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4 D's for assessment of abnormality summary
- Module
- Unit 5 - Clinical psychology
- Institution
- PEARSON (PEARSON)
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Clinical psychology1. Concerned with what makes bhv abnormal
2. Seeks to diagnose mental health problems so they can be treated
3. Investigates explanations + treatments for mental disorders
4. Studies issues related to diagnosis by looking at reliability + validity of different
diagnostic systems
Diagnosis of mental disorders
Assessment of abnormality
Diagnosis: propose cause for medical problem
Clinicians take note of:
- Symptoms + how long
- General health
, 2
- Social psychological problems
Take into account patient’s context + situation
Prognosis: prediction how problem develop with/out treatment
Issue: point at which bhv so “abnormal” that it requires clinical diagnosis + treatment
No physiological signs of MDs
DEVIANCE
Extent bhvs, thoughts + emotions “rare” + “deviant” (viewed as extreme, unusual,
bizarre, undesirable + differ from statistical & social norms) within society =clinical
disorder
Bhvs + emotions viewed as socially unacceptable
Statistical norms: behaviour frequent =normal but rare / unusual= abnormal
Normal distribution curve: majority of scores cluster around mean =normal
Truly abnormal at top / bottom of scale
+ Objective
- Ignores how we feel about abnormality
Social norms: shared standards of acceptable behavior
Violated = abnormal (eccentric rebellious, threatening)
1. Culture: different social norms
2. History: once abnormal may become normal later
3. Situation: bhv normal in 1 place/context may be abnormal in different situation
4. Age + gender: different expectations for men +women, young + old
+ Popular feelings + moral values
+ Norm-breaking useful indicator of psychological abnormality as failure to
conform to statistical / social norms lead to negative attention from others &
social exclusion
+ Standardised tests assess symptoms of disorders
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