PSYC203 Lecture Notes - Evidence-Based Practice, Psychological Evaluation, Psychological Testing
25 Oct 2013
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Lecture 2- sm-v- classicifications and evidence based practice. You would try to get a random sample of age/ethnicity etc. How children behave, relatively to other children. Teacher would be better to see this than a parent because they are around children more often. Categorical: dsm is categorical, distinctive categories that are black and white , either meet the criteria or you don"t, people differ in number of symptoms and degree of symptoms, based on presence of symptoms. It can be hard for people to meet all of the criteria. Dichotomous diagnosis process in which they have it or not. Diagnoses of mental health conditions, such as dsm classifications, largely follow biological or disease/medical model of mental health. According to this model, accurate diagnosing is important to ensure consistent treatment and research in relation to mental health disorders. Based on research and field trainings: strongly evidence based. Children usually have another disorder along with adhd.
