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VCE Stuff => VCE Science => VCE Mathematics/Science/Technology => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE Psychology => Topic started by: SamiJ on August 14, 2011, 07:50:10 pm
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Who were the DSM and ICD-10 made for? Qualified mental health professionals and/or doctors? Or someone else? Thanks :)
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DSM: It is used in the United States of America and in varying degrees around the world, by clinicians, researchers, psychiatric drug regulation agencies, health insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and policy makers.
ICD: The ICD is the international standard diagnostic classification for all general epidemiological, many health management purposes and clinical use.
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There isn't primarily that many different differences between who uses it (it would be more likely a country basis rather then qualification basis), but both provide distinct advantages and disadvantages.
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Ok thank you :)
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If you need anymore information, please feel free to let me know. :)
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I have another question, Explain the meaning of the terms course and prevalence in relation to a mental disorder.???? It is talking about DSM if that helps :)
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Where did you get it from? :P Might help me answer it.
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Course - it's pathway...how you'll get owned by the disorder
Prevalence - how common it is
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Course - it's pathway...how you'll get owned by the disorder
Prevalence - how common it is
What the other psychology legend said.
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4d in learning activity 11.12 on page 567 of the macmillian psychology book :) haha hope that helps :P
Haha whoops thanks guys, you helped heaps, be warned I may be stuck again shortly haha :)
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What significant information about mental disorders is not provided in the DSM? :) God I'm failing at this :-\
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It generalises for an adult population and provides information if you only have a set number of symptoms and not below.
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As DSM is categorical, some limitations include a substantial loss of information, stigmatisation, some disorders have low reliability (such as personality) and some categories as well as subcategories overlap.
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^ Perfect except for the last bit.
disorders do not overlap....symptoms may overlap causing difficulty in diagnosis.
how awesome is aos2. the best of the whole year! :)
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Sorry yeah, many symptoms are not specific to a single disorder.
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Thanks again guys :D
@snake: I'm loving it, except for these two books :-\ the rest is really interesting so far! :D
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^ It only gets better. ;)
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Hooray ;) I don't mean to sound rude but how do you know that? ???
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I've finished except for detailed study...
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:o :o :o I feel so behind!
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Same as ssNake, unit 4 is so good. :) I don't know whether to go for gambling or something else though.
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SamiJ:
You're not behind - you're just not ahead.
If that makes sense?
Camo:
Do what your school does - you'll have a SAC on it?
Psych:
Unit 4 is a fucking sexy beast! loving it ;)
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@ssNake: Yeah that makes sense, I just wish I was in your position.
@Camo: I take psychology by DECV, so no choice for me, we're doing gambling :/
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Ouch, I want to do schizophrenia though. :P
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ME TOO!!!!!!! I wanted it and then I saw what we were doing :( oh well I'll deal :)
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At first I wanted Schizo but after reading through MD I'm pleased with the content. Fascinating.
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Yeah? I think I'll read them anyway :)
Another question, What are the underlying assumptions and principles of the dimensional approach? Explain with reference to examples.
Thank you :)