PSY 3171 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Structured Interview, Birth Weight, Social Skills
18 Jan 2017
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Scientific study of psychological disorders (usually by clinical ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hologist"s psychiatrists. Mental health professionals that take a scientific approach to their clinical work (in at least 1 of 3 ways: consumer of science. Enhance the practice; keep up with the latest scientific developments in their field (use the best empirically supported diagnostic and treatment procedures) Also (cid:272)alled (cid:862)e(cid:448)ide(cid:374)(cid:272)e-(cid:271)ased p(cid:396)a(cid:272)ti(cid:272)e(cid:863: evaluator of science. Determining the effectiveness of the practice; evaluate their own assessments or treatment procedures to see whether they work: creator of science. Conducting research that leads to new procedures useful in practice. Clinical description: the unique combination of behaviours, thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific disorder: symptoms: diagnostic criteria, prevalence: how many people in the population as a whole have the disorder. Causation or etiology; what a disorder begins, what causes it: biological (genetics, genes, family history, psychological (types of beliefs, perceptions of ourselves or others, social (good social suppose/network has a protective effect)
