PSY 3171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Proband, Social Skills, Physical Examination
2 Oct 2016
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They don"t separate science from practice, the idea that these things go together, everything we find we actually use to tell us what we are gonna do with a client. Assume people practicing are going to look at the research. Sometimes you get research ideas from clients (figure 1. 1) Figure 1. 2 clinical description (what is it) causation treatment and outcome. Signs and symptoms, med history, life experiences, duration of symptoms, severity, prevalence, incidence, course, sex ratio, onset, prognosis , thoughts, behaviours, feelings. Incidence: how many right now (or in one year) vs. Prevalence: number of people who get it in their lifetime separate causes into bio (genes, hormones), pyscho (types of beliefs we have, diff experiences), social (social supports is very protective) models. Th something might be normal in one cultural and super different in another. Koro: fear (belief) that their bodies is absorbing genitals. Might seem weird to canadians but could resemble ocd.
