Abnormal Psychology Chapter 3

Clinical Assessment

Diagnosis
DSM V

reliability

interrater reliability.

test-retest reliability

Validity

concurrent/ descriptive validity

predictive validity

Standardization

5 Clinical assessment strategies and procedures

clinical interview

Mental status exam

5 Mental status exam steps

Unstructured interviews

Semi structured interview

persistence distress

resistance

physical examination

Behavioral assessment

target Bhav

ABCs of Observation

formal observation

self-monitoring/ observation

Bhav rating scales

reactivity

projective tests

Comprehensive system

Thematic Apperception Test TAT

personality inventories

MMPI-2

PCL-R, Revised Psychopathy Checklist

intelligence quotient

deviation ID

3 verbal scales and performance scales

Neuropsychological testing

Bender Visual Motor Gestalt test

4 Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery

false positive

false negative

neuroimaging

SPECT - single photon emission computed tomography

psychological assessment

EEG - electroencephalogram

ERP- event related potential, evoked potential

alpha waves

delta waves

electrodermal responding

classification

taxonomy

nosology

nomenclature

ICD-10

classical categorical approach
Emil Kraepelin

dimensional approach

prototypical approach

three different approaches need...

criterion validity

5 Diagnoses b4 1980

DSM-III 1980
3 major changes

multiaxial system

3 DSM IV, 1994

DSM IV, 5 Axis

3 DSM IV cultural add ons

Comorbidity

3 DSM IV criticisms

labelling

primary care setting

disability payments

medico-legal system

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)

2 Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
criticisms

3 PMS stats

3 worldwide study of PMS

DSM V 3 changes