PSYC 2030U Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Contrive, Electrocardiography, Gestalt Psychology
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Lecture 3, clinical assessment, 2030u abnormal psychology, july 4th 2016. Designed to determine cognitive, emotional, personality, and behavioural factors in psychopathological functioning. Evidence-based assessment: measures based on extensive criteria including the reliability and validity of the measures and reading level required. Diagnosis: the process of determining whether the particular problem afflicting the individual meets all the criteria for a psychological disorder (dsm-v) Starts broad: multidimensional in approach, narrow to specific problem areas. Standardization: how it was produced, following standardized procedure. Interview: interpersonal convo to find information about someone else: most common method. Establish rapport: most clinicians empathize with their clients. To encourage them to elaborate on their concerns. Need to pay attention to what was said, how it was said, and what wasn"t said. Mental status exam: appearance and behaviour, thought processes, mood and affect. Interviewer must rely on intuition and general experience. Reliability for initial clinical interviews is low: may fail to touch on important clinical information.
