PSYC 337 Lecture 7: PSYC337 Lecture 7 - September 28th, 2015
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& 20 fill in the blanks from lectures. Information on the exam what we will have covered up to wednesday (today?) May deal with likely number of individuals diagnosed for such and such survey (possible but unlikely) Figure out what the article is about, the major points being made. Dsm started in 1952, dsm iv revised in 2000, now we have dsm v (2013) Science is moving forward - knowledge on disorders. To keep up with new discoveries and incorporate new information. After using the diagnostic system, finding things that are problematic and revising. Addressing issues of dsm iv = high usage of nos category. Every kid with a problem was being diagnosed with autism. Autistic nos - didn"t fit category, but had some of the characteristics. Nos removed from dsm v - now we have spectrum disorders. Good for looking at continuous kind of thing. But also lets you diagnose people who don"t really fit all criteria.
