PSY 322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: American Psychiatric Association, Social Skills, Abnormal Psychology
25 Oct 2018
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Psy 322- abnormal psychology cumulative review term sheet. Exam 1 (introduction/history, research methods, assessments & diagnosis) How to handle stress), social influences (having a social support system & social skills), developmental influences, & behavioral influences (ex. Exercising) are factors that have an effect on your biopsychosocial viewpoint. Structured interview: pretty rigid; requires trained interviewer; identical series of questions asked. Unstructured interview: kinda vague; requires a well-trained professional; very poor reliability (different people ask different questions, different aspects of disorder emphasized) Self-monitoring: maybe involved in self-report measures (client keeps track of certain behaviors and when they occur); behavioral assessment/observation. 107) used to gather information about a person"s symptoms and to make decisions about the nature, status, and treatment of psychological problems; assessments can be used to screening, diagnosis, treatment development, or outcome evaluation. American psychiatric association, diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders current edition dsm-5, international. Standardization: a property of assessment; score must be put in context.
