Despite differences found through direct observation of parenting children in
different diagnostic groups, they are not as strong as syndrome - group differences found through more commonly used self - report questionnaires assessing domains like parenting stress.
As was the case with the internalizing / externalizing scales, many of these broad - band measures have successfully discriminated between
different diagnostic groups (concurrent / predictive validity) and they tend to be significantly associated with other measures purported to be measuring the same constructs (i.e., convergent validity; range =.03 — .92; median =.42).
A second goal of the project was to understand the unique patterns of social - emotional strengths and weaknesses in
different diagnostic groups.
In the Nicaraguan samples, distinct metabolic clusters were associated with the three
different diagnostic groups.
Not exact matches
The typology includes logical problems, algorithmic problems, story problems (which have underlying algorithms with a story wrapper that amounts to an algorithmic problem), rule - using problems, decision - making problems (e.g., cost - benefit analysis), troubleshooting (systematically diagnosing a fault and eliminating a problem space), diagnosis - solution problems (characteristic of medical school and involving small
groups understanding the problem, researching
different possible causes, generating hypotheses, performing
diagnostic tests, and monitoring a treatment to restore a goal state), strategic performance, case analysis (characteristic of law or business school and involving adapting tactics to support an overall strategy and reflecting on authentic situations), design problems, and dilemmas (such as global warming, which are complex and involve competing values and which may have no obvious solutions).
The typology includes: logical problems, algorithmic problems, story problems (which are algorithmic problems with a story wrapper), «rule - using» problems, decision - making problems (e.g., cost - benefit analysis), troubleshooting (systematically diagnosing a fault, eliminating a problem space), «diagnosis - solution» problems (characteristic of medical school, which involve small
groups understanding the problem, researching
different possible causes, generating hypotheses, performing
diagnostic tests, and monitoring a treatment to restore a goal state), strategic - performance, case analysis (characteristic of law or business school, which involve adapting tactics to support an overall strategy and reflecting on authentic situations), design problems, and dilemmas (such as global warming, which are complex and involve competing values, and which may have no solutions).
This is probably quite appropriate, given our limited understanding of the validity of the
different diagnostic categories in this age
group.
While they employ many
different techniques and interventions, clinical psychologists often obtain intake and assessment information, conduct
diagnostic testing, and provide psychotherapy services for individuals, families, couples, and
groups.