PSYC 242 Exam 2 Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
According to Jerry Wakefield, what two clinical features of Major Depressive Disorder are not
necessarily observed in individuals who are experiencing grief?
A. suicide attempts and feelings of guilt
B. feelings of guilt and hopelessness
C. hopelessness and recurrence of depressed episodes
D. suicide attempts and recurrence of depressed episodes
D
A criticism of the DSM-5 is that it has too many disorders - why is this problematic, according
to your text?
A. the medicalization of "normal" behavior
B. clinicians have a hard time remembering the newer diagnoses
C. new diagnoses don't have sufficient empirical support
D. clients can be diagnosed with too many disorders
A
Frances suggests that if the DSM-5 medicalizes most behaviors, then individuals with severe
mental illness will experience which unintended repercussion?
A. they will be considered "insane" and be hospitalized inappropriately
B. they will be considered a "danger" by society
C. treatment resources will be redirected away from them and toward those who need them
less
D. they will not be trusted by clinicians and their problems will be ignored
C
Which of the following was NOT a commonality of the first two editions of the DSM?
A. psychoanalytic theoretical approach
B. narrative descriptions of clinical conditions
C. specific criteria lists for disorders
D. limited generalizability
C
, Which of the following changes in the DSM-5 demonstrated consolidation of
diagnoses/symptoms?
A. Substance Use Disorder
B. Binge Eating Disorder
C. Mild Neurocognitive Development
D. Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
A
An antecedent of a problematic behavior occurs _______________.
A. before the problematic behavior
B. during the problematic behavior
C. after the problematic behavior
A
The DSM-5 t tries to distinguish "normal grief" from the symptoms of a major depressive
episode in each of the following ways EXCEPT?
A. differentiating the predominant affect associated with each
B. differentiating the episodic vs. persistent nature of each
C. differentiating the thought content associated with each
D. differentiating the total number of Major Depressive Disorder criteria each is most likely
meet
D
Behavioral assessments rely on measuring __________________.
A. unconscious behaviors
B. maladaptive behaviors
C. personality traits
D. psychiatric disorders
B
Which of the following has NOT been historically used to define abnormal behavior using a
multi-faceted approach?
A. personal distress
B. psychiatric disorder
C. deviant behavior
D. impaired functioning
B
Correct Answers
According to Jerry Wakefield, what two clinical features of Major Depressive Disorder are not
necessarily observed in individuals who are experiencing grief?
A. suicide attempts and feelings of guilt
B. feelings of guilt and hopelessness
C. hopelessness and recurrence of depressed episodes
D. suicide attempts and recurrence of depressed episodes
D
A criticism of the DSM-5 is that it has too many disorders - why is this problematic, according
to your text?
A. the medicalization of "normal" behavior
B. clinicians have a hard time remembering the newer diagnoses
C. new diagnoses don't have sufficient empirical support
D. clients can be diagnosed with too many disorders
A
Frances suggests that if the DSM-5 medicalizes most behaviors, then individuals with severe
mental illness will experience which unintended repercussion?
A. they will be considered "insane" and be hospitalized inappropriately
B. they will be considered a "danger" by society
C. treatment resources will be redirected away from them and toward those who need them
less
D. they will not be trusted by clinicians and their problems will be ignored
C
Which of the following was NOT a commonality of the first two editions of the DSM?
A. psychoanalytic theoretical approach
B. narrative descriptions of clinical conditions
C. specific criteria lists for disorders
D. limited generalizability
C
, Which of the following changes in the DSM-5 demonstrated consolidation of
diagnoses/symptoms?
A. Substance Use Disorder
B. Binge Eating Disorder
C. Mild Neurocognitive Development
D. Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
A
An antecedent of a problematic behavior occurs _______________.
A. before the problematic behavior
B. during the problematic behavior
C. after the problematic behavior
A
The DSM-5 t tries to distinguish "normal grief" from the symptoms of a major depressive
episode in each of the following ways EXCEPT?
A. differentiating the predominant affect associated with each
B. differentiating the episodic vs. persistent nature of each
C. differentiating the thought content associated with each
D. differentiating the total number of Major Depressive Disorder criteria each is most likely
meet
D
Behavioral assessments rely on measuring __________________.
A. unconscious behaviors
B. maladaptive behaviors
C. personality traits
D. psychiatric disorders
B
Which of the following has NOT been historically used to define abnormal behavior using a
multi-faceted approach?
A. personal distress
B. psychiatric disorder
C. deviant behavior
D. impaired functioning
B
