BCAT Training

1. One of the key differences in the DSM-IV diagnosis and DSM-5 diagnosis is that ________. A. More children will be diagnosed B. The level of the client's severity is to be indicated C. More clients will access services D. Asperger's will remain as a prevalent disorder: B. The level of the client's severity is to be indicated 2. In the new DSM-5 diagnosis, there are specifiers. Which of the following is NOT true regarding specifiers? A. Severity Specifiers indicate the severity for each of the two domains (i.e., Social Communication and Restricted Repetitive behavior) B. Specifiers provide the etiology or other important features of presenting symptoms relevant to treatment (e.g., "with or without intellectual impairment") C. Severity Specifiers indicate only the severity level of social communication D. Specifiers indicate early history (e.g., "ASD with onset of 20 months and loss of words): C. Severity Specifiers indicate only the severity level of social communication 3. Which of the following is true regarding the ASD diagnosis within DSM-5? A. Symptoms together must cause significant impairment in everyday functioning B. Symptoms are better described within another DSM-5 diagnosis C. Described symptoms emerge after the age of three D. All of the above: A. Symptoms together must cause significant impairment in everyday functioning 4. Which BEST describes the diagnoses replaced by the new DSM-5 diagnosis of ASD? A. Asperger's and Autism B. PDD-NOS C. The listed disorders under Pervasive Developmental Disorders D. Disintegrative Disorder: C. The listed disorders under Pervasive Developmental Disorders