CCE Practice Exam Questions And
Answers.
Question ID #1339: Restlessness, psychomotor agitation, flushed face, diuresis,
rambling speech, and muscle twitching are most suggestive of which of the following?
Select one:
A. Alcohol Withdrawal
B. Caffeine Intoxication
C. Cocaine Intoxication
D. Hyperthyroidism -
\B
Question ID #38883: Which of the following has been found to be the strongest
predictor of Intellectual Disability with an unknown etiology?
Select one:
A. paternal health
B. female gender
C. large family size
D. low birth weight -
\D
Question ID #14353: A dimensional approach to diagnosis is based on a(n) ________
of attributes.
Select one:
a. quantification
b. categorization
c. exclusion
d. dichotomization -
\A
Question ID #36743: During the postpartum period, approximately _____ of women
experience postpartum depression.
Select one:
A. 1 to 2%
B. 10 to 15%
C. 25 to 30%
D. 45 to 50% -
\B
Question ID #1128: A woman and her husband, who have been married for two years,
come for marital therapy. The woman complains about her husband's lack of interest in
family activities and in their 9-month-old child, his lack of affection toward her, and his
lack of interest in sex. The husband, who says he did not want to come to therapy at all,
,states that he is a "loner," that he has always had few friends, and that he has never
really been interested in his family. He seems quite aloof and emotionally unresponsive.
Your tentative diagnosis is:
Select one:
a. Avoidant Personality Disorder.
b. Schizoid Personality Disorder.
c. Schizoaffective Disorder.
d. Schizotypal Personality Disorder. -
\B
Question ID #19294: Meta-analyses of research on the treatment of pediatric acute
lymphoblastic leukemia with cranial radiation or chemotherapy have found that:
Select one:
A. either treatment alone is associated with decreased intellectual functioning and lower
academic achievement.
B. only cranial radiation is associated with decreased intellectual functioning and lower
academic achievement. Incorrect
C. only chemotherapy is associated with decreased intellectual functioning and lower
academic achievement.
D. they are associated with decreased intellectual functioning and lower academic
achievement only when used in combination -
\A
Question ID #38897: Use of which of the following substances is NOT likely to produce
a Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder?
Select one:
A. alcohol
B. cannabis
C. cocaine
D. opioids -
\D
Question ID #1684: John Conger (1956) offered the tension-reduction model of alcohol
consumption as an explanation for:
Select one:
A. satiation.
B. habituation.
C. addiction.
D. tolerance. -
\C
Question ID #38693: The most likely DSM-5 diagnosis for a person who experiences
genital pain during sexual intercourse that causes significant distress and cannot be
better explained by a non-sexual mental disorder, relationship distress, or a medical
condition is which of the following?
Select one:
, A. Dyspareunia
B. Vaginismus
C. Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder
D. Other Specified Sexual Dysfunction -
\C
Question ID #37767: Cataplexy is often triggered by which of the following?
Select one:
A. smells associated with a traumatic event
B. physical fatigue
C. strong emotions
D. stimuli associated with a feared object or event -
\C
Question ID #38898: Alcohol Withdrawal is characterized by:
Select one:
a. dysphoric mood, vivid dreams, insomnia or hypersomnia, and increased appetite.
b. hand tremor, insomnia, hallucinations, and seizures.
c. incoordination, nystagmus, impaired memory, and mood lability.
d. dysphoric mood, pupillary dilation, insomnia, and fever -
\B
Question ID #38684: Your new client, a college freshman, says she sometimes has an
"out of body" experience in which she is watching what she is doing from outside
herself. She describes a recent experience in which she was in her dorm room writing a
paper when she realized she couldn't feel her fingers on the computer keyboard or her
feet on the floor and then suddenly felt like she was watching herself from the ceiling.
The client says that these episodes make her feel like she's "going crazy" and are
interfering with her ability to attend class and complete course assignments. The client's
symptoms are most suggestive of a DSM-5 diagnosis of:
Select one:
A. Delusional Disorder
B. Dissociative Fugue
C. Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
D. Depersonalization Disorder -
\C
Question ID #38896: As described in the DSM-5, which of the following are symptoms
of Stimulant Intoxication?
Select one:
A. nystagmus, numbness, and muscle rigidity
B. blurred vision, tremor, and depressed reflexes
C. pupillary dilation, nausea, and muscular weakness
D. fatigue, increased appetite, and vivid dreams -
\C
Answers.
Question ID #1339: Restlessness, psychomotor agitation, flushed face, diuresis,
rambling speech, and muscle twitching are most suggestive of which of the following?
Select one:
A. Alcohol Withdrawal
B. Caffeine Intoxication
C. Cocaine Intoxication
D. Hyperthyroidism -
\B
Question ID #38883: Which of the following has been found to be the strongest
predictor of Intellectual Disability with an unknown etiology?
Select one:
A. paternal health
B. female gender
C. large family size
D. low birth weight -
\D
Question ID #14353: A dimensional approach to diagnosis is based on a(n) ________
of attributes.
Select one:
a. quantification
b. categorization
c. exclusion
d. dichotomization -
\A
Question ID #36743: During the postpartum period, approximately _____ of women
experience postpartum depression.
Select one:
A. 1 to 2%
B. 10 to 15%
C. 25 to 30%
D. 45 to 50% -
\B
Question ID #1128: A woman and her husband, who have been married for two years,
come for marital therapy. The woman complains about her husband's lack of interest in
family activities and in their 9-month-old child, his lack of affection toward her, and his
lack of interest in sex. The husband, who says he did not want to come to therapy at all,
,states that he is a "loner," that he has always had few friends, and that he has never
really been interested in his family. He seems quite aloof and emotionally unresponsive.
Your tentative diagnosis is:
Select one:
a. Avoidant Personality Disorder.
b. Schizoid Personality Disorder.
c. Schizoaffective Disorder.
d. Schizotypal Personality Disorder. -
\B
Question ID #19294: Meta-analyses of research on the treatment of pediatric acute
lymphoblastic leukemia with cranial radiation or chemotherapy have found that:
Select one:
A. either treatment alone is associated with decreased intellectual functioning and lower
academic achievement.
B. only cranial radiation is associated with decreased intellectual functioning and lower
academic achievement. Incorrect
C. only chemotherapy is associated with decreased intellectual functioning and lower
academic achievement.
D. they are associated with decreased intellectual functioning and lower academic
achievement only when used in combination -
\A
Question ID #38897: Use of which of the following substances is NOT likely to produce
a Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder?
Select one:
A. alcohol
B. cannabis
C. cocaine
D. opioids -
\D
Question ID #1684: John Conger (1956) offered the tension-reduction model of alcohol
consumption as an explanation for:
Select one:
A. satiation.
B. habituation.
C. addiction.
D. tolerance. -
\C
Question ID #38693: The most likely DSM-5 diagnosis for a person who experiences
genital pain during sexual intercourse that causes significant distress and cannot be
better explained by a non-sexual mental disorder, relationship distress, or a medical
condition is which of the following?
Select one:
, A. Dyspareunia
B. Vaginismus
C. Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder
D. Other Specified Sexual Dysfunction -
\C
Question ID #37767: Cataplexy is often triggered by which of the following?
Select one:
A. smells associated with a traumatic event
B. physical fatigue
C. strong emotions
D. stimuli associated with a feared object or event -
\C
Question ID #38898: Alcohol Withdrawal is characterized by:
Select one:
a. dysphoric mood, vivid dreams, insomnia or hypersomnia, and increased appetite.
b. hand tremor, insomnia, hallucinations, and seizures.
c. incoordination, nystagmus, impaired memory, and mood lability.
d. dysphoric mood, pupillary dilation, insomnia, and fever -
\B
Question ID #38684: Your new client, a college freshman, says she sometimes has an
"out of body" experience in which she is watching what she is doing from outside
herself. She describes a recent experience in which she was in her dorm room writing a
paper when she realized she couldn't feel her fingers on the computer keyboard or her
feet on the floor and then suddenly felt like she was watching herself from the ceiling.
The client says that these episodes make her feel like she's "going crazy" and are
interfering with her ability to attend class and complete course assignments. The client's
symptoms are most suggestive of a DSM-5 diagnosis of:
Select one:
A. Delusional Disorder
B. Dissociative Fugue
C. Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
D. Depersonalization Disorder -
\C
Question ID #38896: As described in the DSM-5, which of the following are symptoms
of Stimulant Intoxication?
Select one:
A. nystagmus, numbness, and muscle rigidity
B. blurred vision, tremor, and depressed reflexes
C. pupillary dilation, nausea, and muscular weakness
D. fatigue, increased appetite, and vivid dreams -
\C
