PSY 331 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mental Status Examination, Inter-Rater Reliability, Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders
Document Summary
Abnormal behavior: statistical infrequency (cutoff points, deviations, bell curve), violation of social norms (culture, social context, socially acceptable), experience of subjective distress (awareness, insight), disability/dysfunction/impairment (social, occupational, or educational problems) Dsm: diagnostic statistical manual of mental disorders---- Axis v global assessment of function scale (gaf) 1-100. Pragmatics of classification (how do we decide what is included) Bias (against specific people race, gender, ses, etc) Rapport: quality of relationship between clinician and client, comfortable atmosphere, mutual understanding of purpose of interview. Vocabulary common to both clinician and client. Start less direct and become more direct as time progresses. Use neutral, direct, opened ended questions so client can present their concerns in their own way. Document but minimal note taking audio tape or video tape. Resist temptation to shift focus to self. Different types of interviews intake admission, diagnostic interview, mental status examination, case history, crisis, etc. Interrater reliability: level of agreement between clinicians. Test retest reliability: consistency of scores/diagnostics across time.
