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Audiology and the New Diagnostic Service Manual 5 (DSM 5) - How It Impacts Audiology Clinic, Research, Interaction with Other Professionals and Beyond

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1.  What is the DSM5? A manual of psychiatric disorders A way to categorize hearing loss etiology A book in the series of all medical diagnoses A classification system of ear, nose and throat disorderser D

2.  Which of the following are included in the DSM5? Sensorineural hearing loss Asperger’s syndrome Language disorder Pervasive developmental disorder

3.  Mental retardation was replaced with: Intellectual retardation IQ deficiency Intellectual developmental disorder Did not change

4.  To identify someone with an intellectual disability: Relies on IQ score Relies on caregiver reports Relies on the degree of independence Relies on adaptive functioning

5.  It is thought that SLP disorders are part of the DSM5 because: Many are caused by parental influences They have a psychiatric component Stuttering was originally included in the DSM It includes all disorders of communication

6.  Which of the following groups were represented in the development of the DSM-5 Psychologists SLPs Nurses All of the Above

7.  Communication disorders are under the category of: Neurocognitive disorders Neurodevelopmental disorders Disruptive, impulse-control and conduct disorders Other conditions that may be of focus of clinical attention

8.  Changes in the way ASD is diagnosed may impact services in which of the following ways: Fewer children may qualify for services Physicians may be more hesitant to give diagnoses because they are too broad It combines all into a single diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder All of the above

9.  The new prevention focus of the DSM5 may impact the diagnosis of dementia: Will demonstrate risk of dementia development and may impact provide situations of counselling on the interaction between hearing loss and dementia Can help audiologists diagnose cognitive impairment Labels dementia at an earlier stage of cognitive decline All of the above.

10.  It is important for audiologists to know about changes in the DSM5 because: Patients may come in with these diagnoses and knowing what is best for patient care Knowing what services are available for which diagnoses is important for our patient care Our patients expect us to know and may ask question All of the above