PSY240H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Specific Phobia, Dysphoria, Bulimia Nervosa
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Diagnosis: a determination/identification of the nature of a person"s disease or condition (should be) based on specific symptoms present. Assessment: a procedure where info is gathered systematically in the eval of a condition. Yields info that serves as the basis for diagnosis. Could include-: interviews w/ pts & fam, medical + psychological tests, self-report quesrtionnaires. Syndrome: a set of symptoms repping the observable manifestation of an underlying biological disorder. Person diagnosed often will not manifest all symps associated with any given syndrome: also might have overlap bw symps of one synd & symps of another. Classification sys: a sys of rules for determining whether certain symps are part of a particular syndrome recognizes + groups abnormalities. The sys used in usa & can is the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. Provides info that is necessary when making decisions about treatment. Needed to conduct research on disorders and treatment.
