Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis Quiz

What is the process of determining whether an individual meets all criteria for a psychological disorder as set forth in the DSM-5?

What does 'affect' refer to in psychological assessment?

Which technique, developed in the early 1970s, uses multiple X-ray exposures of the brain from different angles?

What is the degree of blockage picked up by in the first neuroimaging technique?

What does clinical assessment involve in addition to psychological factors?

What is the process of determining whether the particular problem afflicting the individual meets all criteria for a psychological disorder?

What is the first neuroimaging technique developed in the early 1970s?

What does 'affect' refer to in psychological assessment?

What is partially blocked or attenuated more by bone and less by brain tissue in the first neuroimaging technique?

What is the feeling state that is usually 'appropriate' in psychological assessment?

Determining if an Individual Meets Criteria for a Psychological Disorder

The process involves using the DSM-5 to assess whether an individual meets all criteria for a specific psychological disorder.

Affect in Psychological Assessments

Affect refers to the individual's feeling state during the assessment.
The feeling state should be "appropriate" to the context of the assessment.

Early Neuroimaging Techniques

Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) scan is a neuroimaging technique developed in the early 1970s.
The technique utilizes multiple X-ray exposures of the brain from different angles.

CAT Scan: Identifying Blockage

X-ray absorption is measured by the CAT scan.
Bone blocks X-ray absorption more than brain tissue.
This means brain tissue will appear less dense in the scan.

Clinical Assessment: Beyond Psychological Factors

Clinical assessment goes beyond just psychological factors including biological and social factors.

Diagnostic Criteria

The DSM-5 provides a set of criteria for each psychological disorder.
These criteria are used to determine if an individual meets all of the requirements for diagnosis.

CAT Scan: X-Ray Absorption and Measurement

CAT scans measure how much the brain tissue blocks the passage of X-rays.
Tissues with more water content absorb more X-rays than tissues with less water.

Affect: Observing Emotional Tone

Affect can be observed through the individual's facial expressions, voice tone, and body language.
This information can help the clinician better understand the individual's emotional experience.

Test your knowledge of clinical assessment and diagnosis with this quiz. Explore the systematic evaluation of psychological, biological, and social factors in individuals with possible psychological disorders, and dive into the process of determining diagnostic criteria according to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).