C) Level of support needed for social communication and restricted/repetitive
behaviors
D) Age of onset
**Correct Answer: C**
**Rationale:** The DSM-5 specifies that Autism Spectrum Disorder severity is
determined by the level of support required for social communication deficits and
restricted/repetitive behaviors. Severity levels range from Level 1 ("requiring
support") to Level 3 ("requiring very substantial support").
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**5. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) requires that symptoms be
present before what age?**
A) 7 years
B) 10 years
C) 12 years
D) 18 years
**Correct Answer: C**
**DSM-5 PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
REVIEW 2026/2027 | 250+ PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS & RATIONALES | ABNORMAL
PSYCHOLOGY EXAM PREP | GRADED A+**
## TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Section | Topic Area | Question Numbers |
|---------|------------|------------------|
| 1 | Neurodevelopmental Disorders | 1–25 |
| 2 | Schizophrenia Spectrum & Psychotic Disorders | 26–50 |
| 3 | Bipolar & Related Disorders | 51–65 |
| 4 | Depressive Disorders | 66–85 |
| 5 | Anxiety Disorders | 86–105 |
| 6 | Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorders | 106–120 |
| 7 | Trauma & Stressor-Related Disorders | 121–135 |
| 8 | Dissociative Disorders | 136–145 |
| 9 | Somatic Symptom & Related Disorders | 146–155 |
| 10 | Feeding & Eating Disorders | 156–175 |
| 11 | Personality Disorders | 176–205 |
| 12 | Comprehensive Practice Exam | 206–230 |
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SECTION 1: NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS (Questions 1–25)
**1. The diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) include deficits
in all of the following EXCEPT:**
A) Social-emotional reciprocity
B) Nonverbal communicative behaviors
C) Developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships
D) Executive functioning
**Correct Answer: D**
**Rationale:** The DSM-5 criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder include
persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple
contexts, including deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, nonverbal
communicative behaviors, and developing/maintaining relationships. Executive
functioning deficits are common but not part of the diagnostic criteria .
---
**2. Which of the following is a restricted, repetitive pattern of behavior
characteristic of Autism Spectrum Disorder?**
A) Difficulty with social interactions
B) Lack of eye contact
C) Insistence on sameness and inflexible adherence to routines
D) Difficulty understanding emotions
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**Correct Answer: C**
**Rationale:** The DSM-5 specifies that Autism Spectrum Disorder includes
restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities. These include
stereotyped movements, insistence on sameness, rigid thinking patterns, fixated
interests, and hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input. Options A, B, and D are
social communication deficits, not repetitive behaviors .
---
**3. Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder) is characterized
by deficits in intellectual functions AND:**
A) Adaptive functioning deficits that fail to meet developmental and sociocultural
standards
B) Physical abnormalities
C) Language delay only
D) Motor coordination problems
**Correct Answer: A**
**Rationale:** The DSM-5 diagnosis of Intellectual Disability requires deficits in
both intellectual functions (reasoning, problem solving, planning, abstract thinking,
judgment, academic learning) AND adaptive functioning (communication, social
participation, independent living) across multiple domains. Both must be present
and onset during the developmental period .
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**4. The severity of Autism Spectrum Disorder is based on:**
A) IQ score
B) Level of language impairment
C) Level of support needed for social communication and restricted/repetitive
behaviors
D) Age of onset
**Correct Answer: C**
**Rationale:** The DSM-5 specifies that Autism Spectrum Disorder severity is
determined by the level of support required for social communication deficits and
restricted/repetitive behaviors. Severity levels range from Level 1 ("requiring
support") to Level 3 ("requiring very substantial support").
---
**5. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) requires that symptoms be
present before what age?**
A) 7 years
B) 10 years
C) 12 years
D) 18 years
**Correct Answer: C**
