PSYC 4176 Chapter : Chapter 5
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Dsm and empirical approaches to classifying psychological problems of youth. How assessment is conducted and various approaches to assessment. Various approached to prevention of childhood problems. Various models and strategies of treatment for children. Assessment: term used when evaluating youth; goals include classification, Broadband syndromes: general clusters of behavior or characteristics: how they differ from iq classified by clinical consensus consensus of clinicians that certain characteristics occur together* descriptions are used. Ability and achievement tests: a form of testing used to assess a child or establishing treatment goals, and evaluating treatment outcomes = establish preventative methods adolescent"s functioning in a given skill area. Clinically derived classification: dsm and icd (who) systems based on the. Co-occurrence also called comorbidity: 2 or more disorders occur at once. How well observed phenomena are described and how useful the. Clinical utility: adequacy of a classification, diagnosis, or assessment method.
