PSYCH 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 82: Dairy Product, Etiology
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Identification of a disorder on the basis of its characteristic symptoms. Tells clinician the client"s problems are similar to those of other people. Allows clinician refer to a base of knowledge about the issue. Points to treatments that are likely to be effective. A structured way to organize a set of objects or ideas. We need such a system for mental disorders. 1) clinicians need to be able to match their clients" problems to organized patterns of problems. 2) scientists need to be able to recognize these organized patterns so they can study them further. Members are separated into different kinds or classes based on their qualities. Yes or no decisions can be made about belonging to a category. A fruit is distinct from a veggie which is distinct from a dairy product. Describes objects in terms of continuous degrees of a characteristic. Focus on a specific property and determine how much of that property an object has.
