DSM stands for:

Related Mcqs:

1. DSM – IV is the fourth edition of a manual listing categories of psychiatric disorders and the criteria that must be met in order for a mental health professional to diagnose a disorder. What is DSM short for?

   A. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
   B. Disorders and Statistical Mental illness
   C. Disorders and Statistics in Mental Health
   D. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

2. The fourth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” (DSM – IV) defines how many types of AD/HD?

   A. 1
   B. 2
   C. 3
   D. 4

3. The DSM – IV defines three types of AD/HD:

   A. Combined Type (elements of Inattention, Hyperactivity and impulsivity;
   B. Predominantly Inattentive Type
   C. Predominantly Hyperactive – Impulsive Type
   D. All of these

4. The DSM is published by which of the following association?

   A. American psychological association
   B. National association of social workers
   C. American psychotherapy association
   D. American psychiatric association

5. The DSM-IV defines three types of AD/HD:

   A. Combined Type (elements of Inattention, Hyperactivity and Impulsivity)
   B. Predominantly Inattentive Type
   C. Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Type
   D. All of these

6. Babar was at a football game, and even though people wearing green jackets were spread fairly evenly throughout the stands, he still perceived all the people in green jackets as a single group of visiting fans. Babar’s perception is most consistent with the Gestalt principle of:

   A. Constancy
   B. Similarity
   C. Closure
   D. Proximity

7. Because there is considerable overlap among the types of schizophrenia, and because patterns of behavior shift over time, many patients are simply classified as suffering from______schizophrenia.

   A. borderline
   B. atypical
   C. mixed
   D. undifferentiated

8. When Saleem returned from combat in the Kargil War, he began experiencing high anxiety that has persisted without any improvement. This example illustrates which anxiety related disorder?

   A. panic
   B. post – traumatic stress
   C. phobia
   D. obsessive – compulsive

9. The double – blind technique involves:

   A. the simultaneous use or two or more therapeutic treatments in the hope that at least one will be effective.
   B. replacing a positive response to a harmful stimulus with a negative response.
   C. blocking anxiety – arousing material from consciousness during therapy.
   D. a procedure in which neither patients nor health care staff know whether a given patient is receiving a drug or placebo

10. What is a common symptom of GAD (generalized anxiety disorder)?

    A. Frequent urination
    B. Incessant, constant worry about something unimportant
    C. Extreme paranoia
    D. Frequent feelings of hopelessness and despair