Exam Cw

Question 1

What is Inter-rater reliability/?

Answer 1

the extent to which psychologists agree on the same diagnosis for the same patients

Question 2

What did Elle Cheniaux et al find?

Answer 2

• inter rater reliability was poor when two psychiatrist diagnose 100 patients using the DSM and ICD criteria

Question 3

What were the results of the diagnosis from Elle Cheniaux et al?

Answer 3

• 1 psychiatrist diagnosed 26 patients with sz using the DSM and 24 using the ICD
• another psychiatrist diagnosed 13 patients with sz using the DSM and 24 ICD

Question 4

Culture Bias

Answer 4

• ## western culture, African Americans are more likely to be diagnosed with sz despite low rates in africa

Question 5

Why is culture bias high in western cultures?

Answer 5

• positive symptoms in African cultures such as hearing voices is accepted and considered normal as they are communicating with ancestors
• in western cultures, this is abnormal and closely linked with mental health issues

Question 6

Escobar

Answer 6

suggested that psychiatrist tend to over-interpret symptoms

Question 7

Family dysfunction

Answer 7

Abnormal processes within a family such as poor family communication, cold parenting and high levels of expressed emotion. These may be risk factors for both the development and maintenance of sz