Culture and Diagnosis of Psychopathology By: J. Dominique-Clark‚ D. Gregory‚ K. Heckathorne‚ N. Hudson‚ E. Johnson Agenda Definition of Psychopathology How do clear definitions assist psychologists who are conducting research on mental disorders? Advantages and Disadvantages of Classifying Abnormal Behavior Using a Diagnostic System. How Has Culture Shaped our Understanding of Psychopathology? Role Culture Plays in our Interpretation of Behavior References Questions Definition
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population A total of 70 HIV positive patients were analyzed for their AFB smear‚ culture from sputum and chest X-ray results. Sputum smear negative cases having findings consistent with TB on chest x-ray were matched with culture results for the final diagnosis. Sensitivity‚ specificity‚ negative and positive predictive values of the chest x-ray was determined in smear negative cases. Data management‚ analysis and presentation Secondary data was collected from AMPATH MTRH records office. Each data sheet
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the classification and diagnosis of phobic disorders. ( 8+16) A phobia is an irrational fear which interferes with daily life. For a phobia to be diagnosed it must meet the criterion set by the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. Reliability and validity are two important factors when considering classification of mental disorders; they must be present for an accurate classification to be made. Reliability and validity are linked because a diagnosis that is not reliable is
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RUNNING HEAD: IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER Impulse-Control Disorder Impulse-Control Disorders Impulse-Control Disorder (ICD) is a repeated impulsive action that results in negative consequences. The DSM-IV distinguish five particular impulse-Control Disorder such as: kleptomania‚ pyromania‚ pathological‚ trichotillomania‚ and intermittent explosive disorder. The DSM-IV-TR named these five disorders “Not Elsewhere Classified” and names them separately
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Psychological Diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "A Rose For Emily" Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by a person using cunning strategies and deceit to get their way‚ a failure to conform to social norms (often resulting in criminal behaviour)‚ a lack of compassion for others‚ an "inflated and arrogant self-appraisal"‚ "reckless disregard for safety of self or others" (American Psychiatric Association [DSM-IV]‚ 2000) and most importantly
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DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA‚ AFFECTIVE DISORDER AND ORGANIC BRAIN DAMAGE WITH THE HELP OF WECHSLER SCALE Shakti Mehrotra Dr. Ambalika Sinha * Scientist ‘F’ Selection Centre East‚ Allahabad. **Assistant Professor‚ Department of Humanities and Social Sciences MNNIT‚ Allahabad ABSTRACT The present study was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic value of Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised ( WAIS-R ) and Weschler Adult Performance
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Donnie Darko is an almost confusing film about time travel‚ schizophrenia and the manipulation of one ’s fate. The film focuses on a teenage schoolboy named Donnie Darko. Donnie is not mentally healthy but he is very intelligent and has extremely high Iowa test scores. He also has a tendency to hallucinate and do destructive things when sleepwalking‚ such as flooding his school and burning down a house‚ due to this he is on strong medication and sees a therapist on a regular basis. After a near death
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according to ICD-9-CM.Admission Diagnosis – the condition assigned to the patient upon admission to the facility (e.g.‚ hospital outpatient department‚ ambulatory surgery center‚ and so on) and coded according to ICD-9-CM.Principal Diagnosis – that condition‚ established after study‚ which resulted in the patient’s admission to the hospital.NOTE: when there is no definitive diagnosis‚ assign codes to signs‚ symptoms‚ and abnormal findings‚ selecting one as the principal diagnosis code (because there always
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ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS COMPONENTS Assessment and Diagnosis Components of the Nursing Process Aldecia Blackwood ITT Technical Institute ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS COMPONENTS Abstract The nursing process is an organized critical thinking system used by professional nurses to give the best optimal care to clients. “It is very similar to the steps used in scientific reasoning and problem solving.” (Ackley and Ladwig‚ 2014:2). It contains five steps; Assessment‚ Diagnosis‚ plan‚ implementation
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It is important to note that the Evaluation step can actually be integrated throughout the entire process. Nurses can evaluate each step of the process to determine whether to proceed. References Ackley‚ B. J.‚ Ladwig‚ G. B. (2010). Nursing Diagnosis Handbook (10th ed.). Maryland Heights‚ MO: Mosby
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