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Question:
MH 703 Midterm Exam | Comprehensive
1. What are the sections of the DSM 5 and which section in particular would give you a clinical
picture of a disorder?
Answer:
I. DSM5 Basics
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II. Diagnostic Criteria & Codes
III. Emerging Measures and Models
2. The primary purpose of the DSM 5 is?
Answer:
To provide a guideline
for diagnoses that can inform treatment and management decisions.
Question:
3. An assessment tool for attention deficit hyperactive disorder that is available free online is
(check assessment presentations and slides in module 2)?
Answer:
NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scales - used for diagnosing ADHD
Question:
4. An assessment tool is used to?
Answer:
Screen an individual for a
disorder, but it must be used with clinical judgement in context of the interview with the client.
Question:
5. The eleven therapeutic factors of group therapy are attributed to whom?
Answer:
YALOM
, Question:
6. The therapeutic factor of universality according to the eleven therapeutic factors of group
means?
Answer:
Recognition that the client is not alone, others have
difficulties
Question:
7. Opioid withdrawal would include what symptoms?
Answer:
Within a
few hours to several days, stopping or reducing the prolong use of stimulant or administration of
opioid antagonist and 3 of the following is criteria for withdrawal:
Question:
• Dysphoric mood
• Nausea or vomiting
• Muscle aches
• Lacrimation or rhinorrhea
• Pupillary dilation
• Piloerection or sweating
• Diarrhea
• Yawning
• Fever
• Insomnia
8. Which classes of medications used for panic disorders is considered the safest due to low side
effects and lack of physiologic dependency?
Answer:
SSRIs
Question:
9. What are the 4 levels of anxiety? (see Tuesday noon Pharm review and Anxiety BBB and
associated PPT)
Updated Study Material 2026
Question:
MH 703 Midterm Exam | Comprehensive
1. What are the sections of the DSM 5 and which section in particular would give you a clinical
picture of a disorder?
Answer:
I. DSM5 Basics
Question:
II. Diagnostic Criteria & Codes
III. Emerging Measures and Models
2. The primary purpose of the DSM 5 is?
Answer:
To provide a guideline
for diagnoses that can inform treatment and management decisions.
Question:
3. An assessment tool for attention deficit hyperactive disorder that is available free online is
(check assessment presentations and slides in module 2)?
Answer:
NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scales - used for diagnosing ADHD
Question:
4. An assessment tool is used to?
Answer:
Screen an individual for a
disorder, but it must be used with clinical judgement in context of the interview with the client.
Question:
5. The eleven therapeutic factors of group therapy are attributed to whom?
Answer:
YALOM
, Question:
6. The therapeutic factor of universality according to the eleven therapeutic factors of group
means?
Answer:
Recognition that the client is not alone, others have
difficulties
Question:
7. Opioid withdrawal would include what symptoms?
Answer:
Within a
few hours to several days, stopping or reducing the prolong use of stimulant or administration of
opioid antagonist and 3 of the following is criteria for withdrawal:
Question:
• Dysphoric mood
• Nausea or vomiting
• Muscle aches
• Lacrimation or rhinorrhea
• Pupillary dilation
• Piloerection or sweating
• Diarrhea
• Yawning
• Fever
• Insomnia
8. Which classes of medications used for panic disorders is considered the safest due to low side
effects and lack of physiologic dependency?
Answer:
SSRIs
Question:
9. What are the 4 levels of anxiety? (see Tuesday noon Pharm review and Anxiety BBB and
associated PPT)
