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Texas Counselor Evaluation & Diagnosis Flashcards

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  1. A counselor evaluates a bilingual Spanish-English client and must select a culturally appropriate diagnostic tool. Which consideration is most important?

    Answer: Selecting tools normed and validated on populations similar to the client

    Culturally competent evaluation requires using instruments that have been validated and normed on populations comparable to the client's background.

  2. In the DSM-5, Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) requires a depressed mood to be present for at least:

    Answer: 2 years

    DSM-5 requires that Persistent Depressive Disorder symptoms persist for at least 2 years in adults (1 year in children and adolescents).

  3. A counselor evaluating a veteran client for PTSD notes that the client reports emotional numbing, restricted affect, and loss of interest in activities. These symptoms map to which DSM-5 PTSD symptom cluster?

    Answer: Negative alterations in cognition and mood

    Emotional numbing, diminished interest, and restricted affect fall under the negative alterations in cognition and mood cluster (Criterion D) of DSM-5 PTSD.

  4. Which ethical principle most directly governs the obligation of a Texas counselor to use valid, reliable, and appropriate assessment instruments?

    Answer: Beneficence and nonmaleficence

    Using valid and appropriate assessments is an expression of beneficence (doing good) and nonmaleficence (avoiding harm) because inaccurate diagnosis can lead to harmful outcomes.

  5. A client's thought content during evaluation includes the persistent belief that strangers on the street are government agents monitoring them. This is classified as a:

    Answer: Persecutory delusion

    The belief that one is being monitored, followed, or harassed by others is a persecutory delusion.

  6. When conducting an intake evaluation, a Texas counselor reviews a client's previous psychological testing report showing a Full-Scale IQ of 65. Per DSM-5, this finding may support consideration of which diagnosis if accompanied by adaptive functioning deficits?

    Answer: Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)

    An IQ of approximately 65 combined with deficits in adaptive functioning meets DSM-5 criteria for Intellectual Disability when onset is in the developmental period.

  7. A counselor evaluating a client notes the client cannot recall their name, address, or any personal history following a traumatic event, with no neurological cause identified. The most appropriate DSM-5 diagnosis to explore is:

    Answer: Dissociative Amnesia

    Dissociative Amnesia involves inability to recall important autobiographical information, typically following trauma, without neurological explanation.