SM_96b: Classification and Diagnosis Flashcards
Steps to achieving diagnostic validity for psychiatric disorders include
- _____
- _____
- _____
- _____
- _____
Steps to achieving diagnostic validity for psychiatric disorders include
- Clinical description
- Delimitation from other disorders
- Follow-up study (including treatment response)
- Family study
- Laboratory studies
_____ is when the same diagnosis is made by different physicians for the same patient
Reliability is when the same diagnosis is made by different physicians for the same patient
(consistency)
____ is the degree to which a test appears effective in achieving its stated aims
Face validity is the degree to which a test appears effective in achieving its stated aims
____ is a group of symptoms that occuring together characterize a disorder
Syndrome is a group of symptoms that occuring together characterize a disorder
____ is how well a certain measure can predict future behavior
Predictive validity is how well a certain measure can predict future behavior
____ is the degree to which the test measures what it says it will measure
Construct validity is the degree to which the test measures what it says it will measure
Categorical diagnoses are defined by ____, ____, and ____
Categorical diagnoses are defined by a set of rules / criteria, a glossary of descriptions, and yes / no answers
Dimensional system uses ____
Dimensional system uses ratings on a variety of dimensions / scales, often with normative comparisons and cutoff points
(how often, how severe, how many)
Categorical and dimensional diagnostic systems are suitable for ____
Categorical and dimensional diagnostic systems are suitable for different disorders
Complexity of human behavior and cognition makes it especially difficult to achieve a high level of validity in ____
Complexity of human behavior and cognition makes it especially difficult to achieve a high level of validity in psychiatric diagnosis
- Most psychiatric diagnosis is based on clinical syndromes
- Diagnostic classifications have used the term disorder rather than disease to reflect the shortcoming
- Some current psychiatric diagnoses are more useful than others
Diagnosis can be ____ but not ____
Diagnosis can be reliable but not valid
Compulsive behavior fits a ____ diagnostic classification
Compulsive behavior fits a categorical diagnostic classification
Transition from DSM II to III involved the establishment of ____
Transition from DSM II to III involved the establishment of polythetic criteria
Person must meet a certain number of criteria in the criteria set to receive a diagnosis
(Rosenhan case”