Issues with Reliability and Validity

Question 1

Validity

Answer 1

the extent to which we are measuring what we are intending to measure

Question 2

For the classification system to be valid

Answer 2

it should be meaningful and classify a real pattern of symptoms, which result from a real underlying cause.

Question 3

Cultural differences

Answer 3

interfere with valid diagnoses

Question 4

How does Cultural bias affect validity?

Answer 4

African Americans and those of Afro-carribean descent are more likely to be diagnosed than their white counterparts but diagnostic rates in Africa and the West Indies is low - Western over diagnosis is a result of cultural norms and the diagnosis lacks validity.