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WorksheetsDSM vs. ICD: Quiz Showdown!
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does DSM stand for in the context of mental health?
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Dynamic Systems Model
Disease and Symptom Manual
Diagnostic System for Medicine
Which organization publishes the ICD?
American Psychiatric Association
World Health Organization
International Red Cross
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Which edition of the DSM is currently in use as of 2024?
DSM-III
DSM-IV
DSM-5-TR
DSM-6
The ICD is primarily used for which of the following purposes?
Diagnosing only psychiatric disorders
Classifying all diseases and health conditions
Recording only infectious diseases
Cataloguing only rare diseases
Which of the following is a key difference between DSM and ICD?
DSM is used worldwide, ICD is only used in the US
DSM focuses on mental disorders, ICD covers all diseases
ICD is only available in English, DSM is multilingual
DSM is free to access, ICD is not
If a psychiatrist in France is diagnosing a patient, which system are they most likely to use for insurance and health records?
DSM
ICD
Both equally
Neither
Which of the following best describes the approach DSM-5-TR uses to organize mental disorders?
By alphabetical order
By grouping disorders with similar features together in chapters
By the year they were discovered
By the number of people affected
Which of the following disorders is classified as an anxiety disorder in both DSM and ICD, and might make you worry about running out of pizza at a party?
Schizophrenia
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Narcolepsy
If someone is convinced they are a famous pop star and insists on singing at every opportunity, which type of disorder from the DSM and ICD might this behavior suggest?
Depressive Disorder
Psychotic Disorder
Eating Disorder
Sleep-Wake Disorder
Which of the following is a mood disorder listed in both DSM and ICD, and might make you feel like you’re on an emotional rollercoaster (without the fun photos)?
Bipolar Disorder
Specific Phobia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Insomnia Disorder
If your friend is obsessed with washing their hands so much that they use more soap than a car wash, which disorder from the DSM and ICD might they be experiencing?
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Panic Disorder
Conduct Disorder
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Suppose someone is so afraid of clowns that they can’t even watch a circus on TV. Which type of disorder, according to DSM and ICD, does this best represent?
Personality Disorder
Specific Phobia
Substance Use Disorder
Eating Disorder
Which of the following is a neurodevelopmental disorder listed in both DSM and ICD?
Schizophrenia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Panic Disorder
If you had to create a new disorder for people who compulsively make up funny quiz questions, which DSM/ICD category would it most likely fit into?
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Sleep-Wake Disorders
A student claims, “All eating disorders are just about not eating enough.” Using evidence from DSM and ICD, how would you correct this misconception?
Agree, because all eating disorders involve eating less
Disagree, because eating disorders include both undereating (like anorexia nervosa) and overeating (like binge-eating disorder)
Agree, because eating disorders are only about weight loss
Disagree, because eating disorders are not real
