L33 Psych 354 Lecture 4: Lecture 4 Chp 4 Notes
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Chapter 4: classification & assessment of abnormal behavior. Classifying abnormal behavior: dsm 5, evaluating classification system. What is classification: subdividing or organizing a set of related objects. Unrelated problems may be misattributed to the disorder. Reflects a difference in kind or quality: dimensional approach. Focuses on the amount of a particular characteristic an object possesses. Approaches to classifying abnormal behavior: categorical approach. People with abnormal behaviors are qualitatively different than other people, discrete groups. Cut-off is at least 5/9 symptoms, they"re considered to have disorder. Approach assumes a bi-modal distribution of data: weaver ant size example, dimensional approach. People with abnormal behaviors are quantitatively different (continuum): diagnostic systems for mental disorders. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm) used in. International statistical classification of diseases & related health. International and classification of mental and behavioral disorders: icd-10 (1992, world health organization, physical and mental disorders, icd-11 is under revision.
