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Evaluation and Methods of Classification on abnormal behavior
Classification research for the development of classification schemes requires a framework for describing the approach to and evaluating classif ication schemes. In evaluation, there are four major aspects that are very important in producing a reliable and valid classification system: 1.The classification system should be reliable and consistent from user to user (interrater agreement) and […]
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Classification of Abnormal Behavior
Principles of Classification abnormal behavior A classification scheme attempts to divide natural phenomena into mutually exclusive as well as exhaustive subsets. As mentioned previously, the f irst purpose of classifying is to permit accurate communication that will allow developing, explaining, predicting, or controlling the events that constitute a particular phenomenon. To accomplish this goal, certain […]
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Diagnosis and classification of personality disorders
Currently personality disorders are diagnosed by the recognition of a set of diagnostic criteria. Within both DSM-IV and ICD-10 personality disorders are described as a mixture of both psychological traits and overt behaviours. Each diagnostic system describes the concept of personality disorder upon which subsequent specific diagnoses should be based. DSM-IV describes a personality disorder […]
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Classification of mental disorders of childhood and adolescence
Psychiatric disorders have been estimated to occur in about 20% of children, but only about half of these experience psychosocial impairment, which is commonly used as the threshold by which to defi ne the need for treatment. ‘Psychosocial impairment’ refers to a signifi cant effect of symptoms on functioning in one of the areas in […]
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The classification of mental disorder
Systems for classifying mental disorder or ‘illness’ stem from the medical model, which as Tyrer and Steinberg (1998) point out is not an aetiological model itself but an approach to diagnosing individual disorder. In a general sense all models apply this process, with exception perhaps of the social model, although the systems that are used […]
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Classification of Anxiety Disorders
Muir-Cochrane (2003) suggests that the most common anxiety disorders are classified as follows: • generalised anxiety disorder • phobias • obsessive-compulsive disorder • post-traumatic stress • panic disorder. However, Muir-Cochrane states that ‘anxiety is one of the most common treatable mental disorders’. Anxiety can also be present in some other mental disorders such as depression; high […]
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