PSYC36H3 Lecture Notes - Binge Eating, Comorbidity, Exogeny
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**tested on the graphs in lecture slides interchangeable names: empirically validated/ supported treatments. Has to have multiple studies in order to be classified as empirically based treatments. Must have a statistically significant change in an identified problem. Must be behaviourally, so it can be measured and seen. Criteria must be made for the problem (suicide attempts, binge eating etc. - things you can see infront of you) Systematic empirical research: very rigorous studies, controlled and expensive. Efficacy study is highly controlled and focuses on a specific disorder. Specific group of people doing specific things for a specifc amount of time. How effective is it in the real world. Every study is a balance between the two. Has to go through a lot of testing. Case studies/clinical observation: pick one person and focus on everything that"s happening. it takes just an interesting case and a new method. Adherence: the experimenter doing what they say they are going to do.
