We started the topic with a look at the clinical characteristics of schizophrenia.
We then started to discuss why diagnosing schizophrenia can be difficult. Reliability (whether or not two psychiatrists agreee) and validity (whether schizophrenia is a correct label for the person's symptoms) are both relevant here, and I suggest you separate your essay into sections on reliability and validity.
The essay title is:
'Discuss issues associated with the diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia' (8+16 marks)
This is due on Friday 11th January.
We also watched a short video on 'Being sane in insane places' - a classic psychology experiment from 1969. Please do have a read of the original article by Rosenhan - the link is here. The powerpoint on reliability and validity is here.
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