week 3

Question 1

DIagnostic Paradigm:

Answer 1

the traditional way in which diagnosis are given out, through the use of the DSM/ICD, following specific structure/set of rules.

Question 2

Classification:

Answer 2

the grouping of mental disorders on the basis of their characteristics or symptoms.

Question 3

Comorbidity:

Answer 3

the presence of more than one diagnosis at a time

Question 4

Transdiagnostic approaches:

Answer 4

an alternative to diagnostic manuals, is fully empirical and focuses on quantitative structure of signs, symptoms and behaviours. Classification framework based on resultant data.

Question 5

(Transdiagnostic) biopsychosocial processes:

Answer 5

mental ill health emerges from an interplay between various biological, psychological and socioenvironmental processes that do not respect established diagnostic boundaries

Question 6

Transdiagnostic clinical approaches/ interventions:

Answer 6

are approaches/interventions that apply the same treatment principles across mental disorders, without adapting the protocol to specific diagnosis.

Question 7

Transdiagnostic processes:

Answer 7

is a proposed psychological mechanism underlying and connecting a group of mental disorders