week 3 - classification of mental illness

Question	Answer
DSM	published by American Psychiatric Association (APA) latest version (DSM-5 in 2013) lists over 500 mental disorders
ICD	wider categorical system reflects international usage ICD 11 published in 2018
functions of diagnosis	help clinicians to determine problems and treatment plans
stigma	some diagnostic labels are associated with negative stereotypes
concerns about validity	categories - some symptoms can also be seen within the general public comorbidity - many patients meet the criteria for multiple diagnoses hybrid disorders - mix of depression and anxiety symptoms, difficult to treat both
psychological tests	intelligent tests neurological impairment tests, damage to the brain can impair mood and personality projective
observational data	direct observation - watching a participant and measure occurrence of an action or behaviour indirect observation - researcher measures something via measuring something else eg self-report
qualitative methods	analysing verbal reports rather than statistical analysis eg focus groups, interviews can be useful for clinical research
neuroimaging	computerised axial tomography (CAT) positron emission tomography (PET) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI)

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