ABPN Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnosis 5

Question 1

A child shows persistent deficits in social communication plus restricted, repetitive behaviors present from early development. This pattern is characteristic of:

Accepted Answer

Autism spectrum disorder

Answer

Autism spectrum disorder combines social-communication deficits with restricted, repetitive behaviors from an early age.

Question 2

A patient states they have no problem despite obvious functional impairment from their illness. The clinician documents this as:

Accepted Answer

Poor insight

Answer

Lack of awareness of one's own illness or its consequences reflects poor insight.

Question 3

Which of the following best defines a hallucination?

Accepted Answer

A perception without an external stimulus

Answer

A hallucination is a sensory perception occurring in the absence of an external stimulus.

Question 4

The DSM-5 uses a categorical approach, but which section introduced dimensional assessment tools for further study?

Accepted Answer

Section III

Answer

DSM-5 Section III contains emerging measures, dimensional models, and conditions for further study.

Question 5

A patient with anorexia nervosa is being assessed. Which feature is a required diagnostic criterion?

Accepted Answer

Significantly low body weight relative to expectations

Answer

Anorexia nervosa requires restriction leading to a significantly low body weight along with fear of weight gain and body image disturbance.

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Practice Test

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Practice Test

ABPN Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnosis 5