CAIE A-Level Psychology A2 3.1.2 Practitioner Diagnosis and Style Questions

Practise doctor- and patient-centred consultation styles, information disclosure and diagnostic errors, using patient-satisfaction studies to evaluate validity.

Exam points

Describe how patient disclosure and information-gathering methods can affect diagnosis
Distinguish false-positive from false-negative diagnosis using the actual presence of illness
Explain causes of false-positive diagnosis through information, questioning or confirmation gaps
Describe research on diagnosis presentation, patient choice and clarity of information
Evaluate making and presenting diagnoses using contextual evidence and validity arguments
Describe Savage and Armstrong's patient recruitment using the random number generator
Link a doctor-centred or patient-centred consultation style to an individual explanation
Explain a weakness of an individual account using a specific practitioner-style example

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