Exam 3: Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

CT and MRI scans can assess for structural damage in the brain.

Clinical interviews are described as the cornerstone of assessment - why? What information is gathered during an interview? How?

'Criterion' validity refers to:

DSM V-codes are for disorders that require further study.

The DSM-IV provides diagnoses along five areas. These areas are called

A study by Malla and colleagues (2002)found enlarged ventricles and cortical sulci in first-episode schizophrenia patients using which of the following methods?

If a person obtains a similar score on the same test taken twice, the test is said to have internal consistency reliability.

In Persons' case conceptualization approach, a problem list is created for the purpose of:

How are cultural considerations different in DSM-5 from DSM-IV?

The MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)test is superior to a CT scan (i.e., computerized axial tomography)because:

A person must have an IQ of ________ in order to be considered intellectually gifted.

After a bad break-up, Mike attempted suicide. It's been a year since then and Mike is doing really well. According to criteria proposed in DSM-5, Mike could be diagnosed with:

Joan was taking a test to measure levels of depression. All of the items covered the symptoms that are typical of depression. This inventory would be said to have:

The DSM is not universally embraced by mental health professionals, in part because it was:

A study by Bentaleb and colleagues (2002)of auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia found increased metabolic activity in the left primary auditory cortex and the right middle temporal gyrus sing:

In DSM-IV-TR, each diagnostic category also had a diagnosis of "not otherwise specified." In which diagnostic category was that the most frequent diagnosis?

Diane was taking a personality test. The test has items that are all closely related to one another. This is an example of:

Intelligence tests were originally developed for the purpose of

Persons and Davidson's (2001)cognitive-behavioural case formulation approach:

Dr. Kline classified her patients according to hair colour. Some were classified as blonde, some brunette, some red-haired. This is an example of a