Chapter 2

Question 1

Inter-rater reliability

Answer 1

refers to the extent to which two clinicians agree on the diagnosis of a particular patient.

Question 2

Concurrent validity

Answer 2

refers to the ability of a diagnostic category to estimate an individual’s present standing on factors related to the disorder but not themselves part of the diagnostic criteria.

Question 3

Predictive validity

Answer 3

The ability of a test to predict the future course of an individual’s development.

Question 4

Validity

Answer 4

whether a diagnostic category is able to predict mental disorders accurately