DSM-IV Lecture

1. Global assessment functioning fits into which axis in the DSM-IV book?

I

II

III

IV

V

2. Psychosocial and environmental stressors fit into what category?

I

II

III

IV

V

3. How does DSM-IV diagnose?

Categorically

Dimensionally

Historically

4. General medical conditions fit into which axis in the DSM-IV book?

I

II

III

IV

V

5. Clinical disorders fit into which DSM-IV axis?

I

II

III

IV

V

6. Personality disorders and mental retardation fits into what category?

I

II

III

IV

V

7. Chances of having a bipolar disorder is increased with...

Abusing past

Family history

Alchol abuse

Traumatic experience

8. Latest iteration of categorial approach to psychiatric diagnosis,1994

DSM-II

DSM-III

DSM-IV

DSM-V

9. A disadvantage of DSM-IV is that this may be sacrificed for reliability

Stability

Confidentiality

Validity

Reality

10. The DSM-IV was designed be similar to a cookbook.

True

False

11. The DSM-IV also has a special feature of providing what?

Statistical analysis of disorders

Only current clinical findings

Associated articles related to the category of interest

Description of culturally bound syndromes

12. When was DSM-I created?

1920s

1940s

1960s

1980s

13. One of the special features of the DSM-IV book is that...

It provides scholarly references

It is research friendly

It is a relatively quick yet thorough read

It is composed only by the brightest in the field

14. All medicine is ...

Concrete

Cultural

Uncertain

Bias

Example given would be the eosinophil count of those in this country compared to those in other countries with less sanitation

Explanation

Example given would be the eosinophil count of those in this country compared to those in other countries with less sanitation

15. Bipolar disorder can look quite similar to what other disorder

Manic depression

Simple hyperactivity

Schizophrenia

ADHD

16. Medicine used to be based on this until technology came along.

Professional consensus

Medical philosophy

Scholarly articles

Observation

17. Another disadvantage of the DSM-IV is that is discouraging reflection about what kind of cases?

Prevalent cases

Culturally specific cases

Sub-threshold cases

Cases with limited information

18. Only within the last how many years have we had the technology to look in the brain and see how it works

5 yrs

10 yrs

15 yrs

20 yrs

19. What is a true statement about DSM-IV?

Allows for the heterogeneity of presentation between individuals and cultures

Assume that each category is discrete with absolute boundaries

Provides an untraditional way of organizing information

Divides disorders into types based on individual features specific to that disorder

20. Advantage(s) of the use of the DSM-IV manual

Dramatically improved diagnostic reliability

Facilitated history taking

Facilitated differential diagnosis

Facilitates research

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