PSYC 2280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Psychophysiology, Nosology, Intelligence Quotient
8 Dec 2015
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Measuring, observing, and systematically evaluating (rather than inferring) the client"s thoughts, feelings, and behaviour in the actual problem situation or context. (p. 75) classical categorical approach. Classification method founded on the assumption of clear-cut differences among disorders, each with a different known cause. (p. classification. Assignment of objects or people to categories on the basis of shared characteristics. (p. 85) comorbidity. The presence of two or more disorders in an individual at the same time. (p. 91) diagnosis. Process of determining whether a presenting problem meets the established criteria for a specific psychological disorder. (p. 69) dimensional approach. Method of categorizing characteristics on a continuum rather than on a binary, either-or, or all-or-none basis. (p. 86) electroencephalogram (eeg) Measure of electrical activity patterns in the brain taken through electrodes placed on the scalp. (p. 84) false negative. Assessment error in which no pathology is noted (i. e. , test results are negative) when it is actually present. (p. 82) false positive.
