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Abnormal Chapter 3

Abnormal chapter 3 vocabulary

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systematic evaluation and measurement of psychological, biological, and social factors in an individual presenting with a disorder Clinical assessment
process of determining whether the particular problem afflicting the individual meets all criteria for a psychological disorder Diagnosis
Degree to which measurement is consistent Reliability
whether something measures what it is designed to measure validity
process by which a certain set of standards or norms is determined for a technique to make its use consistent across different measurements standardization
the systematic observation of an individual's behavior mental status exam
uses direct observation to formally assess an individual's thoughts, feelings, and behavior in specific situations or contexts behavioral assessment
when an individual observes their own behavior self-monitoring
assessment measures with ambiguous stimuli projective tests
tests that predict personality and can sometimes help to diagnose disorders personality inventories
score on an intelligence test estimating a person's deviation from average test performance intelligence quotient (IQ)
measures abilities in areas such as language, concentration, memory, motor skills, perception, and abstraction in a way that the clinician can make educated guesses about their performance and existence of brain impairment neuropsychological test
assessment error in which pathology is reported when none is actually present false positive
assessment error in which no pathology is noted when one is actually present false negative
ability to look inside the brain and take accurate pictures of its structure and function neuroimaging
a method for assessing brain structure and function and nervous system activity, refers to measurable changes in the nervous system that reflect emotional or psychological events psychophysiological assessment
measures electrical activity in the head related to the firing of a specific group of neurons which reveals brain activity; brain waves come from the low voltage current that runs through the neurons electroencephalogram (EEG)
determines what is unique about the individual's personality, cultural background, or circumstances, and allows clinician to tailor treatment to the person idiographic strategy
naming a problem and identifying a specific disorder for treatment nomothetic strategy
any effort to construct groups or categories on the basis of their shared attributes classification
classification in a scientific context taxonomy
applying taxonomic system to psychological or medical phenomena nosology
describes the names/labels of disorders that make up nosology nomenclature
assumption that every diagnosis has a clear underlying pathophysiological cause, and each disorder is unique classical categorical approach
notes the variety of cognitions, moods, and behaviors with which the patient presents and quantify them on a scale dimensional approach
identifies certain essential characteristics of an entity so that one can classify it but also allows certain non-essential variations that do not change the classification prototypical approach
extent to which the disorder would be found among the patient's relatives familial aggregation
when an individual is diagnosed with more than 1 disorder comorbidity
applying a name to a phenomenon or behavior pattern. may acquire negative connotations or may be applied erroneously to the person rather than their behaviors labeling
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