Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Sweat Gland, Projective Test, Peripheral Nervous System
8 Feb 2018
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Psychology 2030 chapter 3: clinical assessment and diagnosis. The process of clinical assessment and diagnosis are central to the study of psychopathology and to the treatment of psychological disorders. Clinical assessment is the systematic evaluation and measurement of psychological, biological and social factors in an individual presenting a possible psychological disorder. Diagnosis is the process of determining whether the particular problem afflicting the individual meets the criteria for a disorder, as set fourth in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm-5) To understand the different ways clinicians assess psychological problems, we need to understand three basic concepts that help determine the value of out assessments: reliability, validity and standardization. Reliability is the degree to which a measurement is consistent. Example: if you went to four different doctors and each one gave you a different diagnosis. Validity is whether something measures what it is designed to measure whether a technique assesses what it is supposed to.
