PSYCH 3B03 Lecture 7: Classifying Disorders
14 Jun 2020
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Diagnosis: assigning a category within a classification to an individual. Different diagnosticians must use the same diagnosis to describe one person. A diagnostic label must be stable over time. The diagnosis should tell us more about the problem (than if there was no label) Tells about symptom pathways, prognosis, potential treatments. Must be useful and employable by clinicians. Easy to use and easy to access. There is no definitive start or end. The dsm is a categorical approach discrete labels representing different disorders. Categorize by colour every colour fits into a category/label. Disorders within each category are thought to be similar with regard to symptoms, genetic factors, environmental risks, or response to treatment. Dsm states that adhd occurs more frequently in males. More males are represented in adhd research. But even non-deviant males exhibit higher rates of adhd behaviour (than girls) A situation where an individual meets the criteria for more than one disorder.
