PSY 380 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Pseudoword, Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders, Intellectual Disability
8 Mar 2016
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Most common disorders: learning disorders, pervasive developmental disorders, adhd< intellectual disability, tic disorders etc. Degree of learning that has already taken place. Degree of learning that one is capable of or that has taken place as a result of informal experience. Influence of physical, social or emotional factors. Required a discrepancy between measured achievement and measure. Achievement scores less than iq by 1. 5-2 sd. Presence of learning difficulty that is below expectations and ability interferes, begins in school age years, not better accounted for by other factors. Rather, low, achievement in any on domain (low at least. Psw - pattern of strengths and weaknesses. Simple difference method and predicted achievement method. Achievement w = cognitive processing weaknesses and. Achievement skills must fall 1. 5-2 sd below iq scores scores. Compare obtained achievement scores to predicted achievement. If statistically different, presence of sld in that area. Word reading, word comprehension, pseudoword, numerical expression, etc.
