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NCE: DSM-5 Exam Questions And Answers
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Categories - Answer✔Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Bipolar
Depressive
Anxiety
OCD
Trauma and Stress
Dissociative
Somatic
Feeding & Eating
Sleep Wake
Sexual
Gender Dysforia
Disruptive, Impulse Control, Conduct
Substance Related and Addictive
Neurocognitive
Paraphilic
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Single Axis - Answer✔Axis 1-3 combined into 1 with all psychological and medical conditions
listed together. Then, list V codes for psychosocial and environmental contributing factors.
Then list WHO Disability Assessment Schedule for disability (replaces GAF).
ICD-9-CM - Answer✔Published by WHO. Contains medical code number needed for insurance
companies.
Intellectual Disability - Answer✔New name for Mental Retardation
1. IQ of 70 or below on individually administered test.
2. Impairments in adaptive functioning in +2 areas
3. Onset before 18.
Specific Learning Disorder - Answer✔Individual's achievement on standardized tests of reading,
math, or written expression are below that expected for age, schooling, and intelligence level.
Autism Spectrum Disorder - Answer✔Combines Autism, Aspergers, Pervasive Developmental
Disorder, and Childhood Disintegrative Disorder.
1. Impairment in social interaction in +2 areas (no nonverbals, no social interactions)
2. Impairment in communication (no speech, repetitive speech)
3. Restricted repetitive stereotyped patterns of behavior
AD/HD - Answer✔Type: Combined, Inattentive, or Hyperactive-Impulsive
1. +6 symptoms of inattention or hyperactivity.
2. Onset before age 12.
Conduct Disorder - Answer✔Persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or
societal norms are violated.
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NCE: DSM-5 Exam Questions And Answers
|Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
Categories - Answer✔Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Bipolar
Depressive
Anxiety
OCD
Trauma and Stress
Dissociative
Somatic
Feeding & Eating
Sleep Wake
Sexual
Gender Dysforia
Disruptive, Impulse Control, Conduct
Substance Related and Addictive
Neurocognitive
Paraphilic
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Single Axis - Answer✔Axis 1-3 combined into 1 with all psychological and medical conditions
listed together. Then, list V codes for psychosocial and environmental contributing factors.
Then list WHO Disability Assessment Schedule for disability (replaces GAF).
ICD-9-CM - Answer✔Published by WHO. Contains medical code number needed for insurance
companies.
Intellectual Disability - Answer✔New name for Mental Retardation
1. IQ of 70 or below on individually administered test.
2. Impairments in adaptive functioning in +2 areas
3. Onset before 18.
Specific Learning Disorder - Answer✔Individual's achievement on standardized tests of reading,
math, or written expression are below that expected for age, schooling, and intelligence level.
Autism Spectrum Disorder - Answer✔Combines Autism, Aspergers, Pervasive Developmental
Disorder, and Childhood Disintegrative Disorder.
1. Impairment in social interaction in +2 areas (no nonverbals, no social interactions)
2. Impairment in communication (no speech, repetitive speech)
3. Restricted repetitive stereotyped patterns of behavior
AD/HD - Answer✔Type: Combined, Inattentive, or Hyperactive-Impulsive
1. +6 symptoms of inattention or hyperactivity.
2. Onset before age 12.
Conduct Disorder - Answer✔Persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or
societal norms are violated.
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