DSM-5 SCAVENGER HUNT
1.
Each diagnosis in the DSM has several sections in it that help to give you some
background about the mental illness. For most diagnoses, there is a severity
specifier section that helps you rate the specific type or severity of a diagnosis.
There may also be additional specifiers for different types. Each one is given a
specific number for coding for insurance purposes. For example, Major
Depression in its mild form is coded as 296.21. Find the specifier types for Major
Depression and give the page number that they are on.
2.
Find the difference between Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder and
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and put the page numbers for each.
3.
What is the significance of the chapter entitled “Other conditions that may be a
focus of clinical attention” or the V-codes? What page does this begin on?
4.
Find a concept of distress from a different culture and write the name and a brief
description of the symptoms (see glossary of cultural concepts of distress)
5.
Find the DSM criteria for Caffeine Intoxication & list at least 8 symptoms of the
disorder.
6.
Find the numerical listing of DSM-5 diagnoses and codes and find out which
disorder is listed as 302.89.
7.
Where is Internet Gaming Disorder listed? Hint – it is a proposed diagnosis for
further study. Find the page number and list what it is.
8.
Go to the glossary of technical terms and find the definition of affect and list the
five different descriptions of affect and write it here.
9.
Find where in the DSM there is a culturally sensitive interview assessment, or the
“Outline for Cultural Formulation” that asks 16 questions to help determine the
cultural context of mental illness.
10.
Each diagnosis in the DSM has more information about it listed after the
diagnostic criteria list. For every diagnosis, there are prevalence rates estimated.
Find the page number and prevalence estimate for Dissociative Amnesia.