PSYC 155 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Nomothetic, Nosology, Effect Size
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Chapter 3 notes- clinical assessment, diagnosis, and research in psychopathology. Clinical assessment- systematic evaluation and measurement of psychological, biological, and social factors in a person with a possible psychological disorder. Diagnosis- process of determining whether a presenting problem meets the established criteria for a specific psychological disorders. Way or speed with which they talk, continuity, content (delusions, ideas of reference, hallucinations) Affect- feeling state that accompanies what we say at a given point (appropriate or inappropriate) Sensorium- general awareness of surroundings (who, when, and where person is) System which using scoring procedure ex) thematic apperception test- have person tell a story based on ambiguous scene: personality inventories self-report questionnaires that assess personal traits by asking respondents to identify descriptions that apply to themselves. Look at pattern of responses compared to typical patterns of people with various disorders: intelligence tests. Stanford-binet test- predicts academic success by measuring iq.
