The major conceptual and practical changes between the DSM-IV-TR and the DSM-5 include which one of the following? [Help]

Many factors influenced the development, content, and sequencing of the DSM-5. Which one of the following factors mostly influences your clinical practice and was presented and discussed in this course for 8 of the DSM-5 disorders? [Help]

Which one of the following best describes the effort to group disorders that are similar to one another across a range of validators - including symptoms, neurobiological substrates, familiarity, course of illness, and treatment response? [Help]

The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) was removed from DSM-5 for several reasons, including its conceptual lack of clarity (i.e., including symptoms, suicide risk, and disabilities in its descriptors) and questionable psychometrics in routine practice. To provide a global measure of disability, DSM-5 recommends the use of which one of the following assessment measures? [Help]

Which one of the following DSM-5 assessments offers a brief screening of 13 domains for adults and 12 domains for children and adolescents? [Help]

Sleep disturbance is a common symptom of distress characteristic of mood disorders. Which one of the following types of sleep disturbance is most indicative of a manic or hypomanic episode? [Help]

What is the official system of assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures associated with medical utilization in the United States? [Help]

According to the 2016 text revision for Diagnostic Features for Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder), individuals with intellectual disability have scores of approximately two standard deviations or more below the population mean. Which one of the following numerical points is correct for including a margin for measurement error? [Help]

Which one of the following disorders is reserved for individuals under the age of five years who are unable to complete systematic assessments of intellectual functioning? [Help]

Autism spectrum disorder in DMS-5 is distinguished from social (pragmatic) communication disorder by which one of the following criteria? [Help]

According to the Clinician-Rated Severity of Autism Spectrum and Social Communication Disorders, which one of the following severity designations reflects an individual with "very limited initiation of social interactions and minimal response to social overtures from others"? [Help]

Based on research, the onset criterion for ADHD is changed in DSM-5 from before age 7 years to before age: [Help]

To improve diagnostic validity for Specific Learning Disorder, DSM-5 requires which one of the following assessment procedures? [Help]

What is the appropriate classification when a disorder that causes impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning predominates but does not meet the full criteria for any of the disorders in its respective diagnostic class, and the clinician desires to communicate the reason that the presentation does not meet the criteria? [Help]

The DSM-5 Clinician-Rated Dimensions of Psychosis Symptom Severity is an 8-item measure that assesses the severity of mental health symptoms that are important across psychotic disorders. Which one of the following statements about this form is true? [Help]

According to the 2015 text revision for Delusional Disorder, Subtypes, which one of the previously listed common beliefs was removed? [Help]

Which one of the following DSM-5 schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders is excluded from the use of the new course specifiers (e.g., first episode, multiple episodes, continuous, unspecified)? [Help]

Which one of the following schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders serves as a "bridge" between the affective and the psychotic disorders? [Help]

When the clinical profile of a client is characterized by marked psychomotor disturbance, which one of the following specifier classifications may be used during the course of a neurodevelopmental, psychotic, bipolar, depressive, or other mental disorder? [Help]

According to Ellen Leibenluft, a National Institute of Mental Health senior investigator, the vast majority of children with chronic irritability are best classified as having which one of the following disorders? [Help]

Based on clinical research, which one of the following descriptive specifiers for DSM-5 bipolar or depressive disorders best communicates an individual's higher suicide risk, longer duration of illness, and a greater likelihood of treatment nonresponse? [Help]

Which one of the following specifiers will allow clinicians to more accurately diagnose clients who may be suffering from concurrent symptoms of depression and mania or hypomania, as well as better tailor treatment to their behaviors? [Help]

In the clinical scenario for the depressive disorders, 9-year-old Aaron was described as grumpy and irritable most of the time, displayed violent outbursts, easily became furious, and had severe mood swings. He was diagnosed with which one of the following disorders? [Help]

Because of contemporary research, which one of the following disorders was moved from the chapter titled Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood or Adolescence to the chapter titled Anxiety Disorders? [Help]

When panic attacks occur in the context of any anxiety disorder as well as other mental disorders or some medical conditions, clinicians can now communicate this by using which one of the following designations? [Help]

Which one of the following obsessive-compulsive and related disorder specifiers communicates an individual's ability to recognize that the obsessional thoughts, impulses, or images are a product of his or her own mind? [Help]

Which one of the following disorder's criteria was expanded in the DSM-5 from a fear-based reaction to capture an individual's anhedonic, dysphoric, aggressive, phobic, or dissociative reactions to certain life event(s)? [Help]

Which of the following criteria are new for posttraumatic stress disorder in DSM-5? [Help]

Persistent complex bereavement disorder may be classified under which one of the following "other specified disorders"? [Help]

DSM-IV-TR dissociative fugue disorder is now a specifier to which one of the following dissociative disorders? [Help]

Somatization disorder, undifferentiated somatoform disorder, and pain disorder are merged to become which one of the following new diagnoses? [Help]

An individual presenting with pseudocyesis (false pregnancy, phantom pregnancy, or hysterical pregnancy) would best be classified under which "other specified disorder" classification? [Help]

Which one of the following feeding and eating disorders uses Body Mass Index (BMI) to determine the use of mild, moderate, severe, or extreme specifier designation? [Help]

Which one of the following feeding and eating disorders is characterized by a sense of loss of control and non-compensatory behaviors? [Help]

According to research, which one of the following sleep-wake disorders is commonly found in visually impaired individuals? [Help]

In the clinical scenario of Jasmine, who reported daytime sleepiness, fatigue and unrefreshing sleep throughout the week - lasting for many months, with which one of the following comorbid sleep-wake disorders was she diagnosed? [Help]

When severe relationship distress, partner violence, or significant stressors better explain the sexual difficulties, clinicians are to use which one of the following classifications? [Help]

According to DSM-5, several factors must be considered during the assessment of sexual dysfunction, given that they may be relevant to etiology and/or treatment, and that may contribute, to varying degrees, across individuals. Which one of the following psychosocial factors best categorizes an individual presenting with poor body image or history of sexual or emotional abuse? [Help]

Which one of the following criteria is restricted to the adolescent/adult classification of gender dysphoria? [Help]

Which one of the following disorders is the appropriate classification for a 6-year-old who displays verbal aggression (for example, temper tantrums, tirades, verbal arguments or fights), occurring twice weekly, on average, for a period of three months, that does not result in damage or destruction of property and does not result in physical injury? [Help]

Which one of the following conduct disorder severity specifiers accurately describes an individual manifesting stealing without confronting the victim and vandalism? [Help]

A youth manifesting chronic lack of remorse or guilt and callous lack of empathy in multiple settings and relationships would best be diagnosed as having which one of the following disorders? [Help]

Which one of the following substance-related and addictive disorders criteria was replaced with "craving"? [Help]

Which one of the following factors helps to determine the appropriate severity specifier to use when making a DSM-5 substance use disorder diagnosis? [Help]

Amotivational syndrome (a condition characterized by reduced prosocial goal-directed activity, poorer life satisfaction, increased mental health treatment and hospitalization, and higher rates of depression, anxiety, suicide attempts, and conduct disorder) most commonly results from which one of the following substance use classifications? [Help]

Which one of the following DSM-IV-TR impulse-control disorders is now classified as an addictive behavioral disorder? [Help]

Which one of the following neurocognitive disorder specifiers communicates an individual manifesting difficulties with basic activities of daily living such as feeding and dressing? [Help]

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration is the new classification for which one of the following DSM-IV-TR disorders? [Help]

Which one of the following paraphilic disorders is now clustered as an anomalous target preference in DSM-5? [Help]

When assessing individuals who present with sex addiction, or problematic sexually impulsive behaviors resulting in marked functional impairment, clinicians should consider which one of the following disorders? [Help]

Which one of the following medication-induced movement disorders and other adverse side-effects of medication is new to DSM-5? [Help]

Which one of the following V-codes (other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention) is new for DSM-5? [Help]

Culture provides interpretive frameworks that shape the experience and expression of the symptoms, signs, and behaviors that are criteria for diagnosis. Which one of the following DSM-5 assessments helps you to consider whether an individual's experiences, symptoms, and behaviors differ from sociocultural norms? [Help]

According to the 2015 text revision for Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders, which one of the following words was replaced with "Disinhibition"? [Help]