PSY 245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Dsm-5, Naturalistic Observation, Intellectual Disability
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Occur in everyday environments (home, school, institutions (i. e. hospitals and. Tend to focus on parent-child, sibling-child, or teacher-child interactions. Observations are generally made by participant observers and reported to a. If naturalistic observation is impractical, analog observations are used and clinician occur in artificial settings. People monitor themselves and record the frequency of particular feelings or habits, cognitions or behaviors, as they occur over a period of time. Paint a clinical picture influenced by their theoretical orientation. Make a diagnosis based on scientific data that reflect a particular disorder or syndrome; based on an existing classification system. **case studies book exam will have questions at the end of the chapter (see syllabus) In current use: dsm-v (diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th edition) Dsm v dispenses with 5 (branches of information) to develop a full clinical. In the past, people receive a diagnosis on either axis i or axis ii, but they picture may receive diagnoses on both.
