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State the weaknesses of classifying a mental disorder |
Highly subjective - can change between professionals Requires a self report from individuals - who may be prone to lying, unable to accept their abnormal behaviour or susceptible to social desirability bias Significant overlap between disorders Ethnocentrism - diagnosis depends on the culture and how behaviour is perceived Hard to reliably diagnose - individual differences and bias may occur Ignores biological symptoms and only focuses on behavioural symptoms |
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Discuss the strengths of diagnosing mental health |
Establishes a reliable method of diagnosing mental disorders helps to determine the most appropriate treatment Helps an individual to come to terms with their disorder |
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Aetiological validity |
The extent to which the cause of the disorder is the same for each sufferer |
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Descriptive validity |
The extent to which individuals diagnosed with the same disorder are similar |
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Predictive validity |
The extent to which the diagnostic categories predict the course and outcome of treatment |
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What is the dsm- 5 |
A diagnostic tool containing descriptions, symptoms and other criteria for the diagnosis of 157 disorders |
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What was the aim from gottesmans study |
To investigate how vulnerable the children of two parents with a mental illness are to developing one themselves |
