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What are the two definitions of abnormality? |
1) Statistical abnormality 2) Deviation from social norms |
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What factors need to be taken into account when judging abnormality? |
1) Effect of culture 2) Effect of context/situation 3) Effect of age and gender 4) Effect of historical context |
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What are the 5 axes of the DSM? |
1) Clinical Syndromes 2) Developmental and Personality Disorders 3) Medical Conditions 4) Psychosocial Stressors 5) Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) |
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What is the 'onset' of a disorder? |
The time at which the symptoms/disorder began |
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Define Prognosis |
A prediction of the course the disorder is likely to take with treatment and its' outcomes. |
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What are the four types of validity regarding the DSM and diagnosis? |
Descriptive, Predictive, Aetiological, Criterion |
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What is the aim of Rosenhan (1973)? |
To se if 8 sane people who gained admission to 12 different hospitals would be found to be sane. |
