validity and reliability of diagnosis

Question 1

validity in diagnosis

Answer 1

-the correct diagnosis/ correct illness been diagnosed
-lead to
the right treatment for the diagnosed mental health disorder

Question 2

concurrent validity

Answer 2

Two separate test/measures give the same diagnosis e.g., DSM/ICD

Question 3

construct validity

Answer 3

Do the symptoms in the Diagnostic manual match up with the symptoms of the patient

Question 4

predictive validity

Answer 4

-suggest how your illness will progress
-and I can give
you medication for your illness and your symptoms should go away

Question 5

aetiological validity

Answer 5

-sufferers of disorder should have the same cause
-if your
mother has Schizophrenia, and you are diagnosed with it, the cause should be idenitified as genetic
and we should expect to see a certain progression.

Question 6

reliability in diagnosis

Answer 6

if a patient was diagnosed again, would they get same diagnosis

Question 7

inter rater reliability

Answer 7

multiple doctors give same diagnosis

Question 8

retest reliability

Answer 8

You get the same diagnosis again when rediagnosed (could be on different versions
of DSM, or just later on the same version)

Question 9

co-morbidity

Answer 9

some illnesses overlap and could be diagnosed as one by one doctor and a different,
overlapping illness by another doctor

Question 10

culturally bound syndromes

Answer 10

mental illnesses specific to one culture that may not be diagnosed if
the patient is in a different culture when seeing a doctor

Question 11

example of culturally bound syndrome

Answer 11

koro

Question 12

problem with culturally bound syndromes

Answer 12

less valid diagnosis as it won’t be clear in other cultures what the patient is suffering from

Question 13

social norms in diagnosis

Answer 13

different cultures have different social norms so what is considered normal in one culture could be considered a mental illness

Question 14

dsm and icd problem in diagnosis

Answer 14

dsm may be misinterpreted if doctor is not from a western culture

Question 15

spiritual model vs medical model

Answer 15

spiritual model views mental illness as something supernatural
medical model views as a mental illness so treatments will differ depending on which is being used

Question 16

culture doesn’t affect diagnosis: lin 1966

Answer 16

Lin (1996) Sz has more common factors around the world than differing

Question 17

culture does affect diagnosis: malgady

Answer 17

malgady in Costa Rica it is considered normal to speak to ghosts, but this would be considered a sign of sz in the USA

Question 18

culture does affect diagnosis: burnham

Answer 18

Mexican born Americans have more auditory hallucinations than American born Mexicans

Question 19

culture does affect diagnosis: sato

Answer 19

some cultures are unwilling to diagnose certain mental illnesses eg sz may have it but don’t have diagnosis

Question 20

culture does not affect diagnosis: lee 2006

Answer 20

Lee (2006) showed that the DSM was valid in another culture (Korea for ADHD)
in Korea and usa