Question 1

Write a brief description for each of the diagnostic categories listed below.
-Paraphilic disorders:

Accepted Answer

Description comes directly from the textbook.
These disorders are diagnosed when the client is sexually aroused to circumstances that deviate from traditional sexual stimuli and when such behaviors result in harm or significant emotional distress. The disorders include exhibitionistic disorder, voyeuristic disorder, frotteurisitc disorder, sexual sadism and sexual masochism disorders, fetishistic disorder, transvestic disorder, pedophilic disorder, and other specified and unspecified paraphilic disorders.

Question 2

Has many features of this diagnosis

Accepted Answer

A) By history 
B) By self-report 
C) Provisional 
D) Rule-out 
E) Traits 
A) By history 
B) By self-report 
C) Provisional 
D) Rule-out 
E) Traits E

Question 3

Why is diagnosis important in the assessment process?

Accepted Answer

A)  It offers one additional means of understanding the whole person. 
B)  It provides an understanding of the etiology of the mental disorders. 
C)  It provides different ways of treating the client as a function of the clinician's theoretical orientation. 
D)  All of these are reasons. 
A)  It offers one additional means of understanding the whole person. 
B)  It provides an understanding of the etiology of the mental disorders. 
C)  It provides different ways of treating the client as a function of the clinician's theoretical orientation. 
D)  All of these are reasons. A

Question 4

Which of the following is true about specifiers in the DSM-5?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are used to capture the severity of an illness. 
B)  They are mutually exclusive - you can only pick one. 
C)  They are noted by the phrase "Specify if." 
D)  They are helpful in cross referencing DSM-5 diagnosis with ICD-9 or ICD-10 diagnosis. 
A)  They are used to capture the severity of an illness. 
B)  They are mutually exclusive - you can only pick one. 
C)  They are noted by the phrase "Specify if." 
D)  They are helpful in cross referencing DSM-5 diagnosis with ICD-9 or ICD-10 diagnosis.

Question 5

These individuals tend to appear anxious, worried, or fretful in their behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) By history 
B) By self-report 
C) Provisional 
D) Rule-out 
E) Traits 
A) By history 
B) By self-report 
C) Provisional 
D) Rule-out 
E) Traits

Question 6

A client has a heart attack that results in an adjustment disorder with depression. When writing the diagnosis, the adjustment disorder should be listed first and the heart attack should be listed second.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Write a brief description for each of the diagnostic categories listed below.
-Neurocognitive disorders:

Accepted Answer

Description comes directly from the text

Question 8

Write a brief description for each of the diagnostic categories listed below.
-Gender dysphoria:

Accepted Answer

Description comes directly from the text

Question 9

One of the first formal classification systems of mental illness prior to the DSM was called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cattell classification of idiocy. 
B)  Medical 203. 
C)  Binet diagnostic manual. 
D)  1942 MMPI. 
A)  Cattell classification of idiocy. 
B)  Medical 203. 
C)  Binet diagnostic manual. 
D)  1942 MMPI.

Question 10

Which of the following is a reason the APA went to a single axis diagnosis in the DSM-5?

Accepted Answer

A) 	To make personality disorders on par with clinical disorders so they don't seem untreatable 
B) 	To make mental disorders a higher priority and more distinct from medical disorders 
C) 	There has been a trend of GAF scores getting over-inflated by clinicians and psychiatrists. 
D) 	None. The DSM-5 uses a multi-axial approach. 
A) 	To make personality disorders on par with clinical disorders so they don't seem untreatable 
B) 	To make mental disorders a higher priority and more distinct from medical disorders 
C) 	There has been a trend of GAF scores getting over-inflated by clinicians and psychiatrists. 
D) 	None. The DSM-5 uses a multi-axial approach.

Question 11

You are making a diagnosis using the DSM-5. You believe this individual's impairment to functioning and/or distress is of clinical significance. However, his list of symptoms to meet criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder is one short of that required in the DSM. Which would be the most accurate way to write this diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Rule-Out 
B)  Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Traits 
C)  Generalized Anxiety Disorder, NOS 
D)  Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Other Specified, insufficient symptoms 
E)  Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Unspecified 
A)  Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Rule-Out 
B)  Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Traits 
C)  Generalized Anxiety Disorder, NOS 
D)  Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Other Specified, insufficient symptoms 
E)  Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Unspecified

Question 12

The phrase "specify current severity" when making a DSM-5 diagnosis allows the clinician greater flexibility is describing the level of symptomology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The diagnosis of "unspecified" should be used when a client's symptoms meet clinical significance but does not meet strict diagnostic criteria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Seems to meet criteria but will know later

Accepted Answer

A) By history 
B) By self-report 
C) Provisional 
D) Rule-out 
E) Traits 
A) By history 
B) By self-report 
C) Provisional 
D) Rule-out 
E) Traits

Question 15

Write a brief description for each of the diagnostic categories listed below.
-Trauma- and stressor-related disorders:

Accepted Answer

Description comes directly from the text

Question 16

These individuals seem overly emotional, are melodramatic, or are unpredictable in their behaviors and interpersonal relations.

Accepted Answer

A) By history 
B) By self-report 
C) Provisional 
D) Rule-out 
E) Traits 
A) By history 
B) By self-report 
C) Provisional 
D) Rule-out 
E) Traits

Question 17

These individuals seem bizarre or unusual in their behaviors and interpersonal relations.

Accepted Answer

A) By history 
B) By self-report 
C) Provisional 
D) Rule-out 
E) Traits 
A) By history 
B) By self-report 
C) Provisional 
D) Rule-out 
E) Traits

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a reason to understand diagnosis today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Changes in federal and state laws that highlight the importance of understanding certain diagnoses (e.g., IDE
A)  
B)  To be able to submit for insurance reimbursement 
C)  For clinicians to speak a common language and be able to communicate with one another 
D)  Often required for insurance reimbursement 
E)  All of these are reasons. 
A)  Changes in federal and state laws that highlight the importance of understanding certain diagnoses (e.g., IDE
A)  
B)  To be able to submit for insurance reimbursement 
C)  For clinicians to speak a common language and be able to communicate with one another 
D)  Often required for insurance reimbursement 
E)  All of these are reasons.

Question 19

Write a brief description for each of the diagnostic categories listed below.
-Bipolar and related disorders:

Accepted Answer

Description comes directly from the text

Question 20

A provisional diagnosis should be given in which of the following situations?

Accepted Answer

A)  During the beginning or initial onset of an illness 
B)  For a temporary or transitory illness 
C)  When a masters level clinician who is not yet licensed makes the diagnosis 
D)  When the clinician believes this is the diagnosis but can't yet substantiate 
A)  During the beginning or initial onset of an illness 
B)  For a temporary or transitory illness 
C)  When a masters level clinician who is not yet licensed makes the diagnosis 
D)  When the clinician believes this is the diagnosis but can't yet substantiate

Write a brief description for each of the diagnostic categories listed below. -Paraphilic disorders:

Has many features of this diagnosis

Why is diagnosis important in the assessment process?

Which of the following is true about specifiers in the DSM-5?

These individuals tend to appear anxious, worried, or fretful in their behaviors.

A client has a heart attack that results in an adjustment disorder with depression. When writing the diagnosis, the adjustment disorder should be listed first and the heart attack should be listed second.

Write a brief description for each of the diagnostic categories listed below. -Neurocognitive disorders:

Write a brief description for each of the diagnostic categories listed below. -Gender dysphoria:

One of the first formal classification systems of mental illness prior to the DSM was called the:

Which of the following is a reason the APA went to a single axis diagnosis in the DSM-5?

The phrase "specify current severity" when making a DSM-5 diagnosis allows the clinician greater flexibility is describing the level of symptomology.

The diagnosis of "unspecified" should be used when a client's symptoms meet clinical significance but does not meet strict diagnostic criteria.

Seems to meet criteria but will know later

Write a brief description for each of the diagnostic categories listed below. -Trauma- and stressor-related disorders:

These individuals seem overly emotional, are melodramatic, or are unpredictable in their behaviors and interpersonal relations.

These individuals seem bizarre or unusual in their behaviors and interpersonal relations.

Which of the following is NOT a reason to understand diagnosis today?

Write a brief description for each of the diagnostic categories listed below. -Bipolar and related disorders:

A provisional diagnosis should be given in which of the following situations?

History of Testing and Assessment

Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Assessment

The Assessment Report Process: Interviewing the Client and Writing the Report

Test Worthiness: Validity, Reliability, Crosscultural Fairness, and Practicality

Statistical Concepts: Making Meaning Out of Raw Scores

Statistical Concepts: Creating New Scores to Interpret Test Data

Assessment of Educational Ability: Survey Battery, Diagnostic, Readiness, and Cognitive Ability Tests

Intellectual and Cognitive Functioning: Intelligence Testing and Neuropsychological Assessment

Career and Occupational Assessment: Interest Inventories, Multiple Aptitude, and Special Aptitude Tests

Clinical Assessment: Objective and Projective Personality Tests

Informal Assessment: Observation, Rating Scales, Classification Methods, Environmental Assessments, Records and Personal Documents, and Performance-Based Assessment

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Exam 3: Diagnosis in the Assessment Process

Write a brief description for each of the diagnostic categories listed below. -Paraphilic disorders:

Has many features of this diagnosis

Why is diagnosis important in the assessment process?

Which of the following is true about specifiers in the DSM-5?

These individuals tend to appear anxious, worried, or fretful in their behaviors.

A client has a heart attack that results in an adjustment disorder with depression. When writing the diagnosis, the adjustment disorder should be listed first and the heart attack should be listed second.

Write a brief description for each of the diagnostic categories listed below. -Neurocognitive disorders:

Write a brief description for each of the diagnostic categories listed below. -Gender dysphoria:

One of the first formal classification systems of mental illness prior to the DSM was called the:

Which of the following is a reason the APA went to a single axis diagnosis in the DSM-5?

The phrase "specify current severity" when making a DSM-5 diagnosis allows the clinician greater flexibility is describing the level of symptomology.

The diagnosis of "unspecified" should be used when a client's symptoms meet clinical significance but does not meet strict diagnostic criteria.

Seems to meet criteria but will know later

Write a brief description for each of the diagnostic categories listed below. -Trauma- and stressor-related disorders:

These individuals seem overly emotional, are melodramatic, or are unpredictable in their behaviors and interpersonal relations.

These individuals seem bizarre or unusual in their behaviors and interpersonal relations.

Which of the following is NOT a reason to understand diagnosis today?

Write a brief description for each of the diagnostic categories listed below. -Bipolar and related disorders:

A provisional diagnosis should be given in which of the following situations?

History of Testing and Assessment

Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Assessment

The Assessment Report Process: Interviewing the Client and Writing the Report

Test Worthiness: Validity, Reliability, Crosscultural Fairness, and Practicality

Statistical Concepts: Making Meaning Out of Raw Scores

Statistical Concepts: Creating New Scores to Interpret Test Data

Assessment of Educational Ability: Survey Battery, Diagnostic, Readiness, and Cognitive Ability Tests

Intellectual and Cognitive Functioning: Intelligence Testing and Neuropsychological Assessment

Career and Occupational Assessment: Interest Inventories, Multiple Aptitude, and Special Aptitude Tests

Clinical Assessment: Objective and Projective Personality Tests

Informal Assessment: Observation, Rating Scales, Classification Methods, Environmental Assessments, Records and Personal Documents, and Performance-Based Assessment

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