Exam 3: Classification and Diagnosis

Cindy's daughter died a few months ago, and Cindy has been suffering from many problems lately. She feels profoundly sad, has no appetite, is feeling worthless, and has no energy or initiative to engage in any activities. If Cindy were to see a clinician, she would be given a diagnosis of

Parasomnias are defined by events such as sleepwalking or waking up in cold sweats.

"Loss of information" as it pertains to diagnosis and as described in the text refers to

The study in which Beck et al. (1962) examined the reliability of psychiatrists' diagnoses using the DSM-I indicated that

A good diagnostic system tries to do all of the following EXCEPT

Categorical classification is also called medical classification.

DSM-I was the first classification system to offer precise, reliable diagnostic categories.

The term __________ refers to abnormal events that occur during sleep, while the term __________ refers to not getting enough sleep.

In the text, evidence-based practice refers to

A diagnostic system that estimated lower levels of education and socio-economic status for persons actually diagnosed with schizophrenia disorder would be demonstrating __________.

The category 'Other Conditions that May be a Focus of Clinical Attention' is used for mental disorders that do not fit under any other category.

A __________ approach to classification recognizes that a disorder may be mild or severe, while with a __________ approach, the disorder is either present or not.

Kraepelin's classification system is very different from modern classification systems.

Describe the reasons why there is controversy surrounding the classification of mental disorders.

Why is the categorical approach to classification problematic in the DSM?

Compare and contrast the dimensional versus the categorical approach to classification.

Homosexuality was removed from DSM-III in 1980 due to the accumulated empirical findings which were incompatible with homosexuality being a disorder.

According to the text, each of the following is an advantage of a dimensional approach to diagnosing mental disorder EXCEPT

If there was a perfect relationship between a diagnosis of conduct disorder in early adolescence and a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder in adulthood, this would be evidence for the __________ of the first diagnosis.

Which of the following scenarios is most similar to the concept of reliability in making a diagnosis?