Reliability And Validity Flashcards
1
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Culture bias
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A behaviour that is specific to a county and “alien” to other countries for example there is a higher rate in black African American males
2
Q
Co morbidity
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More than one illness at the same time for example sz and depression
3
Q
Symptom overlap
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Symptoms of two disorders that overlap for example schizophrenia and bipolar
4
Q
Gender bias
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Some critics of DSM argue that some diagnostic criteria are biased towards one gender than the other
