Mental health 1: Assessment and Diagnosis

Question 1

How many categories of mental disorder are listed between the DSM and the ICD-10?

Answer 1

400+

Question 2

Symptom clusters are descriptions of:

Answer 2

Syndromes

Question 3

Name an important differentiation of DSM 5 compared to it’s predecessors, and what year was it released?

Describe this difference from the DSM 2 (1952) & 3 (1968)

Answer 3

DSM 5 doesn’t include any theories about causation, and there are no assumptions about unconscious processes. It was released in 2013.

Earlier DSM were based very much on psychoanalytic theory, and causation

Question 4

What’s the difference between validity and reliability?

Answer 4

Validity refers to whether the variable intended to by tested is the variable actually being tested. Reliability is a reflection of how many times the results can be replicated

Question 5

What’s the difference between unstructured and structured psychological interviews?

Answer 5

A structured interview must be carried out by a clinical psychologist or a psychiatrist. It is tailored to the client, meaning that the clients response will guide the next question. It has excellent reliability for diagnosis, and validity with the DSM.

An unstructured interview can be carried out by any mental health practitioner, and focuses on building practitioner client relationship.

Both aim to summarise present symptoms leading towards diagnosis.

Question 6

Define the acronym AUDIT, and EDDS

Answer 6

Alcohol use disorder self-report questionnaire

EDDS- Eating disorder diagnostic scale

Question 7

Self-report questionnaires are used to….

Answer 7

Screen for possible diagnosable disorder

Question 8

What does DASS stand for?

Answer 8

Depression, anxiety and stress scale

Question 9

The ABC method is a direct observation of behaviour. used for children. What does the acronym represent?

Answer 9

Antecedents, behaviour and consequences