Exam 3: Classification and Diagnosis

If the diagnostic category conduct disorder were to have subtypes that predict meeting vs. not meeting criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder in adulthood, then this would be evidence for __________ of the subtypes.

Schizophrenia is more common among African American and Hispanic populations than among Caucasian populations.

Cultural biases are generally not problematic in the DSM because regardless of where you come from, the symptoms for any one disorder will be similar.

Discrete classification refers to __________, while continuous classification is also called __________.

Jody is a talented poet who suffers from auditory and visual hallucinations. Those who argue that Jody would be stigmatized if she were diagnosed as having schizophrenia would argue that

Comorbidity between two disorders indicates that:

The 2002 Health Canada Report on Mental Illness concludes that

Intellectual disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and motor skills disorder are usually diagnosed in childhood.

The DSM-III-R presented significant differences compared to its predecessors. Perhaps the MOST important change was

The most important reason cited in the text for revising the DSM-IV to DSM-5 is

All physical illnesses have known lesions or anatomical abnormalities.

Highlight the gender biases evident in the DSM system and suggest possible ways to deal with this.

The correlation between IQ test scores and academic and career outcomes is weaker for indigenous children than for children of other ethnic groups: this illustrates both __________ and limited __________ of IQ test scores for indigenous children.

If you were diagnosed by your psychologist as having an impulse control disorder, you would most likely engage in behaviours such as

The most important reason for there being concern regarding ties between special interest groups and the development of the DSM is

The first two editions of the DSM were considered unsatisfactory classification systems due to all of the following EXCEPT

What is the dimensional approach to diagnosis?

In order to deal with gender biases in diagnostic systems, a reconceptualization of the way that women's behaviours are viewed will have to occur.

The textbook indicates that validity is the second criterion used to determine the usefulness of a diagnostic system. This is because

Although the DSM-5 stresses that cultural and social differences must be taken into account during assessment and diagnosis,