Reliability and Validity with regard of diagnosing disorder

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The same individual is given the same diagnosis when assessed at several intervals.
Test-retest reliability
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The percentage which tells us the percentage of people who keep the same diagnosis over time.
positive predictive value
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The consistency with which a measure of psychological variable identifies the same thing.
reliability
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More than one psychologist gives the same diagnosis to the same Individual.
inter-rater reliability
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The extent to which a measure of a psychological variable measures what it sets out to measure.
validity
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Whether or not a classified disorder is actually a good indicator of what you are really trying to measure.
construct validity
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When there is an agreement from different sources testing the same thing.
concurrent validity
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The extent to which results from a test such as DSM, or a study can predict future behaviour.
predictive validity
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The extent to which a disorder has the same causes, which can be established by examining what is known about the causes of the disorder and matching it with the patient’s history.
aetiological validity
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The percentage which tells us the percentage of people who keep the same diagnosis over time.

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positive predictive value

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The consistency with which a measure of psychological variable identifies the same thing.

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More than one psychologist gives the same diagnosis to the same Individual.

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The extent to which a measure of a psychological variable measures what it sets out to measure.

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