Question 1

Describe the three parts of the problem with inter-rater reliability.

Accepted Answer

Suggested answer:
 a.The challenge of ac

Question 2

What is comorbidity and explain how people are impacted by it.

Accepted Answer

Suggested answer:
 a.Comorbidity occurs

Question 3

Research has categorized children's difficulties into two broad dimensions of problems: internalizing and externalizing.Externalizing problems refer to

Accepted Answer

A)  yelling and destroying things. 
B)  sadness and withdrawn behaviour. 
C)  behaviour that occurs when the person is in a social setting. 
D)  attributing blame for one's problem behaviour to others. 
A)  yelling and destroying things. 
B)  sadness and withdrawn behaviour. 
C)  behaviour that occurs when the person is in a social setting. 
D)  attributing blame for one's problem behaviour to others.

Question 4

Wakefield (1992)described ____________ as the behaviours associated with a mental disorder that are problematic,and that these problematic behaviours are damaging to the individual or to those around him or her.

Accepted Answer

A)  harmful behaviour. 
B)  harmful dysfunction. 
C)  dysfunctional behaviour. 
D)  dysfunctional control. 
A)  harmful behaviour. 
B)  harmful dysfunction. 
C)  dysfunctional behaviour. 
D)  dysfunctional control.

Question 5

The Christchurch Health and Development Study of 1,265 individuals,those who were exposed to ____________ had a 1.4 times higher rate of mental disorder than those who were not exposed.

Accepted Answer

A)  poor social conditions 
B)  other family members with depressive symptoms 
C)  earthquakes 
D)  physical disorders 
A)  poor social conditions 
B)  other family members with depressive symptoms 
C)  earthquakes 
D)  physical disorders

Question 6

A first-time father is reporting a great deal of anxiety surrounding his new role as a parent.A psychologist using a developmental psychopathology approach would first:

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A)  ask about the client's past history with symptoms of mental illness. 
B)  utilize a dimensional approach to diagnosing anxiety. 
C)  investigate how much the anxiety interferes with transitioning into this new role. 
D)  recommend that the new father enrol in parent training to help reduce his anxiety. 
A)  ask about the client's past history with symptoms of mental illness. 
B)  utilize a dimensional approach to diagnosing anxiety. 
C)  investigate how much the anxiety interferes with transitioning into this new role. 
D)  recommend that the new father enrol in parent training to help reduce his anxiety.

Question 7

An important consideration in diagnostic reliability is the _______ of individuals with the same diagnosis,as this could impact inter-rater reliability,and contribute to ______ in treatment response.

Accepted Answer

A)  homogeneity of symptom profiles; similarity 
B)  heterogeneity of symptom profiles; variability 
C)  homogeneity of symptom profiles; variability 
D)  heterogeneity of symptom profiles; similarity 
A)  homogeneity of symptom profiles; similarity 
B)  heterogeneity of symptom profiles; variability 
C)  homogeneity of symptom profiles; variability 
D)  heterogeneity of symptom profiles; similarity

Question 8

According to Kendell and Jablensky (2003),when a disorder is a discrete entity that has clear boundaries with other disorders,this is referred to as diagnostic

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A)  validity. 
B)  reliability. 
C)  classification. 
D)  specificity. 
A)  validity. 
B)  reliability. 
C)  classification. 
D)  specificity.

Question 9

Children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)show persistent and maladaptive symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that are ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  consistent with developmental level. 
B)  inconsistent with developmental level. 
C)  consistent with age, but not maturity level. 
D)  inconsistent with age, but not maturity level. 
A)  consistent with developmental level. 
B)  inconsistent with developmental level. 
C)  consistent with age, but not maturity level. 
D)  inconsistent with age, but not maturity level.

Question 10

List two ways a diagnostic system may be disadvantageous to the individual receiving the diagnosis:

Accepted Answer

Suggested answer:
a.Potential

Question 11

Wakefield (1992)proposed the term harmful dysfunction,whereas Widiger (2004; Widiger & Sankis,2000)has dyscontrol to define the impairment associated with mental disorders.Define each of these terms.

Accepted Answer

Suggested answer:
a.Harmful dysfunction:

Question 12

Longitudinal studies can inform us about which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Variables that predict mental disorders. 
B)  Individual differences in the emergence and development of mental disorders. 
C)  Maintenance and course of mental disorders. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Variables that predict mental disorders. 
B)  Individual differences in the emergence and development of mental disorders. 
C)  Maintenance and course of mental disorders. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 13

Research has categorized children's difficulties into two broad dimensions of problems: internalizing and externalizing.Internalizing problems refer to

Accepted Answer

A)  yelling and destroying things. 
B)  sadness and withdrawn behaviour. 
C)  behaviour that occurs when the person is in a social setting. 
D)  attributing blame one's problem behaviour to oneself. 
A)  yelling and destroying things. 
B)  sadness and withdrawn behaviour. 
C)  behaviour that occurs when the person is in a social setting. 
D)  attributing blame one's problem behaviour to oneself.

Question 14

The classification approach that is based on the assumption that objects differ in the extent to which they possess certain characteristics or properties is known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  diagnostic approach. 
B)  categorical approach. 
C)  qualitative approach. 
D)  dimensional approach. 
A)  diagnostic approach. 
B)  categorical approach. 
C)  qualitative approach. 
D)  dimensional approach.

Question 15

The underlying assumption of the dimensional approach to categorization is there is an important _________ difference between objects in the extent to which they possess certain characteristics or properties.

Accepted Answer

A)  quantitative 
B)  qualitative 
C)  subjective 
D)  objective 
A)  quantitative 
B)  qualitative 
C)  subjective 
D)  objective

Question 16

The DSM-5 and the ICD-10-CM are:

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamentally different ways of looking at mental disorder. 
B)  a US versus a global approach to diagnosis. 
C)  compatible for most major mental disorders. 
D)  both available in English only. 
A)  fundamentally different ways of looking at mental disorder. 
B)  a US versus a global approach to diagnosis. 
C)  compatible for most major mental disorders. 
D)  both available in English only.

Question 17

A DSM diagnosis with questionable validity is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Schizophrenia. 
B)  Bipolar disorder. 
C)  Acute stress disorder. 
D)  Selective mutism. 
A)  Schizophrenia. 
B)  Bipolar disorder. 
C)  Acute stress disorder. 
D)  Selective mutism.

Question 18

Cole et.al.(2002)conducted a study to investigate the emergence of depression in children and adolescents.What were the results of the study?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was a significant increase in the rate of depressive symptoms between the sixth and seventh grade. 
B)  Depressive symptoms developed differently across males and females. 
C)  The rate at which depressive symptoms occurred in children and adolescents was inconsistent over the course of their development. 
D)  Depressive symptoms decreased between sixth and seventh grade. 
A)  There was a significant increase in the rate of depressive symptoms between the sixth and seventh grade. 
B)  Depressive symptoms developed differently across males and females. 
C)  The rate at which depressive symptoms occurred in children and adolescents was inconsistent over the course of their development. 
D)  Depressive symptoms decreased between sixth and seventh grade.

Question 19

An understanding of not only an individual's current difficulties,but also a consideration of the course of the problem if left untreated,is considered:

Accepted Answer

A)  a developmental psychopathology approach. 
B)  clinical utility. 
C)  a syndrome. 
D)  a social work approach. 
A)  a developmental psychopathology approach. 
B)  clinical utility. 
C)  a syndrome. 
D)  a social work approach.

Question 20

Post traumatic stress disorder is an example of a diagnosis that is defined polythetically,meaning that individuals with the diagnosis

Accepted Answer

A)  meet all criteria in the same way. 
B)  may exhibit markedly different patterns of symptoms. 
C)  may exhibit symptoms of personality disorders. 
D)  meet none of the criteria in the same way. 
A)  meet all criteria in the same way. 
B)  may exhibit markedly different patterns of symptoms. 
C)  may exhibit symptoms of personality disorders. 
D)  meet none of the criteria in the same way.

Describe the three parts of the problem with inter-rater reliability.

What is comorbidity and explain how people are impacted by it.

Research has categorized children's difficulties into two broad dimensions of problems: internalizing and externalizing.Externalizing problems refer to

Wakefield (1992)described ____________ as the behaviours associated with a mental disorder that are problematic,and that these problematic behaviours are damaging to the individual or to those around him or her.

The Christchurch Health and Development Study of 1,265 individuals,those who were exposed to ____________ had a 1.4 times higher rate of mental disorder than those who were not exposed.

A first-time father is reporting a great deal of anxiety surrounding his new role as a parent.A psychologist using a developmental psychopathology approach would first:

An important consideration in diagnostic reliability is the _ of individuals with the same diagnosis,as this could impact inter-rater reliability,and contribute to in treatment response.

According to Kendell and Jablensky (2003),when a disorder is a discrete entity that has clear boundaries with other disorders,this is referred to as diagnostic

Children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)show persistent and maladaptive symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that are ______________________.

List two ways a diagnostic system may be disadvantageous to the individual receiving the diagnosis:

Wakefield (1992)proposed the term harmful dysfunction,whereas Widiger (2004; Widiger & Sankis,2000)has dyscontrol to define the impairment associated with mental disorders.Define each of these terms.

Longitudinal studies can inform us about which of the following?

Research has categorized children's difficulties into two broad dimensions of problems: internalizing and externalizing.Internalizing problems refer to

The classification approach that is based on the assumption that objects differ in the extent to which they possess certain characteristics or properties is known as the

The underlying assumption of the dimensional approach to categorization is there is an important _________ difference between objects in the extent to which they possess certain characteristics or properties.

The DSM-5 and the ICD-10-CM are:

A DSM diagnosis with questionable validity is:

Cole et.al.(2002)conducted a study to investigate the emergence of depression in children and adolescents.What were the results of the study?

An understanding of not only an individual's current difficulties,but also a consideration of the course of the problem if left untreated,is considered:

Post traumatic stress disorder is an example of a diagnosis that is defined polythetically,meaning that individuals with the diagnosis

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Describe the three parts of the problem with inter-rater reliability.

What is comorbidity and explain how people are impacted by it.

Research has categorized children's difficulties into two broad dimensions of problems: internalizing and externalizing.Externalizing problems refer to

Wakefield (1992)described ____________ as the behaviours associated with a mental disorder that are problematic,and that these problematic behaviours are damaging to the individual or to those around him or her.

The Christchurch Health and Development Study of 1,265 individuals,those who were exposed to ____________ had a 1.4 times higher rate of mental disorder than those who were not exposed.

A first-time father is reporting a great deal of anxiety surrounding his new role as a parent.A psychologist using a developmental psychopathology approach would first:

An important consideration in diagnostic reliability is the _______ of individuals with the same diagnosis,as this could impact inter-rater reliability,and contribute to ______ in treatment response.

According to Kendell and Jablensky (2003),when a disorder is a discrete entity that has clear boundaries with other disorders,this is referred to as diagnostic

Children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)show persistent and maladaptive symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that are ______________________.

List two ways a diagnostic system may be disadvantageous to the individual receiving the diagnosis:

Wakefield (1992)proposed the term harmful dysfunction,whereas Widiger (2004; Widiger & Sankis,2000)has dyscontrol to define the impairment associated with mental disorders.Define each of these terms.

Longitudinal studies can inform us about which of the following?

Research has categorized children's difficulties into two broad dimensions of problems: internalizing and externalizing.Internalizing problems refer to

The classification approach that is based on the assumption that objects differ in the extent to which they possess certain characteristics or properties is known as the

The underlying assumption of the dimensional approach to categorization is there is an important _________ difference between objects in the extent to which they possess certain characteristics or properties.

The DSM-5 and the ICD-10-CM are:

A DSM diagnosis with questionable validity is:

Cole et.al.(2002)conducted a study to investigate the emergence of depression in children and adolescents.What were the results of the study?

An understanding of not only an individual's current difficulties,but also a consideration of the course of the problem if left untreated,is considered:

Post traumatic stress disorder is an example of a diagnosis that is defined polythetically,meaning that individuals with the diagnosis

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An important consideration in diagnostic reliability is the _ of individuals with the same diagnosis,as this could impact inter-rater reliability,and contribute to in treatment response.