Psychopathology and Diagnosis (DSM-5-TR) Flashcards

Which personality disorder belongs to Cluster B?

Answer: Histrionic

Cluster B (dramatic, emotional, erratic) includes antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders.

A diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder requires the person to be at least 18 and to show evidence of:

Answer: Conduct disorder with onset before age 15

DSM-5-TR requires evidence of conduct disorder that began before age 15.

To diagnose ADHD in a 25-year-old, several inattentive or hyperactive-impulsive symptoms must have been present before what age?

Answer: 12

DSM-5 raised the age of onset from 7 to 12, and adults 17 or older need only 5 symptoms in a domain.

Autism spectrum disorder 'Level 3' severity means the person is:

Answer: Requiring very substantial support

ASD severity is rated separately for social communication and restricted/repetitive behaviors, and Level 3 is the highest level of support needed.

Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder should not be diagnosed for the first time before age 6 or after age:

Answer: 18

DMDD is first diagnosed between ages 6 and 18, and symptoms must begin before age 10.

In DSM-5-TR, the severity level of intellectual developmental disorder is determined mainly by:

Answer: Adaptive functioning

Severity is based on adaptive functioning in the conceptual, social, and practical domains, not on IQ alone.

A client reports unstable relationships, frantic efforts to avoid abandonment, recurrent self-harm, and chronic feelings of emptiness. Which diagnosis is most likely?

Answer: Borderline personality disorder

Fear of abandonment, self-harm, and chronic emptiness are core criteria for borderline personality disorder.