Question 1

The first edition of the DSM was published in

Accepted Answer

A)   1914
B)   1930
C)   1952
D)   1986 C

Question 2

Essentially, a categorical approach to diagnosis of mental disorders suggests that an individual

Accepted Answer

A)   has a disorder or does not have it.
B)   has every disorder to some extent.
C)   can only be diagnosed with one disorder at a single point in time.
D)   can have multiple disorders at the same time only if those disorders fall within the same larger category, such as mood disorders or anxiety disorders. A

Question 3

Briefly explain how the professions of the primary authors of the DSM, as well as its publisher, has influenced its approach to conceptualizing mental disorders.

Accepted Answer

--authors have always been primarily medical doctors (physicians)
--publisher has always been American Psychiatric (not Psychological) Association
--this results in a medical-model, categorical approach rather than an alternate approach (e.g., dimensional)

Question 4

The DSM reflects a medical model of psychopathology, according to which

Accepted Answer

A)   each mental disorder is a byproduct of a medical disorder centered in a part of the body other than the brain.
B)   each mental disorder is an entity defined categorically and features a list of specific symptoms.
C)   medication is the only acceptable form of treatment for mental disorders.
D)   psychotherapy cannot be expected to succeed unless it is accompanied by medication.

Question 5

DSM-III was published in

Accepted Answer

A)   1952
B)   1968
C)   1980
D)   1994

Question 6

According to the harmful dysfunction theory of mental disorders, when we try to determine what is abnormal, we should consider

Accepted Answer

A)   scientific or evolutionary data
B)   the social values that provide the context for the behavior in question
C)   all of the above
D)   none of the above

Question 7

The harmful dysfunction theory of mental disorders was developed by

Accepted Answer

A)   Sigmund Freud
B)   Jerome Wakefield
C)   Emil Kraepelin
D)   B. F. Skinner

Question 8

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Accepted Answer

A)   was an official disorder in the original edition of the DSM, but is not mentioned at all in the current edition.
B)   is listed as a provisional disorder, or a "criteria set for further study," in the current DSM.
C)   is a subtype of bipolar disorder.
D)   is the only official disorder appearing in DSM-IV-TR that did not appear in DSM-IV.

Question 9

In recent years, researchers have offered alternatives to the categorical approach to the diagnosis of mental disorders. Specifically, the _________ approach has received significant attention, especially regarding the _________ disorders.

Accepted Answer

A)   dimensional; anxiety
B)   dimensional; personality
C)   multi-axial; mood
D)   medical model; eating

Question 10

A potential risk of expanding the range of pathology included in the DSM is that

Accepted Answer

A)   more people may have to live with stigma associated with a diagnostic label.
B)   the concept of mental illness could be trivialized because it is applied to so many people and experiences.
C)   all of the above
D)   none of the above

Question 11

Briefly explain how the inclusion of minor depressive disorder could have beneficial or problematic consequences for clients in the future.

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Question 12

The current edition of the DSM has received numerous criticisms. Which of the following is inconsistent with these criticisms?

Accepted Answer

A)   DSM has not expanded rapidly enough, and as a result the current edition includes approximately the same number of disorders as the original edition.
B)   The cutoffs that separate those who qualify for the disorders from those who do not qualify are often arbitrary rather than empirically based.
C)   Nonempirical influences, such as political and social forces, may have too much influence on the decisions made by DSM authors.
D)   all of the above

Question 13

Categorical diagnosis of mental illness has many advantages, including the fact that it

Accepted Answer

A)   facilitates communication between professionals.
B)   forces professionals to think categorically, which is an unnatural and uncommon manner of cognition among human beings.
C)   all of the above
D)   none of the above

Question 14

DSM-III differed from its predecessors in significant ways, such as

Accepted Answer

A)   the inclusion of a multi-axial system by which clinicians could diagnose clients on five separate axes.
B)   the use of specific diagnostic criteria to define disorders.
C)   a greater reliance on empirical data rather than clinical consensus.
D)   all of the above

Question 15

The list of culture-bound syndromes first appeared in

Accepted Answer

A)   DSM-I.
B)   DSM-II.
C)   DSM-III.
D)   DSM-IV.

Question 16

Emil Kraepelin was a pioneer of the diagnosis of mental disorders. Among the categories he identified were ________, which is similar to the current label of bipolar disorder, and ________ which is similar to the current label of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)   manic-depressive psychosis; dementia praecox
B)   anxiety neurosis; disorderly thought psychosis
C)   dementia praecox; separation disorder
D)   none of the above

Question 17

Briefly explain the important differences between DSM-III and its predecessors.

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Question 18

DSM has always offered a ___________ approach to diagnosis.

Accepted Answer

A)   dimensional
B)   symptom- or criteria-based
C)   categorical
D)   multi-axial

Question 19

Minor depressive disorder

Accepted Answer

A)   is not mentioned in the current DSM at all.
B)   is listed as a provisional (not official)  disorder in an appendix of the current DSM.
C)   is listed as a full-fledged official disorder in the current DSM.
D)   is included in the current DSM as a sub-type of major depressive disorder.

Question 20

In what ways has the current edition of the DSM been criticized?

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