PSY340H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Emil Kraepelin, Mental Disorder, Comorbidity
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Factor analysis done on the symptoms that occur consistently. Any correlation between 0-30% is of interest. These may not be extremely accurate but are very useful in narrowing down disorders. Diagnostic & statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm) Almost all of the same categories occur in both dsm-v and icd but few differences occur. Wordings are different as dsm-v is designed for psychologists in. Whereas the icd is published by a unit in un, who, and covers all disorders and diseases (not just psychological: classification systems for abnormal behavior go back a long way. The dsm-v is based off the work of emil kraepelin who explored this field in the 19th century. Classification helps with scientific communication of psychological disorders: general features of the dsm include: Abnormal behavior patterns that share features are grouped together. Most disorders come with acute (not chronic) symptoms. Possible poor reliability/validity not always accurate as diagnosis is subjective.
