PSYCH 133B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Bulimia Nervosa, Concurrent Validity, Mental Disorder
3 May 2016
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Chapter 4: classification and assessment of abnormal behavior. Overview: vocab, assessment the process of gathering information compare data of client to others treated or read about, classification system a list of various types of problems and their associated. In the case of a mental disorder, assigning a diagnostic label simply identifies the nature of the problem without implying exactly how the problem came into existence: dsm-v defines problems in term of individual/not relationships or family systems. Intellectual ability intelligence on a particular set of tasks to record subtle distinctions that would be lost if they were forced to make all-or- none decisions. Classifying abnormal behavior: the dsm-5 system, 200+ specific diagnostic categories under 22 primary headings, groups of symptoms and sometimes duration of symptoms considered and exclusionary criteria, ex. Intense, public displays of anger might be expected in one culture but considered signs of disturbance in another: cultural concepts of distress (cultural-bound symptoms, idioms of distress)
