Competency Test-DSM-5 Key Points And Principles

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False

True

False

Stand-alone categories that are separate from one another

Categories that are separate from one another but assumed to have overlap on some dimensions

Dimensions of symptoms and functioning

Categories that have been fully determined to be valid

True

False

Everyone with a particular diagnosis tends to present with the same symptoms and functional problems

Making a diagnosis requires clinical judgment to assess an individual's symptoms and functional problems

The diagnosis informs our choices of treatment interventions

People tend to be more diagnostically heterogeneous than homogeneous

It is a common language between clinicians

It provides a point of reference for a clinician to have a discussion with a consumer about his or her problems

DSM-5 is overrated in how it helps with communication

It provides an objective assessment of diagnosis that can be communicated to an insurance company

There should be minimal confusion because all the categories are clear and unambiguous

There will be ambiguity and confusion. Clinicians may be challenged to figure out proper reference points for assessment

There will be no confusion with diagnosis codes translating from DSM-IV to DSM-5 to ICD-9

Everyone will agree that DSM-5 is better than DSM-IV

Scientific research findings

Expert opinions

Bio-markers and genetic testing

Voting to reach consensus

True

False

It is another description for a "meta" diagnosis

A treatment approach that identifies common factors across diagnoses

A treatment approach that uses a core set of interventions to address common factors

Individuals suffering from depression often have symptoms that are part of anxiety disorders

True

False

Diagnostic criteria can be complicated

Sometimes clinicians forget to check exclusionary criteria

There is no longer an option for using the "Not otherwise specified--NOS" that was often a fallback diagnosis

All of the above

Make a general list of psychosocial stressors

Assign a number from 1 to 10 on the level of psychosocial stress

At the end of Section II, refer to "Other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attentions" and use the accompanying "V" codes or 900 codes.

Psychosocial stressors are not relevant to the diagnosis

True

False

An excellent assessment as it assigns a single number to an individual's level of functioning

Neither reliable nor valid because because it combines symptom severity and functional severity that do not neatly line up

Praised by mental health community for its utility to further understand diagnostic complexity

Comparable to the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHO-DAS 2.0)

True

False

Elimination of the classification "Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

Diagnostic categories are listed in no particular order

Bipolar disorder and Depressive Disorders are now separate diagnostic categories rather than both under "Mood Disorders"

PTSD is now part of "Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders" and no longer considered an "Anxiety Disorder"

True

False

True

False

Understanding the cultural context of an individual is essential to for making an effective diagnosis

There is only one protocol for assessing cultural influence on diagnosis

"Cultural Identity" and "Cultural conceptualization of distress" are two components of the Cultural Formulation

DSM-5 provides the Cultural Formulation Interview protocol as a structure for a systematic assessment