DSM Bundled Exams and Study Guides 2024/2025 with complete solutions

Abnormality - Answer-forms of behavior that are outside the normal range; often labeled mental disorders, psychiatric diagnosis, or psychopathology Axes of Multiaxial Assessment - Answer-Axis 1: included disorders thought to be more episodic (likely to have beginning and ending points) Axis 2: i...

A 12-year-old child is displaying difficulties with reading comprehension and when asked to read out loud frequently makes mistakes in reading the words. The child's MOST likely diagnosis is: A. Specific Learning Disorder with Impaired Reading B. Specific Learning Disorder with Impaired Written...

Acute Stress Disorder - Answer-A. exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury or sexual violation in 1 (or more) of the following: (same at PTSD) 1) directly experiencing the traumatic event(s) 2) witnessing, in person, the event(s) as it occurred to others 3) learning that the trauma...

Categories, Dimensions, and Prototypes - Classical (or pure) categorical approach -Strict categories and rigid criteria Dimensional approach -Continuous dimensions and scores Prototypal approach -Uses categories but permits flexible criteria (and crude dimensions) Characteristics of Abnormal ...

Acute Stress Disorder - When symptoms occur 3 days to 1 month after the traumatic event. Most go on to be diagnosed with PTSD. ADHD - 1. inattention (6+) - careless mistakes, overlooks details - difficulty sustaining attention - seems to not listen - does not follow trough on instructions - d...

3 Criterion that need to be met for ALL of the DSM-5 criterion for psychiatric disorders - Answer-1) Causes Significant distress or impairment in functioning (social or occupational) 2) Not caused by a drug 3) Not caused by a medical condition 3 Phases of Schizophrenia - Answer-1) *Prodrome Ph...

Anxiety Disorders - Answer-Excessive fear and anxiety affects a person's functioning panic disorder generalized anxiety disorder specific phobia Bipolar and Related Disorders - Answer-major fluctuations in mood-from mania to depression Depressive Disorders - Answer-Extreme and persistent perio...

Acute Stress Disorder - Meets the full critera for PTSD except the disturbance lasts from 1 day, up to a month. If the disturbance is longer, the diagnosis should be reassesed. Additional Conditions or Problems that may be the Focus of Clinical Attention - Anything that might be important to the ...

Describe Axis five - Answer-Gives a global assessment of functioning. A score of 1 to 100 is used to classify the patient based on an evaluation of how well they function socially, occupationally and psychologically 1 = being in severe danger of harm to self or other 100 = showing the individual...

Acute Stress Disorder - - Exposure to a traumatic stressor - Numerous PTSD-like symptoms develop from 4 PTSD symptom categories Duration: 3 days - 1 mo after trauma exposure Adjustment Disorder - Development of significant/disproportional emotional/behavioral symptoms - causal stressor AND no o...