SCALE OF PRODROMAL SYMPTOMS (SOPS)

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N., Pam M.S.
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Evaluation instrument in psychology, constructed to identify and analyze the initial stages of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Contains diagnosis criteria based on behavioral patterns and allows for a six point scale to measure severity of five weakened positive symptoms, four chaotic symptoms, and four typical symptoms.

SCALE OF PRODROMAL SYMPTOMS (SOPS): "The Scale of Prodromal Symptoms was originally developed in 2001 by U.S. psychiatrist Thomas H. McGlashan (1941-) and colleagues."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. BEHAVIORALLY ANCHORED RATING SCALE (BARS)
  2. BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION SCALE (BOS)
  3. BLESSED DEMENTIA SCALE (BDS)
  4. SCALE DEVELOPMENT
  5. THURSTONE ATTITUDE SCALES
  6. SCHIZOPHRENIA
  7. BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION SCALE (BOS)
  8. BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE (BHS)
  9. BRAZELTON NEONATAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT SCALE
  10. GLOBAL DETERIORATION SCALE (GDS)
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "SCALE OF PRODROMAL SYMPTOMS (SOPS)," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/scale-of-prodromal-symptoms-sops/ (accessed September 5, 2019).
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