PSYC 245 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Guide: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Major Depressive Episode
29 Nov 2016
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Core of science to label, organize & make meaning. Changes in the dsm: periodically revised: took away the multiaxial system, added a dimensional component of assessment and diagnosis which allows the evaluator to rate the severity of symptoms, controversy over: Changes in diagnostic criteria for particular disorders. Advantages + disadvantages of the dsm: advantage: Permits the clinician to readily match a client"s complaints and associated features with specific standards to see which diagnosis best fits the case: disadvantages. Stigmatize people by labeling them with psychiatric diagnoses. Sanism: the negative stereotyping of people who are identified as mentally ill. Must show a high level of agreement in their ratings. Computerized interviews: respond to questions about psychological symptoms and related concerns: people tend to reveal as much if not more personal info to a computer than to human interviewer. Intelligence: determine iq, wechsler"s intelligence scale are use most widely today.
