Unit 4 Clinical Psychology Definitions 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyClinical PsychologyA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: daniel08Created on: 11-05-16 10:50 Statistical definition Of abnormality Deviation from social norms, showing maladaptive functioning 1 of 7 Social norm definition of abnormality Expect standards of acceptable and appropriate behaviour. Involving attitudes for members of society 2 of 7 Schizophrenia A mental health disorder, chartergorized by distortions. This is shown in disturbances of perception, thought, language and emotions 3 of 7 Reliability of diagnosis Clinical use of standerdized interview schedules which define and specify set symptom to look for 4 of 7 Validity of diagnosis Receiving an accurate diagnosis , which results in correct prognosis 5 of 7 Primary data Original data collected by a researcher, this can be in interviews, observations etc 6 of 7 Secondary data Second hand data not original to the current researcher e.g. stats of the number of SCHZ in UK 7 of 7
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