PS280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Encopresis, Trichotillomania, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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Classification involves the attempt to delineate meaningful sub-varieties of maladaptive behaviour. Use features, structures, etc. to group disorders into similar categories. Diagnosis a determination or identification of the nature of a person"s disease or condition, or a statement of that finding; made on the basis of a diagnostic system. Diagnostic system a system of rules for recognizing and grouping various types of abnormalities. Provides a number of criteria for a disorder. Current system in north america is dsm-iv-tr. Assessment a procedure (e. g. interview with patient, medical testing, psychological testing) in which information is gathered systematically in the evaluation of a condition. Serves as the basis for a diagnosis. Sign a certain feature of a category of abnormal behaviour that a clinician can recognize, although the patient is often unaware of it. An objective observation by the diagnostician (e. g. the patient"s inability to look another person in the eye, results of test administered by a psychological examiner, social withdrawal)
