Question 1

Which is not an accepted strategy for resolving diagnostic uncertainty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gather more information 
B)  Refuse to assign a diagnosis 
C)  Request psychological assessment 
D)  Get permission to contact family members 
A)  Gather more information 
B)  Refuse to assign a diagnosis 
C)  Request psychological assessment 
D)  Get permission to contact family members B

Question 2

Which outcome of acculturation places an individual at higher risk for mental health problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rejection of the dominant culture and a relinquishing of one's original culture 
B)  Assimilation to the dominant culture and a relinquishing of one's original culture 
C)  Adoption of some aspects of the dominant culture and retention of some aspects of the original culture 
D)  Separation from the dominant culture and retention of one's original culture 
A)  Rejection of the dominant culture and a relinquishing of one's original culture 
B)  Assimilation to the dominant culture and a relinquishing of one's original culture 
C)  Adoption of some aspects of the dominant culture and retention of some aspects of the original culture 
D)  Separation from the dominant culture and retention of one's original culture A

Question 3

What best describes the relationship between the ICD and the DSM systems of diagnostic classification?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ICD system is published by the World Health Organization and DSM is published by the American Psychiatric Association. 
B)  The ICD is descriptive and the DSM is etiological. 
C)  The DSM hopes to promote interrater reliability whereas the ICD is based on clinical judgment. 
D)  The DSM has a theoretical basis whereas the ICD is purely empirical. 
A)  The ICD system is published by the World Health Organization and DSM is published by the American Psychiatric Association. 
B)  The ICD is descriptive and the DSM is etiological. 
C)  The DSM hopes to promote interrater reliability whereas the ICD is based on clinical judgment. 
D)  The DSM has a theoretical basis whereas the ICD is purely empirical. A

Question 4

For each diagnostic category, which DSM section is the most useful for making a diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prevalence 
B)  Associated Features 
C)  Diagnostic Features 
D)  Risk and Prognostic Factors 
A)  Prevalence 
B)  Associated Features 
C)  Diagnostic Features 
D)  Risk and Prognostic Factors

Question 5

What is Kraepelin's role in the history of diagnostic classification?

Accepted Answer

A)  First to propose that mental illness was a disease of the brain 
B)  Proposed a classification system based on possession by evil spirits 
C)  Used Freudian concepts to develop the "neurotic" classification 
D)  First to propose a psychiatric classification system based on systematic observation of clinical syndromes 
A)  First to propose that mental illness was a disease of the brain 
B)  Proposed a classification system based on possession by evil spirits 
C)  Used Freudian concepts to develop the "neurotic" classification 
D)  First to propose a psychiatric classification system based on systematic observation of clinical syndromes

Question 6

The DSM describes disorders as clusters of __________ and __________ that are organized around essential features and form specific constellations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stressors; triggers 
B)  Impairments; distress 
C)  Signs; symptoms 
D)  Thoughts; behaviors 
A)  Stressors; triggers 
B)  Impairments; distress 
C)  Signs; symptoms 
D)  Thoughts; behaviors

Question 7

Which of the following is not an advantage of the DSM?

Accepted Answer

A)  A classification communication system 
B)  High reliability and comparable to ICD 
C)  Descriptive diagnostic criteria 
D)  High validity not reliant on clinical judgment 
A)  A classification communication system 
B)  High reliability and comparable to ICD 
C)  Descriptive diagnostic criteria 
D)  High validity not reliant on clinical judgment

Question 8

A diagnosis should be listed with the words "rule out" when:

Accepted Answer

A)  You have excluded it 
B)  You think it might fit but you need to gather more data 
C)  The patient fulfills the criteria but the diagnosis carries a stigma 
D)  It is rare in the clinical setting where you are working 
A)  You have excluded it 
B)  You think it might fit but you need to gather more data 
C)  The patient fulfills the criteria but the diagnosis carries a stigma 
D)  It is rare in the clinical setting where you are working

Question 9

The single most common diagnostic error in clinical practice involves failing to take _____________________ into consideration.

Accepted Answer

A)  Substance-related etiology 
B)  General medical conditions 
C)  Comorbid diagnoses 
D)  Pre-existing mental disorders 
A)  Substance-related etiology 
B)  General medical conditions 
C)  Comorbid diagnoses 
D)  Pre-existing mental disorders

Question 10

Premorbid functioning refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  A client's overall level of depression before hospitalization 
B)  A client's overall level of insight before intake 
C)  A client's overall level of motor functioning before death 
D)  A client's overall level of functioning before the onset of a disorder 
A)  A client's overall level of depression before hospitalization 
B)  A client's overall level of insight before intake 
C)  A client's overall level of motor functioning before death 
D)  A client's overall level of functioning before the onset of a disorder

Which is not an accepted strategy for resolving diagnostic uncertainty?

Which outcome of acculturation places an individual at higher risk for mental health problems?

What best describes the relationship between the ICD and the DSM systems of diagnostic classification?

For each diagnostic category, which DSM section is the most useful for making a diagnosis?

What is Kraepelin's role in the history of diagnostic classification?

The DSM describes disorders as clusters of and that are organized around essential features and form specific constellations.

Which of the following is not an advantage of the DSM?

A diagnosis should be listed with the words "rule out" when:

The single most common diagnostic error in clinical practice involves failing to take _____________________ into consideration.

Premorbid functioning refers to:

Intake and Interviewing

Fundamentals of Treatment

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Mood Disorders I: Depressive Disorders

Mood Disorders II: Bipolar Disorders

Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive, and Trauma Disorders

Eating, Oppositional Defiant, and Conduct Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Personality Disorders

Substance Related Disorders

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Exam 2: Essentials of Diagnosis

Which is not an accepted strategy for resolving diagnostic uncertainty?

Which outcome of acculturation places an individual at higher risk for mental health problems?

What best describes the relationship between the ICD and the DSM systems of diagnostic classification?

For each diagnostic category, which DSM section is the most useful for making a diagnosis?

What is Kraepelin's role in the history of diagnostic classification?

The DSM describes disorders as clusters of __________ and __________ that are organized around essential features and form specific constellations.

Which of the following is not an advantage of the DSM?

A diagnosis should be listed with the words "rule out" when:

The single most common diagnostic error in clinical practice involves failing to take _____________________ into consideration.

Premorbid functioning refers to:

Intake and Interviewing

Fundamentals of Treatment

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Mood Disorders I: Depressive Disorders

Mood Disorders II: Bipolar Disorders

Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive, and Trauma Disorders

Eating, Oppositional Defiant, and Conduct Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Personality Disorders

Substance Related Disorders

Filters

The DSM describes disorders as clusters of and that are organized around essential features and form specific constellations.