| A | B |
|---|
| CAT, MRI, PET | brain scanning techniques |
| HALSTEAD - REITAN | a neuropsychological test battery |
| PROJECTIVE TESTS | sentence completion, artwork, TAT & Rorschach are |
| MMPI | long paper and pencil test with scales for schizophrenia, depression, hypochondriasis, paranoia, addiction |
| LOWER | projective tests have ... validity & reliability |
| EEG | measures brain waves |
| RORSCHACH | projective test using ink blots |
| DSM-IV-TR | Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association; the "gold standard" for diagnosis |
| RELIABILITY | consistency of a diagnostic procedure |
| VALIDITY | ability of a diagnostic procedure to correctly classify patients |
| SYNDROME | a characteristic cluster of symptoms which defines a disorder |
| SYMPTOM | an observable result of a disorder |
| DIAGNOSIS | inferring a disorder based upon observation of symptoms |
| NOSOLOGY | a system of classification |
| INTAKE | the initial meeting with the patient |
| COMORBIDITY | when a patient has two different disorders at the same time |
| ACUTE | a disorder with rapid onset |
| CHRONIC | a disorder with a gradual onset |
| EPISODIC | a disorder that comes and goes |
