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What are three General types of interviews that clinical psychologists conduct? |
Clinical assessment (idiographic) Diagnostic interview Therapeutic interview (therapy) |
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What are three types of Clinical Assessments? |
Clinical interview Clinical test Clinical observation |
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What is a Clinical Interview? |
Face-to-face meeting to collect patient / client info
Un, semi, or fully structure |
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What are Clinical Tests? |
Rule out medical and physical factors that may cause psychological symptoms
Collect info of psychological functioning |
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What are Clinical Observations? |
Formal or informal observations of Target behaviours By clinician, patient, or both |
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What is a Classification System? |
List of categories, disorders, and symptoms
With guidelines for making diagnosis
E.g. DSM-5 (2013) |
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What are 3 advantages of the Classification System? |
Communication Statistical records Treatment and prevention |
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What are disadvantages of the Classification System? |
Stigmatization Doesn't differentiate between causes |
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What is a DSM-5? |
Based on medical model
Uses syndrome and threshold model
Combines categorical and dimensional approaches |
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What is the Syndrome and Threshold Model? |
S: specific pattern of essential syndromes
T: essential symptoms exist with specified additional symptoms |
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What is the Categorical Approach of the DSM-5? |
Diagnostic class are homogeneous
Clear boundaries between diagnostic class
Diff categories are mutually exclusive |
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What is the Dimensional Approach of the DSM-5? |
Measuring cognitive, emotional, and behavioral symptoms On scales of severity and dysfunctionality |
