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6. According to advocates of the medical model, why is it important to classify mental disorders?
- So that individuals across the world receive different diagnoses and treatment
- So that researchers around the world can focus on the same condition
- So that mental disorders are not stigmatised
- All of the above
7. According to Freud’s psychoanalytic approach, obsessive-compulsive disorder is likely to arise from a fixation at which stage of development?
- Oral
- Phallic
- Anal
- Genital
8. What is a key difference between what might be considered to be 'normal' worrying and anxiety disorder?
- 'Normal' worrying is common, whereas anxiety disorders are very rare
- 'Normal' worrying does not have a significant impact upon a person's life, whereas anxiety disorders cause distress or an impairment in functioning
- 'Normal' worrying has a specific cause, whereas anxiety disorders involve worrying about multiple events
- 'Normal' worrying is triggered by many events, whereas anxiety disorders involve worrying about a specific situation
9. In an individual diagnosed with classic Anorexia Nervosa, what symptoms might you expect to observe?
- Underweight, disordered body perception, amenorrhea, denial that eating behaviours are problematic
- Underweight, intense fear of gaining weight, low blood pressure, concern that eating behaviours are problematic
- Underweight, intense fear of gaining weight, recurrent binge eating, dental problems
- Underweight, disordered body perception, dental problems, recurrent compensatory behaviours
10. When diagnosing mental disorders according to DSM criteria, practitioners rely on:
- Both options c and d
- Results from blood tests
- Patient-reported symptoms about thoughts and feelings
- Observations of patient's behaviours
11. Which historical figure is credited with creating the first modern system for classifying symptoms into discrete mental disorders?
- Hippocrates
- Dorothea Dix
- Emil Kraepelin
- Phillipe Pinel
