Psychopathology: A competency-based
assessment modeling including the
DSM-5 & John Bowlby's Internal working
model (Test Bank ) Latest Update
TEST BANK
What is the DSM-5 definition of mental illness? - CORRECT ANSWERS--A mental
disorder is a syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an
individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the
psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying mental functioning.
-Mental disorders are usually associated w/ significant distress or disability in social,
occupational, or other important activities.
-An expectable or culturally approved response to a common stressor or loss is not a
mental disorder.
-Socially deviant behavior and conflicts that are primarily between the individual &
society are not mental disorders unless the deviance or conflict results from a
dysfunction in the individual, as described above.
Psychopathology - CORRECT ANSWERS--Is the field that studies the nature,
development and treatment of mental disorders
Psychosis - CORRECT ANSWERS--The generic term for a mental state involving the
loss of contact w/ reality
-It is not a clinical diagnosis in itself by a symptom common to several other mental
illness categories.
-Psychotic episodes may involve hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and or disordered
thinking.
What are the 3 primary causes of psychosis? - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. Functional:
mental illnesses such as schizophrenia & bipolar
, 2. Organic: Stemming from medical, non-psychological conditions, such as brain tumors
or sleep deprivation
3. Psychoactive Drugs: e.g., barbiturates, amphetamine, and hallucinogens.
Insanity - CORRECT ANSWERS--Used primarily in legal settings to denote that a
person cannot be held responsible for his or her actions in a court of law d/t
psychological stress
-A criminal defendant who is found to have been legally insane when he or she
committed a crime may be found not guilty by reason of insanity.
-In states that allow the insanity defense, defendants must prove to the court that they
did not understand what they were doing; failed to know right from wrong; acted on an
uncontrollable impulse or some variety of these factors.
Neurosis - CORRECT ANSWERS--A mental condition that is not caused by organic dx,
involving symptoms of stress (depression, anxiety, obsessive behavior, hypochondria)
but not a radical loss of thought of reality.
-Refers to mental distress that, unlike psychosis, does not prevent rational thought or
daily functioning.
-The major discriminant from psychosis is that those w/ a neurotic disorder are in touch
w/ reality.
-The majority of mental health disorders are "neurotic" in nature.
Diagnostic & Statistical Manual 5 (DSM-5) - CORRECT ANSWERS--The DSM is the
American Psychiatric Association's classification and diagnostic tool. It is the universal
authority for psychiatric disorders.
-Tx recommendations and payment by health providers are determined by the DSM
classification.
-Principal dx is listed: there could be more than one that meets the criteria (or comorbid
disorders).
If there is more than one dx: list the reason for the client's first visit & include the phrase
"principal dx" or "reason for visit"
-In some cases, add provisional dx if relevant: Applies when diagnostic criteria will be
met but (at the time) the practitioner does not have enough information. Include the term
"provisional;" after the diagnosis.
-If there is a medical condition that appears to be the cause of the medical disorder, it is
listed before the mental disorder.
-Consider using the diagnostic categories of other conditions that may be a focus of
clinical attention
How is the DSM organized? - CORRECT ANSWERS--Section I- How to use the manual
-Section II- Categorical Diagnoses
-Section III- Assessment measures (Including self-assessment tools), cultural
formulation, alternative model for personality disorders, conditions for further study
Section II - CORRECT ANSWERS--The content found in Section II describing each
diagnosis includes Specifiers, recording procedures, diagnostic features, associated
assessment modeling including the
DSM-5 & John Bowlby's Internal working
model (Test Bank ) Latest Update
TEST BANK
What is the DSM-5 definition of mental illness? - CORRECT ANSWERS--A mental
disorder is a syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an
individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the
psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying mental functioning.
-Mental disorders are usually associated w/ significant distress or disability in social,
occupational, or other important activities.
-An expectable or culturally approved response to a common stressor or loss is not a
mental disorder.
-Socially deviant behavior and conflicts that are primarily between the individual &
society are not mental disorders unless the deviance or conflict results from a
dysfunction in the individual, as described above.
Psychopathology - CORRECT ANSWERS--Is the field that studies the nature,
development and treatment of mental disorders
Psychosis - CORRECT ANSWERS--The generic term for a mental state involving the
loss of contact w/ reality
-It is not a clinical diagnosis in itself by a symptom common to several other mental
illness categories.
-Psychotic episodes may involve hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and or disordered
thinking.
What are the 3 primary causes of psychosis? - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. Functional:
mental illnesses such as schizophrenia & bipolar
, 2. Organic: Stemming from medical, non-psychological conditions, such as brain tumors
or sleep deprivation
3. Psychoactive Drugs: e.g., barbiturates, amphetamine, and hallucinogens.
Insanity - CORRECT ANSWERS--Used primarily in legal settings to denote that a
person cannot be held responsible for his or her actions in a court of law d/t
psychological stress
-A criminal defendant who is found to have been legally insane when he or she
committed a crime may be found not guilty by reason of insanity.
-In states that allow the insanity defense, defendants must prove to the court that they
did not understand what they were doing; failed to know right from wrong; acted on an
uncontrollable impulse or some variety of these factors.
Neurosis - CORRECT ANSWERS--A mental condition that is not caused by organic dx,
involving symptoms of stress (depression, anxiety, obsessive behavior, hypochondria)
but not a radical loss of thought of reality.
-Refers to mental distress that, unlike psychosis, does not prevent rational thought or
daily functioning.
-The major discriminant from psychosis is that those w/ a neurotic disorder are in touch
w/ reality.
-The majority of mental health disorders are "neurotic" in nature.
Diagnostic & Statistical Manual 5 (DSM-5) - CORRECT ANSWERS--The DSM is the
American Psychiatric Association's classification and diagnostic tool. It is the universal
authority for psychiatric disorders.
-Tx recommendations and payment by health providers are determined by the DSM
classification.
-Principal dx is listed: there could be more than one that meets the criteria (or comorbid
disorders).
If there is more than one dx: list the reason for the client's first visit & include the phrase
"principal dx" or "reason for visit"
-In some cases, add provisional dx if relevant: Applies when diagnostic criteria will be
met but (at the time) the practitioner does not have enough information. Include the term
"provisional;" after the diagnosis.
-If there is a medical condition that appears to be the cause of the medical disorder, it is
listed before the mental disorder.
-Consider using the diagnostic categories of other conditions that may be a focus of
clinical attention
How is the DSM organized? - CORRECT ANSWERS--Section I- How to use the manual
-Section II- Categorical Diagnoses
-Section III- Assessment measures (Including self-assessment tools), cultural
formulation, alternative model for personality disorders, conditions for further study
Section II - CORRECT ANSWERS--The content found in Section II describing each
diagnosis includes Specifiers, recording procedures, diagnostic features, associated
