DSM-IV Lecture

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

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    • II
    • III
    • IV
    • V
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  • 2. 

    Psychosocial and environmental stressors fit into what category?

    • I

    • II

    • III

    • IV

    • V

    Correct Answer
    A. IV
  • 3. 

    How does DSM-IV diagnose?

    • Categorically

    • Dimensionally

    • Historically

    Correct Answer
    A. Categorically
  • 4. 

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

    • I

    • II

    • III

    • IV

    • V

    Correct Answer
    A. III
  • 5. 

    Clinical disorders fit into which DSM-IV axis?

    • I

    • II

    • III

    • IV

    • V

    Correct Answer
    A. I
  • 6. 

    Personality disorders and mental retardation fits into what category?

    • I

    • II

    • III

    • IV

    • V

    Correct Answer
    A. II
  • 7. 

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

    • Abusing past

    • Family history

    • Alchol abuse

    • Traumatic experience

    Correct Answer
    A. Family history
  • 8. 

    Latest iteration of categorial approach to psychiatric diagnosis,1994

    • DSM-II

    • DSM-III

    • DSM-IV

    • DSM-V

    Correct Answer
    A. DSM-IV
  • 9. 

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

    • Stability

    • Confidentiality

    • Validity

    • Reality

    Correct Answer
    A. Validity
  • 10. 

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

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. 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

    Correct Answer
    A. Description of culturally bound syndromes
  • 12. 

    When was DSM-I created?

    • 1920s

    • 1940s

    • 1960s

    • 1980s

    Correct Answer
    A. 1960s
  • 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

    Correct Answer
    A. It is research friendly
  • 14. 

    All medicine is ...

    • Concrete

    • Cultural

    • Uncertain

    • Bias

    Correct Answer
    A. Cultural
    Explanation
    Example given would be the eosinophil count of those in this country compared to those in other countries with less sanitation

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  • 15. 

    Bipolar disorder can look quite similar to what other disorder

    • Manic depression

    • Simple hyperactivity

    • Schizophrenia

    • ADHD

    Correct Answer
    A. ADHD
  • 16. 

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

    • Professional consensus

    • Medical philosophy

    • Scholarly articles

    • Observation

    Correct Answer
    A. Professional consensus
  • 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

    Correct Answer
    A. Sub-threshold cases
  • 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

    Correct Answer
    A. 5 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

    Correct Answer
    A. Allows for the heterogeneity of presentation between individuals and cultures
  • 20. 

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

    • Dramatically improved diagnostic reliability

    • Facilitated history taking

    • Facilitated differential diagnosis

    • Facilitates research

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Dramatically improved diagnostic reliability
    A. Facilitated history taking
    A. Facilitated differential diagnosis
    A. Facilitates research

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