Deck 9: Skills to Build the Case File

Question 1

Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity are characteristics of:

A) the medical model
B) DSM IV-TR
C) ADHD
D) depression.

Answer 1

ADHD

Question 2

The model that suggests behavior results from problems in living and conflicting social values is the:

A) antipsychiatric model.
B) medical model.
C) psychoanalytic model.
D) social stress model.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

One purpose of theories of mental illness is to:

A) provide a framework for understanding the nature of mental illness.
B) provide a foundations for the diagnoses in the DSM IV-TR.
C) increase the accuracy of diagnoses.
D) become a springboard for the discussion of cultural implications of mental illness.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is not a limitation to the diagnostic procedure?

A) variety of training and experiences of clinicians
B) observations and interpretations
C) variability of symptoms
D) models of mental illness

Question 5

Each year the National Institute of Mental Health publishes the number of mentally ill Americans.