Exam 3: Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

In regards to brain-behaviour relationships, Rourke (2008)raised the following question:

In DSM-5, children who were diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome in DSM-IV-TR would now be diagnosed with:

What is the influence of adopting a paradigm when conducting a clinical interview?

Esther was given a memory test in January and administered a different memory test one year later. She scored almost identically on both tests. This indicates that the memory tests have

Therapeutic assessment and clinical assessment are the same thing.

One of the big changes to the DSM-5 was supposed to be a dimensional system for diagnosing personality disorders. Why didn't this happen?

Paulus (2008)evaluated whether neuroimaging can contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders. He concluded:

DSM-5 uses a similar multiaxial system for diagnosis as DSM-IV-TR.

Functional MRI (fMRI)differs from ordinary MRI in that

It has been argued that many of the questions on the Wechsler tests of intelligence are problematic for Canadians because of the culturally specific American content. Researchers have found that Canadians score ____________ than Americans on these tests.

High levels of emotional intelligence have been associated with:

Dr. Johnson wants to expand the field of neuropsychological testing so that more people can benefit from it. Which of the following will have the biggest impact?

At a university counselling centre, which question is most likely to elicit the most honest response?

Dr. Bradley was conducting a clinical interview with Harold. When interviewed together with his father, Harold stated that he had never drunk alcohol. However, when interviewed later alone, Harold admitted that he got drunk every weekend. This example demonstrates the problem of

Rogers (2003)argues for importance and utility of proper structured interviews because:

Just before he died, several physicians were treating Joe for a stroke; an autopsy showed he had Alzheimer's Disease. Joe's physicians showed:

Why was the process of revising the DSM (from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5)so time consuming and controversial? Be sure to include a description of each of the five constituencies of the DSM.

The DSM-5 is an example of which approach to classification?

Dr. X and Dr. Y are diagnosing a patient. After administering the SCID for DSM-5, Dr. X decides the patient is suffering from schizophrenia while Dr. Y decides the patient is suffering from schizoaffective disorder. This kind of disagreement is an example of:

When psychologists find that people who experience delusions and hallucinations have schizophrenia, the diagnosis is said to have construct validity.