The DSM-5 reclassifies Asperger's disorder and autistic disorder
under the general category of autism spectrum disorders.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2The term cyclothymia is derived from the Greek terms meaning ______.
a. melancholy c. bad spirited
b. phlegmatic d. circle spirit
Question 3The great majority of cases that were previously diagnosed as hypochondriasis would be classified as having __________in the DSM-5 system.
a. illness anxiety disorder c. somatic symptom disorder
b. factitious disorder d. functional neurological symptom disorder
Question 4All day long, Ted keeps hearing in his mind the jingle to a television commercial he watched
last night. Though he doesn't even like the jingle, he cannot seem to get it out of his head and
it is beginning to get him angry.
In fact, each time he thinks of the song, he gets more and more upset. Ted's thoughts of the television jingle are a(n) ______.
a. delusion c. obsession
b. hallucination d. compulsion
Question 5Although no longer a distinct diagnostic category in the DSM, the term hypochondriasis reflected individuals __________.
a. who deny the presence of serious diagnosed conditions
b. with a fear of hospitals and treatment
c. with physical complaints who believed their symptoms were due to a
serious, undetected illness
d. using illness to obtain love and attention from others
Question 6An intrusive, recurrent thought or image that an individual cannot control is known as a(n)
______.
a. delusion c. obsession
b. hallucination d. compulsion
Question 7More recent DSM editions place greater emphasis on weighing cultural factors when assessing abnormal behavior than did earlier editions.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 8During a manic episode, bipolar people almost always show a decreased need for ______.
a. sex c. creativity
b. new achievements d. sleep
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