Exam 3: Classification and Diagnosis

A new client reports concerns that her child frequently talks about his imaginary friend and all of the wonderful adventures they have together.A psychologist using a developmental psychopathology approach would first:

Compared to individuals with a single mental disorder,those with comorbid conditions are more

A psychologist who examines ways that an adult's depression symptoms interfere with the adult transitioning from living on his/her own to an assisted living facility is using a:

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.

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

Studies on vulnerability to mental disorder following natural disasters have found:

Longitudinal studies can inform us about which of the following?

The extent of comorbidity in clinical populations is

Both Sam and Aimée recently received diagnoses of depression,however the symptoms they are each experiencing are very different from each other.This would best be described as

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

A practicum student in clinical psychology is feeling sad over the break-up of a romantic relationship and wonders if this is the beginning of a depressive disorder.It is impossible to diagnose based on this information because:

The underlying assumption of a developmental psychopathology approach is that

The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and related Health Problems ICD)was developed:

The ICD is used:

Turner and Lloyd 2004)conducted a study on the build-up of life stress and the subsequent risk of developing a mental disorder.The researchers found that the odds of developing a disorder

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

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

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

The extent to which professionals agree on the presence and nature of a diagnosable condition is known as

In determining whether or not behaviour is abnormal,one must consider