attribution error

The general human tendency to ignore the effects of situations and to attribute problems to characteristics of individuals is so pervasive that social psychologists have a name for it: “The fundamental attribution error.”! It is exemplified by the DSM, in which symptoms of anxiety or depression that are intense enough for long enough are sufficient to diagnose an emotional disorder, no matter what life situation a person is in.

Social scientists Allan Horwitz and Jerome Wakefield suggested a way to reduce this error. They pointed out that the DSM-IV excluded the diagnosis of depression after the recent loss of a loved one, so they suggested including similar exclusions tor other severe life events. The DSM-5 authors acknowledged the inconsistency, but their solution was to eliminate all exclusions, even the one for recent loss of a loved one. They said this was necessary for consistency and because intense bereavement symptoms sometimes indicate depression that needs treatment. They also wanted to avoid the unreliability that would result if diagnosis required judging the severity of life events.

- Good Reasons for Bad Feelings by Randolph M. Nesse

ну вот приехали. я об этом говорил лет 40 назад. по-моему тупому должно быть ясно.

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