Chapter 3

Question 1

reliability

Answer 1

receive same results every time

Question 2

inter-rater reliability

Answer 2

extent to which two clinicians agree on diagnosis of particular patient

Question 3

validity

Answer 3

whether a diagnostic category is able to predict behavioural and psychiatric disorders accurately

Question 4

concurrent validity

Answer 4

ability of a diagnostic category to estimate an individual’s present standing factors related to the disorder but not themselves part of the diagnostic criteria

Question 5

predictive validity

Answer 5

ability of a test to predict the future course of an individual’s development

Question 6

DSM-I

Answer 6

• disorders seen in inpatient settings - very short

- unreliable

Question 7

DSM-II

Answer 7

broadened to include disorders seen in outpatient settings

Question 8

DSM-III

Answer 8

• improved descriptions of disorders

- multiaxial

Question 9

DSM-III-R

Answer 9

• same structure as DSM-III

- changed some diagnostic criteria, added some new disorders

Question 10

DSM-IV

Answer 10

criticisms - revisions occurring too quickly

- more diagnoses

Question 11

DSM-V

Answer 11

• no longer multi axial
• developed after extensive research
• dimensional approach, new cultural measures

Question 12

arguments against classification

Answer 12

• mental illnesses are social constructions
• diagnoses can be stigmatizing
• loss of information
• diagnoses can be used to rationalize or excuse undesirable behaviour

Question 13

criticisms agains DSM

Answer 13

• gender bias
• cultural bias
• politics