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| The diagnostic axis of the DSM-IV-TR that identifies all of the clinical disorders that are present exept for the personality disorders and metal retardation |
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| The diagnostic axis of the DSM-IV-TR that indicates the presence of personality disorders or mental retardation |
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| The diagnostic axis of the DSM-IV-TR that identifies current medical conditions that may be relevant to the conceptualization or treatment of the disorders diagnosed on axes I and II |
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| The diagnostic axis of the DSM-IV-TR that specifies any psychosocial or environmental problems relevant to diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis |
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| The diagnostic axis of the DSM-IV-TR that provides the numerical index of the individual's overall level of functioning. |
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| discrete classifications. many of the mental disorders in the current diagnostic system are are presented as categorical in nature, meaning that people are judged either to have the disorder or not. |
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| One of the three major definitions of abnormal behavior, this definition labels behavior as normal if it violates cultural norms. |
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| in the context of conformity, oriented definitions of abnormal behavior, the fact that judgements about the abnormality of a particular behavior may vary form culture to culture or subculture to subculture. |
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| in the context of conformity- oriented definitions of abnormal behavior, the numerical values on a test or inventory that differentiate normal from abnormal performance |
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| A diagnostic classification system describing patterns of maladjustment and symptoms among children aged 0-3 |
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| In the diathesis-stress model, of psychology, a vulnerability to develop a particular disorder |
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| continua. in a dimensional classification system, individuals may be seen as falling on any point of a continuum ranging form a total absence of a disorder to its most severe manifestation. |
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| disability or disfunction |
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| one of the three major definitions of abnormal behavior, this definition labels behavior as abnormal if it creates social or occupational problems for the individual. |
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| The third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, published in 1980. The DSM-III introduced revolutionary changes in the diagnostics system including explicit, etiologically neutral diagnostics criteria and multiaxial system of diagnosis |
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| The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel for Mental Disorders, published in 2000 |
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| in the diathesis-stress model of psychopathology a stressor that acts together with a diathesis to produce a given mental disorder. |
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| etiological models of psychopathology |
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| causal models of of abnormal behavior and mental illness that also have implications for assessment and treatment. Major etiological models of psychopathology include the biological, psychodynamic, learning, and cognitive models. |
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| Global Assessment of Functioning |
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| The score provided on axis V that serves as an index of the person's overall level of functioning. |
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| a syndrome occurring within an individual that us associated with distress, disability, or increased risk of problems. |
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| a large class of frequently observed syndromes that comprise certain abnormal behaviors or features. |
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| the evaluation of patients along multiple domains of information. The DSM-IV-TR calls for diagnosis along five separate axes, each of which aids in treatment planning and the prediction of outcome. |
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| the diagnosis that is chiefly responsible for a person's distress or disability and should be considered the focus of treatment |
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| a scientist who studies the causes of mental disorders as well as the factors that influence their development. |
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| in the context of diagnostic classification- the consistency of diagnostic judgements across raters |
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| in the context of diagnostic classification, sex bias would be demonstrated if the same cluster of behaviors resulted in diagnosis for the members of one sex but not the other. Although the current diagnostic criteria are not biased in and of themselves, clinicians may be biased in the way they apply these diagnosis to males and females. |
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| structured diagnostic interviews |
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| a class of interviews that assesses for the specific criteria appearing in the diagnostic manual |
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| one of the three major definitions of abnormal behavior, this definition labels as psychologically abnormal those people with a poor sense of well-being and/or a high level of subjective distress |
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| a group of symptoms that tend to occur together. |
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| In the context of diagnostic classification, the extent to which diagnoses correlate with meaningful variables such as etiology, prognosis, and treatment outcome. |
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