USMLE Step 2 CK Behavioral Health Practice Questions
5–10% of Step 2 CK · 30 practice questions with a note on every option
316 questions in 16 timed 30-minute blocks, with your score in behavioral health and every other content area.
Free behavioral health drillA 19-year-old man is brought to the emergency department 6 hours after receiving his first dose of intramuscular haloperidol at a crisis center for agitation. His neck is twisted to the right, and his eyes are fixed in upward deviation. He is frightened and cannot voluntarily correct his posture. Temperature is 37.0°C (98.6°F), pulse is 96/min, and blood pressure is 128/78 mm Hg. He is fully alert, and there is no rigidity elsewhere. Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment?
Behavioral Health on Step 2 CK
Behavioral Health is 5–10% of Step 2 CK. Questions test diagnosis by criteria, first-line treatment, and recognizing and managing dangerous adverse effects of psychiatric drugs.
- Share of Step 2 CK
- 5–10% of the exam, per the USMLE content outline
- On our mock exam
- 24 of 316 questions, with your score for this system in the result
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 30 behavioral health questions, untimed, a note on every option; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What Step 2 CK behavioral health questions test
- Depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorders, and their first-line treatment
- Psychosis, schizophrenia and antipsychotic adverse effects
- Suicide risk assessment and emergency management
- Substance use: intoxication, withdrawal and treatment of use disorders
- Eating disorders, personality disorders and somatic symptom disorders
- Child and adolescent psychiatry: ADHD, autism and tic disorders
Sit all 316 questions in timed blocks
316 questions in 16 timed 30-minute blocks, with your score in behavioral health and every other content area.
Free behavioral health drillHow to study it
- Learn the duration criteria that separate similar diagnoses.
- Know the emergencies: serotonin syndrome, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, lithium toxicity and alcohol withdrawal.
- Pair each disorder with first-line therapy, medication and psychotherapy.
Common questions
How is psychiatry weighted on Step 2 CK?
Psychiatry is 10–15% of Step 2 CK as a discipline. Behavioral Health as a system category is 5–10%; our mock includes 24 such questions.
Do questions follow DSM criteria?
Yes. Diagnostic questions follow DSM-5-TR criteria, and treatment follows current US practice.
316 questions in 16 timed 30-minute blocks, with your score in behavioral health and every other content area.
Free behavioral health drillThe other Step 2 CK systems
Sources
- USMLE: Step 1 (blocks, items, testing day, break time)
- USMLE: Step 2 CK (blocks, items, testing day, break time)
- USMLE: Test delivery software updates for Step 2 CK and Step 1 (May 2026)
- USMLE: Step 1 content outline and specifications
- USMLE: Step 2 CK content outline and specifications
- USMLE: Examination results and scoring (minimum passing scores)
- USMLE Bulletin: Scoring and score reporting (about 60% correct to pass; result timing)
- USMLE Bulletin: Eligibility (attempt limits)
- USMLE: Apply for exams (2026 and 2027 fees, FSMB registration, region fees)
- USMLE: Performance data (pass rates)
- Intealth ECFMG: Fees overview (ECFMG Certification)
Original practice questions written to the USMLE content outlines and current standard references. USMLE® is a joint program of the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and NBME. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by the FSMB, NBME or Intealth (ECFMG). Follow current guidelines in clinical practice.