Psychology DSM-5-TR Quiz

Multiple-Choice Questions

• Schizophrenia Criteria: Increased motor activity is NOT a criterion for diagnosing schizophrenia according to DSM-5-TR. Delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech are criteria.

• Major Depressive Disorder Duration: A diagnosis of major depressive disorder requires symptoms for at least 2 weeks.

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptom: Persistent intrusive thoughts are a characteristic symptom of generalized anxiety disorder, according to DSM-5-TR.

• DSM-5-TR Term: Clinical dysfunction describes experiencing significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important life areas.

• Bipolar Disorder Distinctions: Bipolar I disorder includes at least one manic episode, while Bipolar II includes less severe hypomanic episodes, but not full manic episodes. Bipolar I does not have psychotic symptoms, while bipolar II does include severe functional impairment.

• Schizophrenia Duration: Schizophrenia symptoms must persist for at least 6 months to meet diagnostic criteria.

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Feature: Obsessive-compulsive disorder involves obsessions and/or compulsions.

Additional Multiple-Choice

• Persistent Depressive Disorder Duration: Persistent depressive disorder requires symptoms for at least 2 years.

• Schizoaffective Disorder:  Schizoaffective disorder is categorized under schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders.

• PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder Differences: The difference between PTSD and acute stress disorder is the duration of symptoms; PTSD (months/years) vs. ASD (days-months) .

• Delusions in DSM-5-TR: In DSM-5-TR, delusions are strongly held false beliefs despite evidence to the contrary.

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder Duration: Symptoms must persist for at least 6 months to diagnose generalized anxiety disorder.

• PTSD Symptoms: Re-experiencing trauma, avoidance behaviors, negative mood and cognition, and dissociative reactions are symptoms of PTSD; depersonalization/ derealization are not specifically required.

True/False Questions

• Schizophrenia Duration: Schizophrenia requires symptoms for at least 1 year; this is false.

• DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 Alignment: The DSM-5-TR is not fully aligned with ICD-11 diagnostic criteria; this is false.

• Social Anxiety and Avoidant Personality Disorder: Social anxiety disorder and avoidant personality disorder are not the same; this is false.

• PTSD Onset: PTSD symptoms can arise months or years after a traumatic event.

• Bipolar II Criteria: Bipolar II does not include full manic episodes.

• Psychotic Symptoms: Delusions and hallucinations are both considered psychotic symptoms.

• Anhedonia: Anhedonia is a core symptom of major depressive disorder.

• Dimensional Assessments: DSM-5-TR did not eliminate all categorical diagnoses in favor of dimensional assessments.

• ADHD Onset: ADHD symptoms must be present before age 12 for diagnosis.

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Components: Obsessive-compulsive disorder does not always involve both obsessions and compulsions.

• Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Panic disorder and agoraphobia are not always diagnosed together.

• Schizotypal Personality Disorder: Schizotypal personality disorder is categorized under schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

• Insomnia Disorder in DSM-5-TR: The DSM-5-TR does include criteria for diagnosing insomnia disorder.

• Hypomania Severity: Hypomania is a less severe form of mania.

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder Duration: Generalized anxiety disorder can't be diagnosed if symptoms last only one month.

• Cultural Formulation Interview: The DSM-5-TR introduced new cultural formulation interview guidelines.

• Hoarding Disorder & OCD: Hoarding disorder is not a subtype of OCD; this is false.

• Schizoaffective Disorder Requirement: A diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder requires a mood disorder component.

• Caffeine Use Disorder in DSM-5-TR: The DSM-5-TR added a new diagnosis for caffeine use disorder; this is false.

Other Details

• Schizoaffective Disorder Feature: Schizoaffective disorder features both mood and thought disorders.

• Social Anxiety and Avoidant Personality Differences: Social anxiety disorder and avoidant personality disorder differ in that social anxiety involves fear of humiliation and avoidant personality involves interpersonal hypersensitivity. Social anxiety disorder involves more severe avoidance.

• Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder.

• Panic Disorder Symptom: Unexpected panic attacks are the primary symptom of panic disorder.

• Borderline Personality Disorder: A hallmark feature of borderline personality disorder is a pattern of chronic emptiness and instability.

• Manic Episode: Manic episode features elevated mood, heightened energy, and risky behaviors.

• Prolonged Grief Disorder Temporal Criterion: Prolonged Grief disorder criteria includes experiencing grief for at least 12 months after a loss.

• DSM Diagnoses: The ICD-10-CM codes are not identical to DSM-5TR codes for mental disorders.

• Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Individuals with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) often lack insight into their condition perceiving defects with delusional intensity.

• Selective Mutism: Selective mutism is now classified under anxiety disorders.

• Anorexia Nervosa: Anorexia nervosa requires significantly low body weight relative to norms, distinguishing it from other eating disorders.

• Antisocial Personality Disorder: Antisocial personality disorder does not require an individual to have distress or impairment.