PSYC1023 Study Guide - Final Guide: Dementia Praecox, Bipolar Disorder, Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders
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What is the classification of md: process aimed @ identifying and defining the symptoms of various disorders, allows mh prof to differentiate b/t disorders, 2 most widely spread class. sys, diagnostic and statistical manual of md (dsm-v) International classification of diseases (icd-10: both employ operational def. Providing concrete measurement for an abstract concept: md often based on presence / absence of specific behav, some level of subject evaluation. What does it mean to operationalise something: means by which we attempt to measure various concepts, allows us to measure a certain construct. Derive a sys whereby objective, tangible measurement is possible: difficult w/ abstract construct, easier w/ concrete term, def will cont. to change and disagreement over good op. def. Depression in dsm-iv: criteria a = most important. Have to have 5+ symptoms in last 2 weeks: people either (cid:373)eet (cid:272)riteria for depressi(cid:448)e disorder or the(cid:455) do(cid:374)(cid:859)t, constitutes a categorical def / classification. History of classifcation: began w/ e. krapelin in 1800s.
