The following are review questions only.

These are not the same questions that will come

out in the Departmental Exam. They are, however, patterned from the exam based on
question type and topics. Let these items guide your review. Make sure to base your review
on the book, not only on our ppt.

Chapter 1
Aside from DSM-5, psychological disorders are also listed in ICD-10 (International
Classification of Diseases). What organization handles ICD-10?

A. The American Psychiatric Association (APA)

B. The World Health Organisation (WHO)
C. The National Health Service (NHS)
D. The Ministry of Health (MOH)

The following are the criteria for identifying abnormal behavior, except ___.

A. Deviation from the statistical norm

B. Deviation from the sexual norm
C. Deviation from the social norm
D. Maladaptive behavior

The somatogenic hypothesis states that psychopathology is caused by ____.

A. Analysis of dreams
B. Physical or biological impairments
C. Traumatic life events
D. Family dynamics

Jerome Wakefield proposed the criterion of _____________________ for abnormality.

A. harmful dysfunction
B. Psychological dysfunction
C. distress
D. Impairment

Answer: B, B, B, A

• People with late stage of syphilis experienced general paralysis and other psychotic
symptoms. What do you call this general paralysis state that helped psychiatrist
understand psychopathology from a physiological perspective?
• He developed the classification of disorders and is the father of modern psychiary.
• He developed Moral Therapy as a system for taking care of the mentally ill.
 • The Humanistic approach, developed by Carl Rogers, posits that psychopathology
is usually caused by ______ that stops people from their self-actualization.

• This was the first theory in recorded history that tried to classify personality. It tried to
equate psychopathology on imbalances of bodily fluids.

Answer: General paresis, Emil Kraepelin, Philippe Pinel, Conditions of Worth,

Humoral theory

Chapter 2-3

This hypothesis states that people with a genetic predisposition for a disorder may also
have a genetic tendency to create environmental risk factors that promote the disorder.
A. Diathesis-stress model
B. Reciprocal-gene environment model
C. Genetic model
D. Quantitative genetics model

This hypothesis states that a disorder is the result of an interaction between a

predispositional vulnerability and stress caused by life experiences.
A. Reciprocal gene-environment model
B. Dimensional model
C. Epigenetics
D. Diathesis-stress model

Diathesis means ______.

A. Precipitating factor
B. Vulnerability
C. Perpetuating factor
D. Stressor

Answer: B, D, B

• When talk about how many new cases are present of a disorder, you are talking
about ____.

• When talk about how many cases of a disorder are there in a population, you are
talking about ____.
 • When doing a family study, what do you call the family member who becomes the
center of the study for having the characteristics that is being studied?

• A diagnosis that does not fully meet the diagnostic criteria.

• A diagnosis that fully meets the diagnostic criteria.

• When DSM-5 ask you to “Specify if”, it is asking for a ____.

• When DSM-5 ask you to “Specify whether”, it is asking you for a ___.

Answer: Incidence, Prevalence, Proband, Provisional Diagnosis, Principal Diagnosis,

Specifier, Subtype

Chapter 4
A clinical assessment is good if it has:
A. Validity, reliability, standardization
B. Accuracy, consistency, fairness
C. The assessor, the assessed, and the test environment
D. None of the above

Early version of DSM that shifted from having categories based on theory and started
categorizing disorders in an atheoretical manner – i.e. how symptoms are actually
presented by patients.
A. DSM-IV
B. DSM-II
C. DSM-III
D. DSM-V

DSM-5-TR introduced this new disorder.

A. Prolonged grief disorder
B. Internet Gaming disorder
C. Cadeine Addiction
D. Chronic neurological illness disorder

Answer: A, C, A

Which of the following is characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and

interaction across multiple contexts, as well as restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior,
interests, or activities?
a) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
 b) Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
c) Intellectual disability
d) Specific learning disorder

What neurodevelopmental disorder is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and

impulsivity?
a) Autism spectrum disorder
b) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
c) Intellectual disability
d) Tourette syndrome

Which neurodevelopmental disorder is characterized by didiculties in reading, writing, or

mathematics?
a) Specific learning disorder
b) Intellectual disability
c) Autism spectrum disorder
d) Developmental coordination disorder

Deficits in adaptive functioning are a hallmark feature of which neurodevelopmental

disorder?
a) Autism spectrum disorder
b) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
c) Intellectual disability
d) Specific learning disorder

Which neurodevelopmental disorder involves a persistent pattern of inattention and/or

hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development?
a) Autism spectrum disorder
b) Intellectual disability
c) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
d) Specific learning disorder

What neurodevelopmental disorder is characterized by repetitive motor movements or

vocalizations?
a) Tourette syndrome
b) Autism spectrum disorder
c) Specific learning disorder
d) Intellectual disability

Intellectual disability is characterized by deficits in:

a) Social communication and interaction
b) Reading, writing, or mathematics
c) Adaptive functioning
d) Attention and hyperactivity
Dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia are types of:
a) Intellectual disabilities
b) Specific learning disorders
c) Autism spectrum disorders
d) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders

Which of the following neurodevelopmental disorders is often characterized by repetitive

behaviors such as hand-flapping or lining up toys?
a) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
b) Intellectual disability
c) Autism spectrum disorder
d) Specific learning disorder

What neurodevelopmental disorder is characterized by persistent didiculties with motor

coordination that significantly interfere with daily activities?
a) Autism spectrum disorder
b) Developmental coordination disorder
c) Intellectual disability
d) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of autism spectrum disorder?

a) Deficits in social communication and interaction
b) Repetitive behaviors and restricted interests
c) Hyperactivity and impulsivity
d) Sensory sensitivities

What is the primary characteristic of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)?

a) Intellectual disability
b) Language impairment
c) Physical abnormalities
d) Sensory processing disorder

Rett syndrome, characterized by loss of acquired skills, is primarily seen in:

a) Boys
b) Girls
c) Both boys and girls equally
d) Adults

Which neurodevelopmental disorder is associated with vocal and motor tics?

a) Autism spectrum disorder
b) Tourette syndrome
c) Intellectual disability
d) Specific learning disorder
Children with Down syndrome typically exhibit:
a) Mild intellectual disability
b) Profound intellectual disability
c) Average intellectual functioning
d) No intellectual disability

Answer: B, B, A, C, C, A, C, B, C, B, C, C, B, B, A

Which disorder is characterized by a persistent pattern of violating the rights of others or

societal norms, including aggression toward people or animals, destruction of property,
deceitfulness, or theft?
a) Oppositional defiant disorder
b) Conduct disorder
c) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
d) Intermittent explosive disorder

What disorder involves a repetitive and persistent pattern of angry/irritable mood,

argumentative/defiant behavior, or vindictiveness lasting at least 6 months?
a) Oppositional defiant disorder
b) Conduct disorder
c) Intermittent explosive disorder
d) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

Which disorder is characterized by recurrent behavioral outbursts representing a failure to

control aggressive impulses?
a) Oppositional defiant disorder
b) Conduct disorder
c) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
d) Intermittent explosive disorder

What disorder involves a recurrent pattern of developmentally inappropriate levels of

inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity?
a) Conduct disorder
b) Oppositional defiant disorder
c) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
d) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Persistent patterns of violating the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal
norms or rules is a hallmark feature of:
a) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
b) Conduct disorder
c) Oppositional defiant disorder
 d) Intermittent explosive disorder

What disorder involves a recurrent pattern of aggressive and antisocial behavior that
causes significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning?
a) Oppositional defiant disorder
b) Conduct disorder
c) Intermittent explosive disorder
d) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

Which disorder is characterized by severe temper outbursts that are grossly out of
proportion to the situation and inconsistent with developmental level?
a) Oppositional defiant disorder
b) Conduct disorder
c) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
d) Intermittent explosive disorder

What disorder is often preceded by oppositional defiant disorder and is marked by

repetitive and persistent patterns of behavior in which the basic rights of others are
violated?
a) Oppositional defiant disorder
b) Conduct disorder
c) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
d) Intermittent explosive disorder

Which disorder involves recurrent behavioral outbursts characterized by a failure to control

aggressive impulses?
a) Oppositional defiant disorder
b) Conduct disorder
c) Intermittent explosive disorder
d) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

A child with which disorder is most likely to persistently argue with adults, actively defy or
refuse to comply with requests or rules, and deliberately annoy others?
a) Conduct disorder
b) Oppositional defiant disorder
c) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
d) Intermittent explosive disorder

What disorder is characterized by a recurrent pattern of negativistic, hostile, and defiant

behavior lasting at least 6 months?
a) Oppositional defiant disorder
b) Conduct disorder
c) Intermittent explosive disorder
d) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
In which disorder do individuals repeatedly engage in behaviors that violate the rights of
others and societal norms?
a) Oppositional defiant disorder
b) Conduct disorder
c) Intermittent explosive disorder
d) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

Which disorder involves recurrent verbal or physical outbursts grossly out of proportion to
the situation, often resulting in injury or destruction of property?
a) Oppositional defiant disorder
b) Conduct disorder
c) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
d) Intermittent explosive disorder

What is the primary characteristic of intermittent explosive disorder?

a) Recurrent patterns of aggressive behavior
b) Persistent defiance and argumentativeness
c) Recurrent temper outbursts
d) Didiculty regulating mood

Children with conduct disorder often exhibit behaviors such as:

a) Extreme irritability
b) Social withdrawal
c) Violation of societal norms and rules
d) Excessive worry and anxiety

Answer: B, A, D, D, B, B, C, B, C, B, A, B, D, A, C