Clinical Quiz!!

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  • Created by: Ben
  • Created on: 04-06-13 14:00
What is clinical psychology?
the study of mental health and mental disorders
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which explanation is a deviation from a statistical norm
they have characteristics that are unusual to a specialist
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What is good about deviation from a statistical norm
diagnosis simple due to cut off points
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what is a strength in deviation from social norm explanation
fits with what we think of as abnormal
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Which explains axis III
other general medical conditions
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Which explains axis VI
psychosocial/environment problems
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why do clinicians look at twin studies when researching sz
to see if when one has it the other has it
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whats a strength of looking at twin studies
you are able to look into a genetic link
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what is a weakness in using interviews
interviewer bias
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which study looks into twin studies
Gottesman and Shields
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what was the conclusion of the study above
there was a link but not 100%
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Who used interviews to look at sz
Goldstein
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what was the crucial part of the procedure in the study above
compared the no of rehospitalisation and length of stay with gender
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