The G.O.A.T.s
DSM Detective
Assessment Toolbox
Brain Basics
Ethics or Epic Fail
100

Born in 1856, the founder of psychoanalysis and talk therapy.

Who is Sigmund Freud?

100

What does DSM stand for, and what edition are we on?

What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-V-TR)?

100

A broadband personality measure with 335 questions; on it's 3rd edition

What is the MMPI-3?

100

Executive functioning is controlled by what part of the brain?

What is the prefrontal cortex (PFC)?

100

What is the name of the organization that ensures the ethical, safe, and legal conduct of research involving human subjects?

What is the Institutional Review Board (IRB)?

200
A Canadian-American Psychologist who is best known for his Bobo Doll experiment (which proved children learn behavior through observation and imitation, not just reinforcement).

Who is Albert Bandura?

200

How long, at minimum, is a manic episode?

What is at least one week?

200

Which projective personality measure contains stimuli that was originally created by dipping string in paint and dragging it through symmetrically folded paper?

What is the Rorschach?

200

A person's nervous system is unable to send messages for them to breathe, so they are on a respirator. Which brain structure was damaged?

What is the Medulla?

200

In general, how long must psychologists preserve patient records before destroying them? (Hint: according to the APA, NOT HIPAA

What is 7 years?

300

An American Psychologist who developed DBT, which was inspired by her own personal experience(s) with borderline personality disorder and suicidal behavior.

Who is Marsha Linehan?

300

What feeding/eating disorder is characterized by persistent eating of nonnutritive, nonfood substances (over a period of at least 1 month)?

What is Pica?

300
On the CPT3, users press the space bar each time they see a letter, except for the letter...

What is X?

300

The study of all mechanisms of inheritance other than the classic genetic code and its expression is called what?

What is epigenetics?

300

Name at least 3/5 of the APA's general ethical principles.

What is... 1. Beneficence and Nonmaleficence; 2. Fidelity and Responsibility; 3. Integrity; 4. Justice; 5. Respect for People's Rights and Dignity

400

Name both researchers who conducted the 1920 "Little Albert" experiment?

Who are John Watson and Rosalie Rayner?
400

Which personality disorder is defined as a pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and control?

What is obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD)?

400

On the WAIS-V, how many points apart do composite scores need to be for the FSIQ to be rendered uninterpretable?

What is 24 points?

400

Explain what reuptake refers to.

What is a process by which neurotransmitters are taken back into the synaptic vesicles?

 

400
Give us your confidentiality spiel if you were introducing yourself to an adult client.

What is... 1. immediate danger to self or others; 2. suspected abuse of children and/or vulnerable populations; 3. court orders or legal proceedings; 4. student status/supervisor's license (if applicable)

500

An Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, and philosopher who survived the Holocaust and founded Logotherapy.

Who is Viktor Frankl?

500

Name the biggest change from the DSM-IV to the DSM-V.

What is the removal of the multi-axial system?
500

You have 10 seconds to spell what the "W" stands for in WAIS/WISC/WPPSI....

What is W-e-c-h-s-l-e-r?

500

Which hormone secreted by the pineal gland initiates sleep?

What is melatonin?

500

Ethics make up what percent of EPPP questions?

What is 16-17%? Happy Studying! :)