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Seniors plz help me in this topic....plz giv short outline regarding clinical diagnosis ...some past qs regardng this are givn below....:
2010. Explain the concept of abnormality. Briefly describe the goals of clinical diagnosis and write about either personality or behavioral assessment.
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There are several definitions of abnormality, each having its own flaws. None is perfect or universally accepted.
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deviation from normality is abnormality.
limitation: if corruption is normality in a society, is being fair abnormality??
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lake of ability to adjust is abnormality.
Limitation: one can adjust easily in one's own society but.... so....
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Psychological health and mental illness...
Limitation: how to know who is psychologically unhealthy??
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2009: list the different types of assessment procedures\tools used for clinical diagnosis and explain the significance of clinical judgment in the process of assessment.
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Interview
Observation
Different tests etc...
Clinical judgement leads to right diagnosis and only right diagnosis can lead to right treatment.
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2006 Describe the criteria that can be used to distinguish between "normal" and "abnormal" behavior. What are the different sources of information that you will recommend for clinical diagnosis?
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The points discussed under definition of abnormality can be discussed here...
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2005. Describe the potential, sources of information on which Reliable Clinical Diagnosis can be based.
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DSM IV is a reliable source of information for a clinical diagnosis.
But for some culturally biased disorders one have to look for one's culture and norms...