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DSM Game. Daily Drop. A sharper differential.

A daily DSM-5-TR reasoning warm-up you play here: five cases, an explanation for each, a score at the end. Educational, anonymous, and deliberately not a diagnostic device.

Sunday 25 October 2026 · Batch 7 of 14 · 70 seed cases

DSM Game

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Today’s five DSM cases

A daily nudge for the diagnostic muscles.

A 16-year-old has chronic irritability, frequent severe temper outbursts three or more times weekly, and persistently angry mood between outbursts for over a year across home and school. Symptoms began at age 8, with no symptom-free interval of three months, and are severe at home. The angry baseline persists day to day between outbursts, with energy and sleep needs remaining at their usual level. Substance and medical assessment identifies no explanatory cause.

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5 cases

A complete daily batch, not a single throwaway item.

Shared seed

Everyone gets the same cases each day. No per-user randomisation.

Anonymous

Answers stay on this device in v0.2.

Study only

A warm-up for study. Clinical judgement stays with the clinician.

How today works

Five quick differentials, no performance theatre.

Read each stem, choose the best DSM-5-TR answer from four plausible options, then move through the batch. You get the explanation immediately, and your final score appears after the last case. Five differential cases a day, a different set each day for 14 days; then the sets repeat.

One case closer to being harder to fool.

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Case

A 16-year-old has chronic irritability, frequent severe temper outbursts three or more times weekly, and persistently angry mood between outbursts for over a year across home and school. Symptoms began at age 8, with no symptom-free interval of three months, and are severe at home. The angry baseline persists day to day between outbursts, with energy and sleep needs remaining at their usual level. Substance and medical assessment identifies no explanatory cause.

What is the best DSM-5-TR answer?

Next batch: Tomorrow at midnight Melbourne time. The same set for everyone; the 14 sets repeat every 14 days.

Why this, and why now

Five cases a day, a few minutes each, free.

A daily reasoning warm-up. Everyone gets the same five cases, you see the explanation straight away, and nothing is sold on this page.

Who it is for

Anyone keeping DSM-5-TR reasoning warm between study blocks
Students who like a small daily habit more than a long session

What it takes off your plate

Criteria going cold between study sessions
Long practice sessions that are hard to start

The journey inside

Read
A short fictional stem and four plausible answers.
Choose
Pick the best DSM-5-TR answer and see why straight away.
Come back
The next set tomorrow; the 14 sets repeat every 14 days. The mastery course is there when you want structure.

Same five cases for everyone each day
Answers stay on your device

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Educational warm-up only. Not a diagnostic tool.

This is practice. Formal criteria still live with the APA DSM-5-TR.

Educational use only. DSM Game · Daily Drop is an independent study resource. It does not constitute clinical supervision, legal advice, official exam guidance, or a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, or replace clinical judgment, supervision, or formal training. Refer to the official American Psychiatric Association DSM-5-TR as the authoritative source for diagnostic criteria. Not affiliated with the American Psychiatric Association, AHPRA, the Psychology Board of Australia, or any university.