1. Fundamental principles of NPO diagnostics

Question 1

What does diagnostics mean? And what 3 aspects does it have?

Answer 1

Diagnostics = the art of distinguishing a disease/the recognition of a disease from its symptoms

3 aspects:

• A symptom is not equal to a disease (someone doesn’t need to check all the boxes to get a diagnosis)
• Recognition
• Making hypotheses

Question 2

Reasons for diagnostics research (5x)

Answer 2

1. Knowledge/awareness: what are the problems?
2. Explanation/diagnostics: why are these problems noticeable?
3. Prediction: how will these problems develop?
4. Indication: for treatment
5. Evaluation: did the intervention help sufficiently?

Question 3

What is the ‘halo-effect’?

Answer 3

If you believe something must be true, you forget to look at differential diagnoses, so you have to have an open mind

Question 4

What is validity?

Answer 4

Does the test measure what it is supposed to measure?

Question 5

What is reliability?

Answer 5

Do the scores represent actual functioning or is the measure error to big?