Devoir 2 - part 1 - DSM Flashcards
The most striking gender difference among the personality disorders appears in ____?______ personality disorder, where men are five times more likely to be diagnosed with the disorder than are females. By contrast, ____?____ personality disorder affects more females than it affects males.
1- schizotypal; narcissistic
2- obsessive-compulsive; antisocial
3- narcissistic; obsessive-compulsive
4- antisocial; borderline
4- antisocial; borderline
What does “managed mental heath” mean ?
1- It’s a health insurance program for all people who can pay for private health insurance.
2- It’s a health insurance program for the elderly
3- It’s a health insurance program for those in financial need
4- All of the above
5- None of the above
1- It’s a health insurance program for all people who can pay for private health insurance.
Why is the first axis often seen as the most important for diagnosticians ?
1- because all the major personality disorders are indicated on this axis.
2- because all the major environmental problems are indicated on this axis.
3- because all the major clinical syndromes are indicated on this axis.
4- because all the major medical conditions are indicated on this axis.
3- because all the major clinical syndromes are indicated on this axis.
The DSM III is tied to the ____?_____model of abnormal behavior, which views psychological problems in the same way as it views physical problems.
1- psychosomatic
2- physical
3- medical
4- biological
3- medical
What example is given by Wendy Pullin to illustrate an interaction between physical health and personality disorders ?
1- Low functioning thyroid and depression
2- High functioning thyroid and depression
3- Low functioning thyroid and schizophrenia
4- High functioning thyroid and schizophrenia
1- Low functioning thyroid and depression
The DSM classification system is said to be “multiaxial.” This means that the system :
1- reflects the interrelated complexities of the various biological, psychological, and social aspects of a person’s condition.
2- asks for judgments about individuals on a number of distinct dimensions.
3- is designed to provide a comprehensive diagnosis that includes a complete picture of not just acute symptoms but of the entire scope of factors that comprise mental health
4- All of the above
5- None of the above
4- All of the above
What do personality disorders and mental retardation have in common ?
1- they are very long-standing patterns
2- they are pervasive patterns
3- they are not as likely to change with treatment
4- All of the above
5- None of the above
4- All of the above
Read the following diagnosis: “Significantly subaverage intellectual functioning: an IQ of
approximately 70 or below on an individually administered IQ test; Concurrent deficits or
impairments in adaptive functioning in at least two of the following areas: communication, self-care, home living, social/interpersonal skills, use of community resources, self-direction, functional academic skills, work, leisure, health, and safety. The onset is before age 18 years”. What is this diagnostic criterion about ?
1- Dissociative disorders
2- Phobic disorders
3- Clinical syndromes
4- Mental retardation
4- Mental retardation
Among the following statements, which one is a disadvantage of DSM classification ?
1- The DSM provides a “special language” for behavioral disorders i.e. identifies and describes clear and distinct disorders.
2- The illusion that naming a disorder explains it.
3- If an individual’s problem is accurately described, prognosis and treatment are more easily decided.
4- DSM facilitates formation of differential diagnosis.
5- All of the above
6- None of the above
2- The illusion that naming a disorder explains it.
Among the following statements, which one is an advantage of DSM classification ?
1- DSM provides a descriptive system that does not specify the cause of or reason for the problem.
2- Labeling an individual as abnormal provides a dehumanizing, life-long stigma.
3- DSM allows exchanges of information about previous evidence-based research and clinical experience.
4- This system sacrifices validity for reliability.
5- DSM encourages clinicians to treat patients as a checklist.
3- DSM allows exchanges of information about previous evidence-based research and clinical experience.
This requires an individual to present with only a subset of characteristics from a larger list :
1- categorical criteria set
2- multiaxial set
3- polythetic criteria set
4- dimensional criteria set
3- polythetic criteria set
When a researcher determines that the outcome of a randomized controlled treatment study on schizophrenia is associated with reduction in negative symptoms, he or she is referring to
the____?____ of the treatment. (Question hors cours: réponse donnée dans le corrigé)
1- effectiveness
2- Efficacy
3- positive effects
4- grant-funded nature
2- Efficacy
____?____ is a forecast about the probable course of an illness.
1- Prognosis
2- Diagnosis
3- Maladaptive behavior
4- Deviance
1- Prognosis
The five revisions since its first publication in ____?____ incrementally added to the number
of psychiatric disorders which are now more than ____?_____ in the DSM-IV-TR.
1- 1950; 200
2- 1952; 250
3- 1954; 300
4- 1956; 350
2- 1952; 250
Jerrold, a psychiatric aide working in a mental ward, was asked why one of the patients had delusional thought patterns. Jerrold responded, “He’s schizophrenic.” “How do you know he’s schizophrenic ?” he was asked in return. “Because he has delusions,” he replied. Jerrold is illustrating one problem in using psychiatric labels. What is that problem in this situation ?
(choose the statement that corresponds the best to the situation)
1- Labels treat people as “sick.”
2- Labels stigmatize people.
3- Labels give the illusion of explanation.
4- Labels are unreliably applied
3- Labels give the illusion of explanation.
