NSG 527 MIDTERM EXAM -WILKES UNIVERSITY
|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
The _____ model defines a "mental disorder" as a condition that appears relatively
infrequently in the general population
a. subjective distress model
b biological risk factors
c statistical outlier model
d phenotypic model
CORRECT ANSWER
c statistical outlier model
Question 2
Which document(s) of psychiatric classification suffered from heavy theoretical bias?
a DSM I and DSM II
b DSM III
c ICD 10
D DSM 5
CORRECT ANSWER
A
1
,Question 3
To address the neglect of contextual factors in DSM I and DSM II the DSM III
a used theoretically agnostic desertions of diagnoses
b improved the inter-rater reliability of psychiatric diagnoses
c Introduced multi-axial diagnosis
d all of the above
CORRECT ANSWER
d
Question 4
DSM-IV and DSM 5 have been extensively criticized for which of the following
a excessive comorbidity
b medicalization of normality
c categorical classification of disorders
d all of the above
CORRECT ANSWER
d
Question 5
Dimensional assessment may improve personality disorder diagnosis but this approach
a suffers from very low interrater reliability
b May not be appropriate for schizophrenia spectrum and related disorders
c depends heavily on western models of psychopathology
2
, d none of the above
CORRECT ANSWER
b
Question 6
the primary purpose of the DSM5 is to
a assist trained clinicians to diagnose mental disorders
b assist researchs in their study of mental disorders
c a and b
CORRECT ANSWER
a
Question 7
You are conducting an assessment of Robert, a 12-year old boy recently hospitalized after
a suicide attempt. Your assessment data includes Roberts own words, your observations of
Robert during a 45 minute interview, input from his parents and police, results of recent
psychological tests, and past treatment records. However, some of this information is
contradictory. Which of the following advice should you follow?
a. Roberts description of his problems should outweigh your observations
b Information from his treatment records should outweigh all other information
c input from collaterals should outweigh Roberts description of his problems
d He is more likely to suffer from comorbid mental disorders than a single disorder
CORRECT ANSWER
c
3
|ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
The _____ model defines a "mental disorder" as a condition that appears relatively
infrequently in the general population
a. subjective distress model
b biological risk factors
c statistical outlier model
d phenotypic model
CORRECT ANSWER
c statistical outlier model
Question 2
Which document(s) of psychiatric classification suffered from heavy theoretical bias?
a DSM I and DSM II
b DSM III
c ICD 10
D DSM 5
CORRECT ANSWER
A
1
,Question 3
To address the neglect of contextual factors in DSM I and DSM II the DSM III
a used theoretically agnostic desertions of diagnoses
b improved the inter-rater reliability of psychiatric diagnoses
c Introduced multi-axial diagnosis
d all of the above
CORRECT ANSWER
d
Question 4
DSM-IV and DSM 5 have been extensively criticized for which of the following
a excessive comorbidity
b medicalization of normality
c categorical classification of disorders
d all of the above
CORRECT ANSWER
d
Question 5
Dimensional assessment may improve personality disorder diagnosis but this approach
a suffers from very low interrater reliability
b May not be appropriate for schizophrenia spectrum and related disorders
c depends heavily on western models of psychopathology
2
, d none of the above
CORRECT ANSWER
b
Question 6
the primary purpose of the DSM5 is to
a assist trained clinicians to diagnose mental disorders
b assist researchs in their study of mental disorders
c a and b
CORRECT ANSWER
a
Question 7
You are conducting an assessment of Robert, a 12-year old boy recently hospitalized after
a suicide attempt. Your assessment data includes Roberts own words, your observations of
Robert during a 45 minute interview, input from his parents and police, results of recent
psychological tests, and past treatment records. However, some of this information is
contradictory. Which of the following advice should you follow?
a. Roberts description of his problems should outweigh your observations
b Information from his treatment records should outweigh all other information
c input from collaterals should outweigh Roberts description of his problems
d He is more likely to suffer from comorbid mental disorders than a single disorder
CORRECT ANSWER
c
3
