List the Three Incremental Steps for Determining a Measure's Clinical

question 28

Essay

List the three incremental steps for determining a measure's clinical utility by Hunsley and Bailey (1999):

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Definitions:

Affective Disorder

A class of mental health disorders characterized by significant alternations in mood, potentially leading to periods of depression or heightened emotionality.

Bipolar

A psychiatric disorder that causes extreme mood swings, which include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).

Psychosis

A mental health disorder characterized by a disconnection from reality, which might include hallucinations, delusions, and impaired thoughts.

Panic Attack

A sudden onset of intense fear or discomfort, where four (or more) of the symptoms develop abruptly and peak rapidly.