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22 Cards in this Set
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diagnosis
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the identification of the nature of a disorder
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clinical assessment
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the process of obtaining relevant information and making a judgement about mental illness based on the information
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diagnostic bias
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a systematic error in diagnosis
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reliable
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classification systems that consistently produce the same results
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valid
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classification systems that actually characterize what they are supposed to characterize
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prognosis
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the likely course and outcome of a disorder
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prevalence
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the number of people who have a disorder in a given period of time
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comorbidity
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the presence of more than one disorder at the same time in a given a patient
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axis I
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clinical disorders
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axis II
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personality disorders and mental retardation
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axis III
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general medical conditions
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axis IV
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psychosocial and environmental problems
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axis V
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global assessment of functioning
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clinical psychologist
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a mental health professional who has a doctoral degree that requires several years of related coursework and several years of treating patients while receiving supervision from experienced clinicians
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counseling psychologist
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a mental health professional who has either a Ph.D. degree from a psychology program that focuses on counseling or an Ed.D. degree from a school of education
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psychiatrist
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a mental health professional who has an M.D. degree and has completed a residency that focuses on mental disorders
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psychiatric nurse
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a mental health professional who has an M.S.N degree, plus a C.S. certificate in psychiatric nursing
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social worker
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a mental health professional who has an M.S.W. degree and may have had training to provide psychotherapy to help individuals and families
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clinical interview
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a meeting between clinician and patient during which the clinician asks questions related to the patients symptoms and functioning
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mallingering
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intentional false reporting of symptoms or exaggeration of existing symptoms, either for material gain or to avoid unwanted events
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factitious disorder
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a psychological disorder marked by the false reporting or inducing of medical or psychological symptoms in order to assume a "sick" role and receive attention
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projective test
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a tool for personality assessment in which the patient is presented with ambiguous stimuli and is asked to make sense of and explain them
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