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Flashcards by Aamna Khan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Aamna Khan
almost 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| DSM | published by American Psychiatric Association (APA) latest version (DSM-5 in 2013) lists over 500 mental disorders |
| ICD | wider categorical system reflects international usage ICD 11 published in 2018 |
| functions of diagnosis | help clinicians to determine problems and treatment plans |
| stigma | some diagnostic labels are associated with negative stereotypes |
| concerns about validity | categories - some symptoms can also be seen within the general public comorbidity - many patients meet the criteria for multiple diagnoses hybrid disorders - mix of depression and anxiety symptoms, difficult to treat both |
| psychological tests | intelligent tests neurological impairment tests, damage to the brain can impair mood and personality projective |
| observational data | direct observation - watching a participant and measure occurrence of an action or behaviour indirect observation - researcher measures something via measuring something else eg self-report |
| qualitative methods | analysing verbal reports rather than statistical analysis eg focus groups, interviews can be useful for clinical research |
| neuroimaging | computerised axial tomography (CAT) positron emission tomography (PET) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) |
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