PSYD33H3 Lecture Notes - Longitudinal Study, Dont, Psychopathology
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Analogue studies with college students tell us about etiology. Making generalizations about population based on college students. Not much research on validity/reliability of use of bdi outside clinical use. Dis doesn"t allow sufficient challenge of subject initial response. Test-retest reliability college students change over hours. College samples have diff characteristics (ie. relationships economical dependence) (3)college students are privileged (ie. ses, lower rates of severe life events) Depressed patients make internal attributions for failures -students don"t. College students are too young to be diagnosed. Different environment for college students maturity, growing up, etc. *adult problems are not worse than students it is a dependent factor and an external reason (ie. high suicide rate, high distress, martial/relationship stressors) College students are a subclass of a sample that may be at risk. --stats show more college students commit suicide/20% experience depression episodes. --age of onset in college students 19 yrs + younger invaoio college students are depressed.
