Psych 439 Exam 2 with Questions and Answers
1. The harmful dysfunction theory of mental disorders was developed by ______.
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Jerome Wakefield
C. Emil Kraepelin
D. B. F. Skinner ANSWER B
3. According to the harmful dysfunction theory of mental disorders, when we try to de...
Psych 439 Exam 2 with Questions and
Answers
1. The harmful dysfunction theory of mental disorders was developed by ______.
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Jerome Wakefield
C. Emil Kraepelin
D. B. F. Skinner ANSWER B
3. According to the harmful dysfunction theory of mental disorders, when we try to determine
what is abnormal, we should consider ______.
A. scientific or evolutionary data, as well as social values that provide context for the
behavior
B. the social constructs that regulate behavior and thought
C. cognitive contributions to irregular behaviors
D. behavioral, as well as psychoanalytic, components of abnormality ANSWER A
5. Which of the following is NOT a part of DSM-5's definition of a mental disorder?
A. clinically significant disturbance in cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior
B. dysfunction in mental functioning
C. usually associated with significant distress or disability
D. consists of behaviors witnessed in less than 30% of the population ANSWER D
7. The DSM is primarily authored by ______.
A. social workers
B. counselors
C. psychologists
,D. psychiatrists ANSWER D
9. Attenuated psychosis syndrome ______.
A. is not mentioned in the current DSM
B. is listed as a proposed criteria set in the "Emerging Measures and Models" section of the
current DSM
C. is listed as an official disorder in the current DSM
D. is included in the current DSM as a subtype of major depressive disorder ANSWER B
11. Disorders such as attenuated psychosis syndrome are not official diagnoses and are listed
as ______ in DSM-5.
A. upcoming diagnoses
B. research disorders
C. proposed criteria sets
D. culture-bound syndromes ANSWER C
13. 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.
A. manic-depressive psychosis; dementia praecox
B. anxiety neurosis; disorderly thought psychosis
C. dementia praecox; separation disorder
D. anxiety neurosis; separation disorder ANSWER A
15. In the mid-1900s, ______ developed a classification system to treat World War II soldiers
that had a significant influence on the creation of the first DSM.
A. NATO
,B. the World Health Organization
C. the U.S. Army and Veterans' Administration
D. the European Psychiatric Association ANSWER C
17. The first edition of the DSM contained only three broad categories ______.
A. psychoses, neuroses, and character disorders
B. internalizing, externalizing, and mediating disorders
C. primary, secondary, and tertiary disorders
D. Freudian, Jungian, and undifferentiated disorders ANSWER A
19. DSM-III differed from its predecessors in all of the following significant ways EXCEPT
that it ______.
A. introduced a multiaxial diagnostic system
B. listed specific diagnostic criteria to define disorders
C. featured a greater reliance on empirical data rather than clinical consensus
D. emphasized psychoanalytic and humanistic perspectives ANSWER D
21. DSM-III ______.
A. contained less disorders than DSM-II
B. was significantly longer in length than DSM-II
C. emphasized psychoanalytic and psychodynamic perspectives
D. introduced the General Adaptation Scale, which clinicians used to rate patients' health on a
100-point scale ANSWER B
23. DSM-5 was created by ______.
A. soliciting and summarizing public opinion on which disorders in DSM-IV should be
eliminated
, B. prominent researchers who were members of a Task Force and Work Groups
C. the American Counseling Association
D. the same organization that publishes the International Classification of Diseases
ANSWER B
25. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Although many publications print the newest diagnostic manual's title as DSM-5, the
correct printing requires a Roman numeral (DSM-V).
B. As with previous editions, the current edition of the DSM instructs clinicians to provide
multiaxial diagnoses.
C. The current DSM requires a GAF score to accompany all diagnoses.
D. The current DSM eliminates the five-axis diagnostic system. ANSWER B
27. Based on the textbook, which of the following is NOT a revision to a mental disorder that
was included in DSM-5?
A. The "bereavement exclusion" included in the diagnostic criteria for a major depressive
episode was dropped.
B. Asperger's disorder was expanded and can now be diagnoses as mild, moderate, or severe
Asperger's disorder.
C. The age at which symptoms must first appear in individuals diagnosed with ADHD was
changed from 7 to 12 years old.
D. The frequency of binges required for bulimia nervosa was decreased to once per week.
ANSWER B
29. Recent editions of the DSM, including DSM-5, have received numerous criticisms.
Which of the following statements is inconsistent with the criticisms discussed in the
textbook?
A. The breadth of coverage of recent DSMs was expanded too much.
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