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The CPRP exam has 125 questions and runs 3 hours.
These 10 free CPRP questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
After losing two jobs, Lena says, "The last team kept telling me I could do anything. That just made it worse when I failed." The practitioner wants to convey hope without dismissing her experience. Which reply does that?
Correct answer: D - "You felt let down by those promises. What helped you stay in those jobs for a time?"
An adult with decision-making capacity asks an aunt to join a planning meeting: "In my family, I talk important choices through with someone I trust." The adult answers questions directly and wants the aunt's advice. The practitioner notices an assumption that recovery requires making decisions alone. A culturally humble approach would be to:
Correct answer: A - Ask the adult how the aunt should participate while keeping the adult in charge of decisions.
A capable adult receiving services from a HIPAA-covered agency has expressly declined information sharing with their mother, who is not a legal representative. The mother calls to describe changes she has observed and asks whether the adult is attending appointments. No serious or imminent threat is reported. What may the practitioner do during this call?
Correct answer: A - Listen to the observations without confirming attendance or disclosing information about the adult's care.
"I know what accommodation I need, but I'm afraid of what disability services will think. Help me write the email so I can do it myself next semester," says a 19-year-old college student. The practitioner's most useful contribution is to:
Correct answer: D - Rehearse the request and help her draft an email that she sends when ready.
Jordan wants a paid, part-time bookstore job after several years out of work. Occasional voices remain manageable, and there is no current safety concern. Jordan receives SSI and worries about losing benefits. At an Individual Placement and Support (IPS) intake, which approach fits the model?
Correct answer: B - Start a preference-based job search alongside individualized support and personalized benefits counseling.
A Housing First tenant meets all lease obligations but declines a voluntary recovery group. Staff propose making continued tenancy conditional on returning to the group. Which response is consistent with the model?
Correct answer: C - Keep housing separate from treatment participation and continue offering the supports the tenant accepts.
A rehabilitation review includes these findings: PHQ-9 at intake: 18. PHQ-9 six weeks later: 8. Both questionnaires are complete, with item 9 scored 0 on each. The person reports better sleep and energy but has not resumed the part-time work identified in the plan. The most defensible progress note would state:
Correct answer: D - "Depressive symptoms decreased from moderately severe to mild; the employment goal remains unmet."
Amira has missed three evening ceramics classes. During assessment, she accurately identifies the bus route, pays the fare, and travels independently to daytime activities. The last bus home leaves before the ceramics class ends. She says, "I get anxious because I might be stranded." Which finding should drive the revised plan?
Correct answer: C - The available transportation resource does not match the demands of the chosen activity.
During a visit to a U.S. supported-housing program, a resident discloses an intentional medication overdose and becomes difficult to awaken. A coworker is beside the practitioner. Which action takes priority?
Correct answer: B - Have the coworker call 911; stay with the resident and follow dispatcher instructions.
Three days after a haloperidol dose increase, a person repeatedly stands and paces during a visit. They describe an unbearable need to move that briefly eases with walking. There is no new delusional content, sustained muscle contraction, or repetitive mouth movement. Which possibility should the practitioner specifically raise with the prescriber?
Correct answer: C - Medication-induced akathisia
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