PSYC 406 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Psychopathology, Empathy, Toilet Training
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Kraepelin: 1st to develop model of classification based on distinctive features/symptoms. Risk: signs or symptoms of underlying disorders, used to classify disorders not people, axis i. Global assessment of functioning: culture-bound syndromes. Abnormal behavior that occurs in one culture but are rare/unknown in others: validity of the dsm remains a subject of ongoing debate. Should be more sensitive to cultural and ethnic diversity. Multiaxial system paints a comprehensive portrait of client: critique. Behavior too complex and meaningful to be treated as merely symptomatic. Should it retain its categorical structure (a disorder is either present or absent) Sanism: negative stereotyping of people who are identified as mentally ill. If the diff parts of the test yield consistent results. Instruments used in assessment must measure what they intend to measure. Content represent the behaviors associated w/ the trait in question. Correlates w/ independent external criterion: predict future behavior/performance. Sensitivity (cid:894)sait (cid:395)ui l"a(cid:895: test correctly identifies people who have the disorder.
