Question 1

To correctly identify mental disorders and select the best therapies to treat them, psychologists use the

Accepted Answer

The DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition) is the primary tool used by psychologists to identify and diagnose mental disorders. It provides criteria and descriptions for each disorder, helping clinicians make accurate diagnoses and select the most effective therapies. The WAIS-IV (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale) and 16 PF (16 Personality Factors) are psychological assessments designed to measure intelligence and personality traits, respectively. The MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) is a personality assessment commonly used in business and career counseling. While these assessments may be helpful in certain contexts, they are not typically used for identifying and treating mental disorders.

Question 2

Dissociative, neurodevelopmental, somatic symptom, and paraphilic disorders are types of

Accepted Answer

Dissociative, neurodevelopmental, somatic symptom, and paraphilic disorders are all types of mental disorders.

Question 3

Which of the following plays the largest role within mental health settings regarding the diagnosis, therapy, and the billing of insurance companies?

Accepted Answer

The DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition) is the primary tool used in mental health settings to diagnose and classify mental disorders. It also plays a role in therapy by guiding treatment decisions based on specific diagnoses. The DSM-5 is also used for billing insurance companies for mental health services. The MMPI-2 (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, 2nd Edition) is a psychological test used to assess personality traits, but it has a more limited role in mental health diagnosis and treatment. Statistical abnormality is a concept used in research to define abnormal behavior based on statistical outliers, but it is not typically used in clinical diagnosis or treatment. Commitment proceedings are legal proceedings used to involuntarily hospitalize a person with a mental illness, but they are not directly related to diagnosis, therapy, or insurance billing.

Question 4

Problems arising before adulthood, such as intellectual disabilities and autism,are termed __________ disorders.

Accepted Answer

Neurodevelopmental disorders refer to a group of conditions that arise during early developmental periods and may affect aspects of behavior, cognition, communication, and social interaction. Examples of neurodevelopmental disorders include autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability. Somatic symptom and dissociative disorders refer to conditions related to bodily sensations and psychological experiences, while neurocognitive disorders typically arise in adulthood and involve cognitive impairment.

Question 5

The system currently used in America to classify psychological problems

Accepted Answer

The current system used in America to classify psychological problems is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). It was first published in 1952 by the American Psychiatric Association and has undergone several revisions over the years. It is widely used in research and clinical practice to diagnose and treat mental disorders.

Question 6

Impairment of the brain and nervous system due to an HIV infection contracted during adulthood would be diagnosed as a ___________ disorder.

Accepted Answer

Neurocognitive disorder refers to any impairment of cognitive functioning such as memory, language, attention, perception, and problem-solving caused by damage to the brain and nervous system. HIV infection can cause neurocognitive impairment, which makes B the best choice. Paraphilic disorder refers to a sexual behavior disorder, somatic symptom disorder refers to a chronic condition characterized by severe physical symptoms without apparent physical causes, and neurodevelopmental disorder refers to brain development disorders that begin in early childhood.

Question 7

Problems not arising until adulthood, such as Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease, would be classified as __________ disorders.

Accepted Answer

Neurocognitive disorders are characterized by cognitive decline that is severe enough to interfere with daily functioning and includes disorders like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. These types of disorders typically develop later in life and are not present from childhood, which would make them different from neurodevelopmental disorders. Dissociative disorders involve disruptions in a person's identity or memory, while somatic symptom disorders involve physical symptoms that are not fully explained by a medical condition.

Question 8

If a person were diagnosed with intellectual, communication, attentional, or motor problems that emerged early in his or her life, their disorder would fall into which DSM-5 category?

Accepted Answer

Neurodevelopmental disorders are characterized by impairments in personal, social, academic, or occupational functioning that begin during early childhood and persist into adulthood. Examples of these disorders include intellectual disability, communication disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and specific learning disorders. The other categories listed are not applicable to this scenario.

Question 9

All evidence points to Greg being the person who killed his wife.Greg knows that murder is morally wrong and against the law, but he also has been diagnosed with a severe anxiety disorder.Greg will most likely be found

Accepted Answer

Severe anxiety disorder does not typically negate the understanding of right and wrong or significantly impair one's ability to form intent, which are key considerations in insanity defenses or diminished responsibility claims. Therefore, if all evidence points to Greg committing the murder and he understands that murder is wrong, he is likely to be found guilty of murder.

Question 10

The chief distinguishing feature of psychotic disorders is

Accepted Answer

The chief distinguishing feature of psychotic disorders is a loss of contact with shared views of reality, meaning the affected individual may experience delusions, hallucinations, and/or disorganized thinking and speech, causing them to perceive and interpret reality in a markedly different way from others. Antisocial conduct, overwhelming anxiety, and obsessive behavior are not necessarily unique to psychotic disorders and could be present in other mental health conditions.

Question 11

The major DSM-5 categories include all of the following EXCEPT a category called __________ disorders.

Accepted Answer

DSM-5 does not include a category called "organic mental disorders" anymore. This category was removed and replaced by neurocognitive disorders, which includes disorders caused by brain damage or disease.

Question 12

DSM-5 stands for the fifth edition of the

Accepted Answer

DSM-5 stands for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, which is a handbook used by mental health professionals to diagnose and classify different mental disorders.

Question 13

When they were both eight years old, Lance was diagnosed with an attention deficit/hyperactive disorder and Kevin was diagnosed with Tourette's disorder.Both of their disorders would fall under which DSM-5 category?

Accepted Answer

Lance's attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and Kevin's Tourette's disorder are both neurodevelopmental disorders, which are characterized by an onset in the developmental period and affect the development and maturation of the central nervous system.

Question 14

Which of the following disorders is characterized by the person being socially withdrawn, being unable to control his or her thoughts or actions, and by the presence of delusions and/or hallucinations?

Accepted Answer

The disorder characterized by the person being socially withdrawn, being unable to control his or her thoughts or actions, and by the presence of delusions and/or hallucinations is schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. Trauma- and stressor-related disorders are characterized by exposure to a traumatic or stressful event, dissociative disorders involve disruptions or changes in consciousness, memory, identity, or perception, and somatic symptom and related disorders involve physical symptoms or concerns that are disproportionate to actual medical conditions.

Question 15

MRI scans showing brain tumors in a person on trial for murder would most likely be used to provide evidence for which​ type of insanity plea?

Accepted Answer

MRI scans showing brain tumors could be used to argue that the defendant had diminished responsibility due to a medical condition affecting their mental state, potentially impacting their ability to understand or control their actions.

Question 16

Psychopathologies due to various forms of damage to the nervous system arising before adulthood are called __________ disorders.

Accepted Answer

Neurodevelopmental disorders refer to conditions that typically manifest during childhood and are due to disturbances in the development of the nervous system. Examples include autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and intellectual disability. Neurocognitive disorders, on the other hand, are typically acquired later in life and are due to brain damage or disease. Schizophrenic spectrum and somatic symptom disorders are not specific to damage to the nervous system.

Question 17

Psychopathologies due to various forms of damage to the nervous system not arising until adulthood are termed __________ disorders.

Accepted Answer

Neurocognitive disorders are those that result from damage to the nervous system and are not present at birth but develop later in adulthood. Examples include Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease.

Question 18

Regarding insanity defenses, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A person with a diagnosed psychological disorder or a severe intellectual disability will not automatically receive a judgment of insanity. The insanity defense requires specific criteria to be met, including not being able to appreciate the wrongfulness of their actions due to the disorder or disability. Simply having a disorder or disability does not automatically make someone legally insane.

Question 19

An important use of DSM-5 includes being a(n)

Accepted Answer

The DSM-5 is primarily used as a guide to help psychologists and other mental health professionals correctly identify mental disorders and select the most appropriate treatment for their patients. It is not intended as a statistical encyclopedia of violent crime or as a legal guide for determining insanity, and while the DSM-5 may serve as a helpful reference for current research in the field of psychopathology, this is not its primary purpose.

Question 20

Which of the following is defined by a significant impairment in psychological functioning?

Accepted Answer

A mental disorder is defined as a significant impairment in psychological functioning that affects an individual's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Social nonconformity and situational deviation do not necessarily imply impairment or dysfunction, while physiological disorders involve impairments in bodily functioning rather than psychological functioning.

Quiz 14: Psychological Disorders.

To correctly identify mental disorders and select the best therapies to treat them, psychologists use the

Dissociative, neurodevelopmental, somatic symptom, and paraphilic disorders are types of

Which of the following plays the largest role within mental health settings regarding the diagnosis, therapy, and the billing of insurance companies?

Problems arising before adulthood, such as intellectual disabilities and autism,are termed __________ disorders.

The system currently used in America to classify psychological problems

Impairment of the brain and nervous system due to an HIV infection contracted during adulthood would be diagnosed as a ___________ disorder.

Problems not arising until adulthood, such as Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease, would be classified as __________ disorders.

If a person were diagnosed with intellectual, communication, attentional, or motor problems that emerged early in his or her life, their disorder would fall into which DSM-5 category?

All evidence points to Greg being the person who killed his wife.Greg knows that murder is morally wrong and against the law, but he also has been diagnosed with a severe anxiety disorder.Greg will most likely be found

The chief distinguishing feature of psychotic disorders is

The major DSM-5 categories include all of the following EXCEPT a category called __________ disorders.

DSM-5 stands for the fifth edition of the

When they were both eight years old, Lance was diagnosed with an attention deficit/hyperactive disorder and Kevin was diagnosed with Tourette's disorder.Both of their disorders would fall under which DSM-5 category?

Which of the following disorders is characterized by the person being socially withdrawn, being unable to control his or her thoughts or actions, and by the presence of delusions and/or hallucinations?

MRI scans showing brain tumors in a person on trial for murder would most likely be used to provide evidence for which type of insanity plea?

Psychopathologies due to various forms of damage to the nervous system arising before adulthood are called __________ disorders.

Psychopathologies due to various forms of damage to the nervous system not arising until adulthood are termed __________ disorders.

Regarding insanity defenses, which of the following statements is FALSE?

An important use of DSM-5 includes being a(n)

Which of the following is defined by a significant impairment in psychological functioning?

Quiz 14: Psychological Disorders.

To correctly identify mental disorders and select the best therapies to treat them, psychologists use the

Dissociative, neurodevelopmental, somatic symptom, and paraphilic disorders are types of

Which of the following plays the largest role within mental health settings regarding the diagnosis, therapy, and the billing of insurance companies?

Problems arising before adulthood, such as intellectual disabilities and autism,are termed __________ disorders.

The system currently used in America to classify psychological problems

Impairment of the brain and nervous system due to an HIV infection contracted during adulthood would be diagnosed as a ___________ disorder.

Problems not arising until adulthood, such as Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease, would be classified as __________ disorders.

If a person were diagnosed with intellectual, communication, attentional, or motor problems that emerged early in his or her life, their disorder would fall into which DSM-5 category?

All evidence points to Greg being the person who killed his wife.Greg knows that murder is morally wrong and against the law, but he also has been diagnosed with a severe anxiety disorder.Greg will most likely be found

The chief distinguishing feature of psychotic disorders is

The major DSM-5 categories include all of the following EXCEPT a category called __________ disorders.

DSM-5 stands for the fifth edition of the

When they were both eight years old, Lance was diagnosed with an attention deficit/hyperactive disorder and Kevin was diagnosed with Tourette's disorder.Both of their disorders would fall under which DSM-5 category?

Which of the following disorders is characterized by the person being socially withdrawn, being unable to control his or her thoughts or actions, and by the presence of delusions and/or hallucinations?

MRI scans showing brain tumors in a person on trial for murder would most likely be used to provide evidence for which​ type of insanity plea?

Psychopathologies due to various forms of damage to the nervous system arising before adulthood are called __________ disorders.

Psychopathologies due to various forms of damage to the nervous system not arising until adulthood are termed __________ disorders.

Regarding insanity defenses, which of the following statements is FALSE?

An important use of DSM-5 includes being a(n)

Which of the following is defined by a significant impairment in psychological functioning?

MRI scans showing brain tumors in a person on trial for murder would most likely be used to provide evidence for which type of insanity plea?