Diagnosis- Ford & Widiger revison fash cards for Ford & Widiger- Biases of diagnosis 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyA2/A-levelOCR Created by: KaydeeCreated on: 29-03-13 18:44 what is the aim of Ford & Widiger's study? To find out if clinicians were stereotyping geders when diagnosing disorders 1 of 13 What methodology did Ford & Widiger use? Self reports (where health practitioners were given scenarios & asked to make diagnoses based on the information) 2 of 13 what was the independant variable in Ford & Widiger's study? The gender of the patient in the case study 3 of 13 What was the dependant variable in Ford & Widiger's study? The diagnosis made by the clinician 4 of 13 What was the final sample of Ford & Widiger's study? 354 clinical psychologists 5 of 13 How many of the psychologists actually responded to th case studies? 266 6 of 13 What type of design did Ford & Widiger use? Independant design (Where each participant was given male, female or sex unspecified case study) 7 of 13 How many case studies are involved in Ford & Widiger's study? 9 case studies 8 of 13 What disorders are covered within Ford & Widiger's case studies? Anti-Social Personality Disorder (ASPD), Histronic Personality Disorder (HPD) or an equal balance of symptoms from both disorders 9 of 13 How were the therapists asked to diagnose the illnesses in each of the case studies? By rating the extent to which the patient appeared to have certain disorders on a 7 point scale 10 of 13 What were the patients in the sex unspecified cases more often diagnosed with? Borderline Personality Disorder 11 of 13 Which gender was more likely to be diadnosed with HPD? females 12 of 13 what are some of the characteristics of HPD, mentioned in Ford & Widiger's study? A pattern of excessive emotional behaviour & attention seeking, together with the need for approval & inappropriate seductiveness 13 of 13
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