Psychopathology Week 2 Lectures

Question 1

What are the Diagnosis Process Steps

Answer 1

1: Gather Data
2: Identify Syndromes
3: Differential DIagnosis
4: Initial DSM Diagnosis List

Question 2

What are the 2 specifiers for social anxiety disorder?

Answer 2

1) public speaking
2) performance

Question 3

T/F social situations are avoided or endured with intense fear or anxiety in SAD?

Answer 3

T

Question 4

T/F Individual with SAD experiences a marked fear or anxiety about one or more social situations in which the individual is exposed to a possible scrutiny by others?

Answer 4

T

Question 5

In SAD an individual _____ that he or she will in act in a way or show ______ ________ that will be _______ _______.

Answer 5

fears
anxiety symptoms
negatively evaluated

Question 6

In SAD, the fear or anxiety is ____ ____ ________ to the actual threat posed.

Answer 6

out of proportion

Question 7

T/F In SAD, a person experiencing fear, anxiety, or avoidance doesn’t have to have it persist for 6 months or more

Answer 7

F

Question 8

In SAD, fear, anxeity or avoidance causes ______ _______ distress or impairment in ______, _________, or ___________

Answer 8

clinically significant
social, occupational or other important areas of functioning

Question 9

In SAD, the fear, anxiety or avoidance is not attrutible to the ______ ________ of a
________, or another ______ ______.

Answer 9

physiological effects
substance
medical condition

Question 10

In SAD, the fear, anxiety or ________, is not better explained by the sumptoms of another mental disorder such as _____ _______, ______ _______ ______, or _______ _______ ______.

Answer 10

avoidance
panic attack
body dysmorphic disorder
Autism spectrum disorder

Question 11

In SAD, if another ______ _______ is present, the fear, anxiety, avoidance is clearly ______ or is ______.

Answer 11

Medical Condition
Unrelated
Excessive

Question 12

T/F In SAD, social situations almost always provoke fear or anxiety?

Answer 12

T

Question 13

What are the 12 Differential Diagnoses for SAD?

Answer 13

Normative shyness
Panic Disorder
Agoraphobia
Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Specific Phobia
Schizoid Personality Disorder
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Delusional Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder

Question 14

T/F Anxiety disorders are the most ________ of all mental disorders

Bonus for the lifetime prevalence rate

Answer 14

T

Prevalent

8.4%

Question 15

The National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing reported 1 in
a) 3 people
b) 4 people
c) 5 people
had a 12 month mental disorder

Answer 15

c) 5 people (or 21.4%)

Question 16

SAD is associated with _______ and _________

Answer 16

distress
disability

Question 17

Average age of onset in ___ years

Answer 17

13

Question 18

T/F Most people with SAD seek treatment

Answer 18

F

Question 19

Comorbidity with SAD is around ___ % of people with SAD will have another diagnosable condition

Answer 19

69%

Question 20

Assessment components for SAD are ______ and _______

Answer 20

interview
psychometrics