PSYCH 477 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Attention, Foster Care, Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders
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Retrospective method: definition, example, threats to validity. Ethical practices: protecting children"s rights free choice: make sure child does not feel coerced or negative. Are you going to do this with us? informed consent/ child assent (cid:498)assent(cid:499) tell the child in age appropriate language and try to get some. Nonharmful procedures, rarely are there exceptions for harmful procedures, indication from that child whether or not its okay to continue e. g. experimental method to cure an aggressive brain cancer. Classification v. diagnosis: classification is much broader; it is a grouping for scientific. Diagnoses are much narrower cases: refers to grouping for clinical purposes. Definition: depend on an expert"s consensus that certain symptoms cluster: based on opinion together. Multi-axial structure of dsm-iv (most widely used system, developed by. How is dsm-v different? rate the individual"s functionality: dsm iv had multi-axis, icb 11. Alan"s diagnosis: dsm-v: attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, combined presentation, severe. V61. 41 personal hx (history)of physical abuse in childhood.
