Assessment and Diagnosis Flashcards
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An MFT working with a bilingual immigrant family should be aware that culturally adapted assessments are important primarily because:
Answer: Standard norms may not be valid for clients from different cultural backgrounds
Assessment norms are derived from specific populations, and applying tools normed on one cultural group to another can produce invalid or biased results.
Which DSM-5 condition is characterized by at least 1 month of preoccupation with having or acquiring a serious illness, despite medical reassurance and lack of a confirmed medical diagnosis?
Answer: Illness Anxiety Disorder
Illness Anxiety Disorder (formerly Hypochondriasis) involves excessive fear of serious illness with minimal or no somatic symptoms, despite medical reassurance.
When conducting a risk assessment for suicide, which factor is associated with the HIGHEST immediate risk?
Answer: Specific plan with means available and stated intent
A specific, lethal plan combined with access to means and stated intent represents the highest immediate risk for suicide.
In the context of differential diagnosis, comorbidity refers to:
Answer: The presence of two or more diagnosable conditions in the same individual
Comorbidity describes the co-occurrence of two or more distinct diagnoses in one individual, each meeting its own diagnostic criteria.
A therapist observes that a child arranges dolls in the playroom to reenact scenes from what appears to be domestic violence at home. This is an example of which assessment approach?
Answer: Behavioral observation
Behavioral observation involves clinically watching and recording client behaviors in naturalistic or structured settings to gather diagnostic information.
According to the DSM-5, which of the following is required to diagnose Borderline Personality Disorder?
Answer: At least 5 of 9 specified criteria present
BPD requires a pervasive pattern of instability meeting at least 5 of the 9 diagnostic criteria, beginning by early adulthood.
The Faces IV assessment is most directly used to measure which family therapy concept?
Answer: Family cohesion and flexibility (adaptability)
Faces IV is the fourth version of the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales, measuring family cohesion and flexibility based on Olson's Circumplex Model.