NURS 6635 MIDTERM 4 2026 FINAL REVIEW
QUESTIONS ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE
COLLECTION
◉ What are some issues to keep in mind in regards to diagnosis?
Answer: 1. Signs are used interchangeably for symptoms.
2. One symptom does not constitute a disorder.
◉ What are some cases for when you may want to make a diagnosis
off of one disorder?
Answer: 1. Sometimes a symptom (e.g., sleep disturbance) appears
in a number of disorder descriptions.
2. Other times there are symptoms (e.g., auditory hallucinations)
that strongly suggest a certain disorder (however, rendering a
diagnosis based upon a single symptom).
◉ What are some of the reasons to diagnose?
Answer: 1. Definition and organization of clinical information.
2. Communication with other professionals and agencies (e.g.,
reports, insurance companies).
3. Prediction of clinical course (prognosis).
4. Selection of treatment (most important).
,5. To get paid.
◉ What is a prediction of clinical course?
Answer: Prognosis.
◉ What is the most important reason to diagnose?
Answer: Selection of treatment.
◉ What are the limitations of psychodiagnosis?
Answer: 1. Diagnostic language (be descriptive with clients).
2. Depersonalization.
3. Cultural bias. - nomenclature, evaluator bias.
4. Variable symptom manifestation.
◉ Nomenclature
Answer: The devisioning or choosing of names for things, especially
in a science or other discipline.
◉ What are two types of cultural bias in regards to the limitations of
psychodiagnosis?
Answer: Nomenclature and evaluator bias.
, ◉ Etic
Answer: Everyone is alike. Assumes/ emphasizes universals among
human beings.
◉ Emic
Answer: Different. Classifies psychological phenomena in
appropriate cultural context - considers divergent attitudes, values,
and behaviors within a given culture.
◉ Id
Answer: Drives. Desire to be satisfied.
◉ Superego
Answer: Incorporates from culture. Morals and values.
◉ Ego
Answer: Struggles. Negotiates between the id and superego.
◉ Derealization
Answer: When external environment feels unreal.
◉ Depersonalization
QUESTIONS ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE
COLLECTION
◉ What are some issues to keep in mind in regards to diagnosis?
Answer: 1. Signs are used interchangeably for symptoms.
2. One symptom does not constitute a disorder.
◉ What are some cases for when you may want to make a diagnosis
off of one disorder?
Answer: 1. Sometimes a symptom (e.g., sleep disturbance) appears
in a number of disorder descriptions.
2. Other times there are symptoms (e.g., auditory hallucinations)
that strongly suggest a certain disorder (however, rendering a
diagnosis based upon a single symptom).
◉ What are some of the reasons to diagnose?
Answer: 1. Definition and organization of clinical information.
2. Communication with other professionals and agencies (e.g.,
reports, insurance companies).
3. Prediction of clinical course (prognosis).
4. Selection of treatment (most important).
,5. To get paid.
◉ What is a prediction of clinical course?
Answer: Prognosis.
◉ What is the most important reason to diagnose?
Answer: Selection of treatment.
◉ What are the limitations of psychodiagnosis?
Answer: 1. Diagnostic language (be descriptive with clients).
2. Depersonalization.
3. Cultural bias. - nomenclature, evaluator bias.
4. Variable symptom manifestation.
◉ Nomenclature
Answer: The devisioning or choosing of names for things, especially
in a science or other discipline.
◉ What are two types of cultural bias in regards to the limitations of
psychodiagnosis?
Answer: Nomenclature and evaluator bias.
, ◉ Etic
Answer: Everyone is alike. Assumes/ emphasizes universals among
human beings.
◉ Emic
Answer: Different. Classifies psychological phenomena in
appropriate cultural context - considers divergent attitudes, values,
and behaviors within a given culture.
◉ Id
Answer: Drives. Desire to be satisfied.
◉ Superego
Answer: Incorporates from culture. Morals and values.
◉ Ego
Answer: Struggles. Negotiates between the id and superego.
◉ Derealization
Answer: When external environment feels unreal.
◉ Depersonalization
