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21. Dr. Humber is a psychologist who is trying to diagnose his patient’s psychological disorder. Dr. Humber knows that this might be difficult to do. Which of the following is not true about the difficulty in classifying disorders?
A. People’s problems often do not fit neatly into one category.
B. The DSM-IV gives general labels, such as neurosis and psychosis.
C. The same symptoms often appear as part of more than one disorder.
D. Diagnostic judgments are somewhat subjective.
22. Which of the following statements regarding the axes of the DSM-IV is correct?
A. Psychological disorders such as schizophrenia or major depression are recorded on Axis II.
B. Evidence of personality disorders or mental retardation is noted on Axis I.
C. Medical conditions that may create cognitive, emotional, or behavioral problems are noted on Axis III.
D. A numerical rating of a person’s current level of functioning appears on Axis IV.
23. Under which axis would a diagnostician using DSM-IV note environmental problems such as an individual’s unemployment and homelessness?
A. Axis I
B. Axis II
C. Axis IV
D. Axis V
24. Alistair’s psychologist realizes that she has addressed all of the DSM-IV axes of diagnosis for Alistair except for Axis III. What question might she ask Alistair to begin to gather information about Axis III?
A. “Have you had any health problems recently?”
B. “Do you have any kind of mental disability?”
C. “What stressors have you encountered in the past year?”
D. “Do you ever hear voices when there is nobody there?”
25. LaDell is a psychologist who is trying to diagnose his patient’s psychological disorder. LaDell knows that this might be difficult to do. Which of the following is not true about the difficulty in classifying disorders?
A. People’s problems often do not fit neatly into one category.
B. Interrater reliability is low for schizophrenia and affective disorders.
C. The same symptoms often appear as part of more than one disorder.
D. Diagnostic judgments are somewhat subjective.
26. Research suggests that mental health professionals may diagnose members of particular ethnic groups in a biased manner. In order to minimize this sort of diagnostic bias, researchers have been encouraged to do all of the following except
A. base their diagnoses solely on standard diagnostic criteria rather than clinical impressions.
B. avoid using the DSM-IV for diagnosing members of particular ethnic groups.
C. become aware of the cognitive biases that affect decision-making abilities.
D. focus on the fact that the concept of “abnormality” is affected by sociocultural values that they may not share with clients.
27. According to the textbook, which of the following is the hardest to diagnose reliably using the DSM-IV?
A. Schizophrenia
B. Anxiety disorders
C. Personality disorders
D. Affective disorders
28. Jody is always late to her appointments or work. When her supervisor asks her for an explanation during the annual employee review, Jody explains that she is never sure whether she has locked all the doors or turned off all the appliances at home, so she is forced to go back home and check things repeatedly. Jody probably has a(n) _____ disorder.
A. anxiety
B. somatoform
C. dissociative
D. affective
29. Anxiety disorders are characterized by all of these symptoms except
A. increased heart rate.
B. a sense of dread.
C. a split between affect and cognition.
D. disruptions in daily functioning.
30. Whenever Martin sees a cat, he runs away in fear. In fact, Martin can’t even look at pictures of cats without experiencing intense feelings of anxiety. Martin appears to be suffering from
A. a specific phobia.
B. a social phobia.
C. agoraphobia.
D. panic disorder.
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