definition and classification Flashcards
what is psychopathology?
abnormal behaviors
cluster of symptoms
clinical significance
what is rare is abnormal
statistical
what is different is abnormal
deviance
what is unpleasant is abnormal
distress
what is impairing is abnormal
dysfunction
what is harmful is abnormal
danger
emphasizes function of a behavior and what fits between a behavior and context
atypical behavior
modern definition
in dsm
clinical significance
dysfunction in mental process
syndrome of behavior, cognition, or emotion regulation
what are the classification systems?
generality
practicality
objectivity
reliability
validity
thorough description of a syndrome, patients rate on matches
prototypal
placed along a spectrum
dimensional
presence or absence of symptom or disorder
categorical
non-overlapping categories, specific criteria belonging in a category
categorical
criteria must be met uniquely
cannot count symptom twice
symptom count
diagnostic categories that share symptoms
differential diagnosis