DSM-IV Lecture
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This is a quiz for Dr. Osborns DSM-IV lecture. Hopefully this is helpful
- 1.All medicine is ...
- A.
Concrete
- B.
Cultural
- C.
Uncertain
- D.
Bias
- 2.Medicine used to be based on this until technology came along.
- A.
Professional consensus
- B.
Medical philosophy
- C.
Scholarly articles
- D.
Observation
- 3.Only within the last how many years have we had the technology to look in the brain and see how it works
- A.
5 yrs
- B.
10 yrs
- C.
15 yrs
- D.
20 yrs
- 4.When was DSM-I created?
- A.
1920s
- B.
1940s
- C.
1960s
- D.
1980s
- 5.Latest iteration of categorial approach to psychiatric diagnosis,1994
- A.
DSM-II
- B.
DSM-III
- C.
DSM-IV
- D.
DSM-V
- 6.What is a true statement about DSM-IV?
- A.
Allows for the heterogeneity of presentation between individuals and cultures
- B.
Assume that each category is discrete with absolute boundaries
- C.
Provides an untraditional way of organizing information
- D.
Divides disorders into types based on individual features specific to that disorder
- 7.The DSM-IV was designed be similar to a cookbook.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.One of the special features of the DSM-IV book is that...
- A.
It provides scholarly references
- B.
It is research friendly
- C.
It is a relatively quick yet thorough read
- D.
It is composed only by the brightest in the field
- 9.The DSM-IV also has a special feature of providing what?
- A.
Statistical analysis of disorders
- B.
Only current clinical findings
- C.
Associated articles related to the category of interest
- D.
Description of culturally bound syndromes
- 10.Advantage(s) of the use of the DSM-IV manual
- A.
Dramatically improved diagnostic reliability
- B.
Facilitated history taking
- C.
Facilitated differential diagnosis
- D.
Facilitates research
- 11.A disadvantage of DSM-IV is that this may be sacrificed for reliability
- A.
Stability
- B.
Confidentiality
- C.
Validity
- D.
Reality
- 12.Another disadvantage of the DSM-IV is that is discouraging reflection about what kind of cases?
- A.
Prevalent cases
- B.
Culturally specific cases
- C.
Sub-threshold cases
- D.
Cases with limited information
- 13.Bipolar disorder can look quite similar to what other disorder
- A.
Manic depression
- B.
Simple hyperactivity
- C.
Schizophrenia
- D.
ADHD
- 14.Chances of having a bipolar disorder is increased with...
- A.
Abusing past
- B.
Family history
- C.
Alchol abuse
- D.
Traumatic experience
- 15.How does DSM-IV diagnose?
- A.
Categorically
- B.
Dimensionally
- C.
Historically
- 16.Personality disorders and mental retardation fits into what category?
- A.
I
- B.
II
- C.
III
- D.
IV
- E.
V
- 17.Clinical disorders fit into which DSM-IV axis?
- A.
I
- B.
II
- C.
III
- D.
IV
- E.
V
- 18.General medical conditions fit into which axis in the DSM-IV book?
- A.
I
- B.
II
- C.
III
- D.
IV
- E.
V
- 19.Psychosocial and environmental stressors fit into what category?
- A.
I
- B.
II
- C.
III
- D.
IV
- E.
V
- 20.Global assessment functioning fits into which axis in the DSM-IV book?
- A.
I
- B.
II
- C.
III
- D.
IV
- E.
V
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