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| the process of gathering and organizing information about a person's behavior |
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| the identification or recognition of a disorder on the basis of its characteristic symptoms |
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| used to subdivide or organize a set of objects |
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| categorical approach to classification |
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| assumes that distinctions among members of different categories are qualitative (the differences reflect a difference in kind rather than amount |
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| dimensional approach to classification |
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| describes objects of classification in terms of continuous dimensions. based on an ordered sequence or quantitative measurement |
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| a stamp or label that sets the person apart from others, connects the person to undesirable features, and leads others to reject the person |
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| patterns of erratic or unusual thinking and behavior that have been identified in diverse societies around the world and do not fit easily into the other diagnostic categories that are listed in the main body of DSM-IV |
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| the consistency of measurements, including diagnostic decisions |
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| the meaning or importance of a measurement |
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| concerned with factors that contribute to the onset of the disorder |
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| concerned with present time and with correlations between the disorder and other symptoms, circumstances, and test procedures |
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| concerned with the future and with the stability of the problem over time |
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| behavioral coding systems |
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| focuses on the frequency of specific behavioral events |
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| the phenomenon that people may alter their behavior, either intentionally or unintentionally, when they know that they are being observed |
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aka objective tests
consist of a series of straightforward statements; the person being tested is typically required to indicate whether each statement is true or false in relation to himself |
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| when a clinician analyzes the results of a specific test on the basis of an explicit set of rules that are derived from empirical research |
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| the person is presented with a series of ambiguous stimuli. (what you think cards look like etc) |
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