Psychological Disorders and Diagnosis Flashcards
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Which DSM-5 criterion requires that a psychological disorder cause significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning?
Answer: The functional impairment criterion
The functional impairment criterion is a core DSM-5 requirement ensuring that symptoms produce meaningful disruption in a person's daily life.
A patient reports washing their hands over 100 times per day despite knowing it is excessive. Which disorder best fits this presentation?
Answer: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
OCD is characterized by intrusive obsessions and repetitive compulsions, such as excessive hand-washing, performed to reduce anxiety.
Which specifier in the DSM-5 indicates that a Major Depressive Episode occurred within four weeks of childbirth?
Answer: With peripartum onset
The 'with peripartum onset' specifier applies to depressive episodes beginning during pregnancy or within four weeks postpartum.
The diathesis-stress model proposes that psychological disorders result from:
Answer: A biological vulnerability triggered by environmental stressors
The diathesis-stress model holds that a pre-existing vulnerability (diathesis) interacts with life stressors to produce a disorder.
Capgras syndrome, in which a patient believes a loved one has been replaced by an impostor, is classified under which DSM-5 category?
Answer: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Capgras syndrome is a delusional misidentification syndrome categorized within psychotic disorders due to the presence of a fixed, false belief.
Which anxiety disorder is distinguished by fear and avoidance of situations where escape might be difficult or embarrassing if panic occurs?
Answer: Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia involves fear of situations such as crowds, public transit, or open spaces where escape seems difficult during a panic attack.
In the DSM-5, Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) requires depressed mood for at least:
Answer: 2 years
Persistent Depressive Disorder requires chronically depressed mood for at least two years (one year in children and adolescents).