Psychopathology/Abnormal

Question 1

When assigning a diagnosis of intellectual disability, what do you consider to determine the disorder’s severity level?

Answer 1

the individual’s adaptive functioning in conceptual, social, and practical domains

Question 2

what is the onset of childhood onset fluency disorder?

Answer 2

between 2 and 7 years old

Question 3

diagnosis of ADHD requires symptoms present in at least 2 settings (at least ____ symptoms of inattention and/or ____ symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity) –for those age 17 and older –at least ____ symptoms

Answer 3

6; 6; 5

Question 4

between 2009 and 2017, which age group had the highest rates of depression?

Answer 4

12-17

Question 5

The lifetime risk for suicide for people with bipolar disorder is estimated to be at least ____ times the risk for people in the general population –bipolar disorder may by implicated in ______ of all completed suicides

Answer 5

15; one-fourth

Question 6

What is the non-pharmacological treatment of choice for insomnia?

Answer 6

stimulus control or sleep restriction

Question 7

The DSM-diagnosis of conduct disorder requires the presence of at least 3 characteristic symptoms in the last ____ months and at least 1 symptom in the last ___ months

Answer 7

12;6

Question 8

the severity of substance use disorder is determined by ________

Answer 8

current number of symptoms

Question 9

data on the rates of alcohol use disorder among first-generation immigrants in the US indicate that the rate is highest for:

Answer 9

individuals who emigrated as children and have been in the US for 20 yrs

Question 10

Alzheimer’s disease shows reduce levels of ______ and excessive levels of ______

Answer 10

ACh; glutamate