The World Health Organization (WHO) published a new classification system in 1969 that was __________ DSM-II.
a) Similar to
b) More specific than
c) Less specific than
d) Divergent from
Question 2Clinical psychology Ph.D. candidates differ from Ph.D. candidates from other fields of psychology in that they learn skills in which two additional areas:
a) Diagnosis and ethics
b) Diagnosis and treatment
c) Diagnosis and statistics
d) Diagnosis and research design
Question 3By the end of the 19th century, people realized that:
a) Most mental illnesses were caused by physical illnesses
b) Bloodletting was the most effective means of treating mental illness
c) Opium was effective at treating all mental illnesses
d) Different illnesses required different treatments
Question 4What was one of the main criticisms of the first WHO classification system?
a) It was simply a listing of potential behaviours and symptoms without a diagnosis.
b) It listed diagnoses but no behaviours or symptoms which defined the disorders.
c) It was a dimensional rather than categorical approach.
d) It was a categorical rather than dimensional approach.
Question 5Experienced clinicians use what, in addition to the DSM, to make diagnoses?
a) ICD-10
b) Insurance reimbursement tables
c) Clinical intuition
d) Physical examination
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