Quiz 5

The most likely theories for the cause of mental disorders involve

interactions involving biological, psychological, and social systems

The DSM-IV-TR uses a multiaxial system; each person is rated on five speedster axes, which of the following is NOT a concern of one of these axes?

A description of the individuals psychosexual history

Bulimia could possibly listed as a culture-bound syndrome

True

A clinician is using DSM-IV-TR to arrive at a diagnosis for Michael, the case presented in your text; to justify a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder, the clinician will have to

Compare Michael to a specific set of criteria

According to labeling theory, a psychiatric diagnosis serves go

Create a social role that perpetuates abnormal behavior

What is a diagnosis?

a description of behavior as fitting the criteria for a particular type of disorder

A clinical psychologist is interviewing a client and asks a series of questions. Later the same psychologist interviews another clients and asks the same series of question in the same order. This is called projective interview

False

One advantage of a dimensional system of classification is that it allows scientist to

Record subtle distinctions

Two clinical psychologists each interview and diagnose a group of patients. The extent to which they agree on the diagnosis of each patient is called

Reliability

Behavioral coding systems focus on the frequency of specific behavioral events during assessment

True