CLP Ch 7
The first edition of the DSM was published in _____.
1952
DSM-III was published in _____.
1980
DSM-5 was published in _____.
2013
All editions of the DSM have been published by the _____.
American Psychiatric Association
Based on the textbook, which of the following is NOT a revision to a mental disorder that was included in DSM-5?
Asperger's disorder was expanded and can now be diagnoses as mild, moderate, or severe Asperger's disorder.
DSM-5 has received numerous criticisms. Which of the following is NOT a criticism discussed in the textbook?
DSM-5 was not expanded enough, and as a result the current edition includes approximately the same number of disorders as the original edition.
Which edition of the DSM was the first to rely heavily on empirical data to determine which diagnoses to include?
DSM-III
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?
Diagnoses such as premenstrual dysphoric disorder demonstrate a significant reduction in DSM gender bias.
In the United States, what is the most up-to-date, prevailing diagnostic guide for mental health professionals?
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition
_____, a new disorder in DSM-5, is described by some as frequent temper tantrums in children from 6 to 18 years of age.
Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
DSM-5 contains a list of "unofficial" disorders that are not yet diagnosable. In what section of DSM-5 are these proposed disorders listed?
Emerging Measures and Models
Where are disorders such as attenuated psychosis syndrome and Internet gaming disorder listed in DSM-5?
Emerging Measures and Models section
Which of the following is NOT a part of DSM-5's definition of a mental disorder?
It consists of behaviors witnessed in less than 30% of the population.
The harmful dysfunction theory of mental disorders was developed by _____.
Jerome Wakefield
List two of the new mental disorders introduced in DSM-5.
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, binge eating disorder, mild neurocognitive disorder, somatic symptom disorder, and hoarding disorder
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
The current DSM eliminates the five axis diagnostic system.
What is harmful dysfunction theory?
The harmful dysfunction theory proposes that in our efforts to determine what is abnormal, we consider both scientific (e.g., evolutionary) data and the social values in the context of which the behavior takes place.
What central feature of DSM-III, DSM-III-R, DSM-IV, and DSM-IV-TR was eliminated in DSM-5?
The multiaxial diagnostic system
Hippocrates identified an imbalance in _____ as the source of abnormality.
bodily fluids
List one criticism of recent editions of the DSM.
breadth of coverage, controversial cut-offs, cultural issues/sensitivity, gender bias, nonempirical influences, limitations on objectivity
All editions of the DSM have offered a _____ approach to diagnosis.
categorical
Compared to the definition of generalized anxiety disorder in DSM-5 (2013), the definition of anxiety neurosis in DSM-II (1968)
contains more terminology derived from psychoanalysis.
The _____ approach to diagnosis examines where on a continuum a client's symptoms fall.
dimensional
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.
dimensional, personality
The DSM reflects a medical model of psychopathology. This means that
each mental disorder is an entity defined categorically and features a list of specific symptoms.
Essentially, a categorical approach to diagnosis of mental disorders suggests that an individual
either has or does not have a disorder.
DSM-III differed from its predecessors in all of the following significant ways EXCEPT that it
emphasized psychoanalytic and humanistic perspectives.
Categorical diagnosis of mental illness has many advantages, including that it
facilitates easier communication between professionals.
Jerome Wakefield is the creator of the theory of _____.
harmful dysfunction
Internet gaming disorder
is listed in the Emerging Measures and Models section of DSM-5.
Attenuated psychosis syndrome
listed as a proposed criteria set in the "Emerging Measures and Models" section of the current DSM.
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.
manic-depressive psychosis, dementia praecox
The DSM reflects a _____ model of psychopathology.
medical, categorical
DSM-5 was created by
prominent researchers who were members of a Task Force and Work Groups.
Disorders such as attenuated psychosis syndrome are not official diagnoses and are listed as _____ in DSM-5.
proposed criteria sets
The DSM is primarily authored by _____.
psychiatrists
The first edition of the DSM contained only three broad categories that are:
psychoses, neuroses, and character disorders.
DSM-I and DSM-II
reflected a psychoanalytic orientation.
According to the harmful dysfunction theory of mental disorders, when we try to determine what is abnormal, we should consider
scientific or evolutionary data, as well as social values that provide context for the behavior.
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.
the U.S. Army and Veterans' Administration
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the primary purpose of diagnostic categories was
the collection of statistical and census data.
Researchers who endorse the dimensional approach to diagnosis of mental problems most often recommend that _____ serve(s) as the basis for the dimensions.
the five-factor model of personality
DSM-III
was significantly longer in length that DSM-II.
