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EPPP: DIAGNOSIS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
2024/25 ACTUAL EXAM FEATURING HIGH
PREDICTOR QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS A+ GRADE


The DSM is ________ in nature and, as such, only addresses the
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etiology of disorders for which the cause is clearly known (e.g.,
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PTSD). ...ANSWER... Atheoretical
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Regarding multiaxial assessment, identify and describe the 5 axes
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used with each individual diagnosis. ...ANSWER... Axis I:
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Clinical disorders and other conditions that may be a focus of
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clinical attention; Axis II: Mental retardation and personality
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disorders; Axis III: General medical conditions; Axis IV:
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Psychosocial and environmental problems; Axis V: GAF
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The DSM-IV-TR defines ________ as a "clinically significant
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behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an
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individual and is associated with present distress... disability... or
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with a significant increased risk of suffering death, pain disability,
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or important loss of freedom..." ...ANSWER... Mental disorder
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When a therapist applies diagnoses for a person on both Axis I and
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Axis II, what words should be used to emphasize the one that is the
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focus of treatment? ...ANSWER... Principle Diagnosis (or
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Reason for Visit)
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,Routinely used defense mechanisms and maladaptive personality
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traits that are not pervasive enough to qualify for a personality
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disorder can be recorded on what axis? ...ANSWER... Axis II
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True or False: A therapist should not consider impairment caused
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by a client's physical or environmental limitations when using the
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GAF scale (Axis V)? ...ANSWER... True
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The DSM-IV-TR takes a ________ approach to mental disorder
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diagnosis, classifying a person as either meeting or not meeting a
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disorder's given criteria. This differs from a ________ approach,
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which quantifies a persons symptoms rather than classifying them.
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...ANSWER... Categorical; dimensional
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This diagnosis requires the following three criteria: (1)
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Significantly sub-average intellectual functioning, (2) concurrent
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impairments or deficits in at least 2 areas of adaptive functioning,
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and (3) onset before age 18. ...ANSWER... Mental Retardation
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What are the 4 degrees of mental retardation and their
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corresponding IQ scores, as defined by the DSM? ...ANSWER...
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Mild (IQ = 50-55 to 70); Moderate (IQ = 35-40 to 50-55); Severe
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(IQ = 20-25 to 35-40); Profound (IQ = 20-25 or below)
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People with this degree of mental retardation are able to develop
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social and communication skills during childhood, acquire about a
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6th grade level of academic skills, and are able to work and live
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independently as adults. ...ANSWER... Mild Retardation (85% of
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all mentally retarded people)
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,With this level of mental retardation, people may require guidance
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and some supervision in social and occupational settings; they
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usually have no more than a 2nd grade academic level; and as
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adults, they can contribute to their own support by performing
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unskilled or semiskilled work under close supervision.
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...ANSWER... Moderate Retardation (10% of all mentally
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retarded people)
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People with this degree of mental retardation have poor motor
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skills and communication skills as a child, though may learn to talk
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and can be trained in simple hygiene tasks; and they are often able
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to perform simple tasks as a adults, often living in highly
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supervised settings (e.g., group homes, with family).
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...ANSWER... Severe Retardation (3-4% of all mentally retarded
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people)
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At this level of mental retardation, people demonstrate extreme
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limitations in motor and sensory function; require highly structured
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environments, usually assisted by a caregiver; and can sometimes
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perform simple tasks under close supervision in a sheltered
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workshop. ...ANSWER... Profound Retardation (1-2% of all
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mentally retarded people)
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What biological antecedent to mental retardation is caused by a
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lack of the enzyme necessary to oxidize phenylalanine (and amino
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acid in protein foods)? ...ANSWER... Phenylketonuria (PKU)
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This biological cause of mental retardation occurs due to a faulty
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distribution of chromosomes when the egg or sperm is formed,
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, vleaving the person with 47 rather than 46 chromosomes.
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________ retardation is often related to early deprivation of
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nurturance, deficiencies in health care, early deficiencies in social,
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cognitive, and other stimulation, and poverty. ...ANSWER...
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Cultural-familial
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What disorder is characterized by delayed or abnormal functioning
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in: social interaction, language as used in social communication, or
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symbolic or imaginative play by age 3? ...ANSWER... Autism
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Disorder
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True or False: As people with Autism grow older, they may
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become more interested in developing relationships, which is
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usually absent in Autistic children? ...ANSWER... True- though
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they usually do not understand the customs that regulate social
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interaction
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What is the term used to define a person's tendency to repeat the
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words or phrases of others? ...ANSWER... Echolalia
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What form of therapy has been shown to be fairly successful in
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treating people with Autism? ...ANSWER... Behavioral therapy,
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particularly techniques such as shaping and operant conditioning,
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has helped people with Autism replace abnormal behaviors with
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more desirable ones
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