PSYC 340 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: American Psychiatric Association, Psychotherapy, Psych
17 May 2020
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Dsm- diagnostic and statistical manual (diagnostic system) Spending most time on axis 1- clinical disorders. Can come on quickly and leave quickly. More ingrained in person and harder to get rid of, usually starts from childhood. Was intended to capture a holistic understanding of total picture of disturbance. One reason axis removed is because things are placed on a spectrum. Consistency and agreement between clinicians in use of diagnostic label. The extent to which a diagnosis measures what it purports to measure. Most effective way to diagnose is talk therapy and observation. Circumstances can affect what a patient tells an interviewer. Immediate circumstances and purposes of the interview. Differ age, gender, ethnic origins, bias and misinterpretation of self report are common. Idea that you"ll project what you"re thinking and feeling on what you see. Mmpi most popular personality test (done on people trying to get in to fbi, murders etc)
