Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam Diagnosis and Psychopathology

Question 1

Which DSM-5 change eliminated the multiaxial diagnostic system used in previous editions?

Accepted Answer

The merger of all five axes into a single unified diagnosis

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The removal of Axis I clinical disorders

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The elimination of personality disorder categories

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The removal of the Global Assessment of Functioning scale

Question 2

According to DSM-5, a Major Depressive Episode requires symptoms to be present for at least how long?

Accepted Answer

2 weeks

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1 week

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1 month

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6 months

Question 3

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in DSM-5 requires excessive anxiety and worry occurring more days than not for at least:

Accepted Answer

6 months

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2 weeks

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1 month

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3 months

Question 4

What is the key distinction between Bipolar I and Bipolar II Disorder?

Accepted Answer

Bipolar I requires at least one full manic episode; Bipolar II involves hypomanic episodes

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Bipolar I requires a depressive episode; Bipolar II does not

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Bipolar II is more severe than Bipolar I

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Bipolar I involves rapid cycling; Bipolar II does not

Question 5

In DSM-5, Cluster B personality disorders are characterized as:

Accepted Answer

Dramatic, emotional, or erratic

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Odd or eccentric

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Anxious or fearful

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Avoidant and dependent

Question 6

In DSM-5, OCD was moved to its own chapter separate from anxiety disorders, reflecting that OCD is primarily driven by:

Accepted Answer

Obsessions and compulsions as its defining features

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Phobic avoidance

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Mood dysregulation

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Social withdrawal