Classifying Mental Disorders

A contemporary perspective that assumes biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors combine and interact to produce psychological disorders.

• medical model

• Freudian theory

• biopsychosocial model

• cognitive theory

A widely used system for classifying psychological disorders.

• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

• Mental Illness Encyclopedia

• Biopsychosocial Model

• Mental Disorders Almanac

A group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and behaviors.

• Social withdrawal

• Multiple-Personality Disorder

• Schizophrenia

• Antisocial Personality Disorder

The DSM-V is used to diagnose both mental and physical disorders

• True
• False

Which one is NOT investigated by a psychiatrist when diagnosing a mental disorder?

• the patient's history and feelings
• the patient's opinion of if they have a disorder
• family history of mental illness
• a second opinion 

Diagnosing an illness helps the individual to receive appropriate treatment, support and knowledge

• true
• false

The correct term for an individual who specialises in diagnosing mental illness is a...

• General practitioner
• Psychiatrist
• Counsellor
• Psychologist

Is a woman who has episodes of severe, disruptive anxiety tied to a specific object or situation more likely to be diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder or a phobia?

• generalized anxiety disorder, because it is a more common disorder
• phobia, because it is more common among women than men
• phobia, because the fear is caused by something specific
• generalized anxiety disorder, because the fear is disruptive

Which of the following is NOT a stage of pathological gambling?

• The winning stage

• The hopeful stage

• The progressive-loss stage

• The desperate stage

The DMS-5 has four major categories

• True

• False