Practise Examination for Board Certification in Clinical Psychology with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
American Board of Clinical Psychology (ABCP), a specialty board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) · January 2026 Examination Manual for Board Certification in Clinical Psychology, currently linked by the issuer. January 2026 is the cover date; a separate effective date was not identified. The assigned workbook label 'American Board of Clinical Psychology (ABCP) Diplomate' maps to this board certification examination and does not identify a separate examination.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- Clinical Psychology — ABPP
- Clinical Psychology Document Library — ABPP
- Examination Manual for Board Certification in Clinical Psychology — January 2026
- American Board of Clinical Psychology — Competencies
- Clinical Psychology FAQs — ABPP
- Practice Guidelines for the Psychological Diagnostic Interview of Adults — First Edition
- Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
- APA Guidelines for Psychological Assessment and Evaluation
- APA Guidelines on Evidence-Based Psychological Practice in Health Care
- APA Guidelines for Clinical Supervision in Health Service Psychology — 2025
- Multicultural Guidelines: An Ecological Approach to Context, Identity, and Intersectionality — 2017
- Statistical Guidance on Reporting Results from Studies Evaluating Diagnostic Tests — FDA
- ICH E9: Statistical Principles for Clinical Trials
- ICH E9(R1): Addendum on Estimands and Sensitivity Analysis in Clinical Trials
- Behavioral and Psychological Treatments for Chronic Insomnia Disorder in Adults: AASM Clinical Practice Guideline
- Bipolar Disorder — NIMH
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: When Unwanted Thoughts or Repetitive Behaviors Take Over — NIMH
- Panic Disorder: What You Need to Know — NIMH
- Overview of Psychotherapy for PTSD — VA National Center for PTSD
- VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide — Provider Summary, 2024
- Tool: Check-Back or Repeat-Back — AHRQ
- Tool: Teach-Back — AHRQ
- Plan-Do-Study-Act Worksheet, Directions, and Examples — AHRQ
- Types of Health Care Quality Measures — AHRQ
- The APA Guide to College Teaching
- CONSORT 2025 Statement: Updated Guideline for Reporting Randomised Trials
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