DSM 5 Question and answers already
passed 2025/2026
What does DSM stand for? - correct answer ✔The diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
Where is the DMS used? - correct answer ✔It is commonly used in the US and UK
What statistical technique is the criteria for diagnosis based on ? - correct answer ✔Cluster Analysis
Groups of clusters of symptoms are identified and labelled
Section 1 - correct answer ✔How to use the manual
Section 2 - correct answer ✔20 categories of disorders
E.g. Schizophrenia
Bipolar and related
Anxiety
Depressive
Feeding and eating
Section 3 - correct answer ✔Assessment measures to look at general mental function, cultural
formulation and to look at the impact of culture and conditions of further study
Stinchfield showed that - correct answer ✔The DSM 5 criteria were reliable and valid for a gambling
diagnosis in over 1000 men and women using questionnaires and interviews to collect data
passed 2025/2026
What does DSM stand for? - correct answer ✔The diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
Where is the DMS used? - correct answer ✔It is commonly used in the US and UK
What statistical technique is the criteria for diagnosis based on ? - correct answer ✔Cluster Analysis
Groups of clusters of symptoms are identified and labelled
Section 1 - correct answer ✔How to use the manual
Section 2 - correct answer ✔20 categories of disorders
E.g. Schizophrenia
Bipolar and related
Anxiety
Depressive
Feeding and eating
Section 3 - correct answer ✔Assessment measures to look at general mental function, cultural
formulation and to look at the impact of culture and conditions of further study
Stinchfield showed that - correct answer ✔The DSM 5 criteria were reliable and valid for a gambling
diagnosis in over 1000 men and women using questionnaires and interviews to collect data
