term "Martha Mitchell effect" in psychology

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epistemic error psychological concept term in clinical psychology

The "Martha Mitchell effect" in psychology refers to the misdiagnosis of a person's accurate but extraordinary-sounding claims as delusional, only later to be proven true.

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instanceOf	epistemic error ⓘ psychological concept ⓘ term in clinical psychology ⓘ
aimsToHighlight	danger of dismissing patient testimony solely because it sounds implausible ⓘ need to investigate extraordinary claims before labeling them delusional ⓘ
appliesTo	assessment of trauma survivors ⓘ assessment of whistleblowers ⓘ clinical interviews ⓘ forensic evaluations ⓘ
associatedWith	confirmation bias in clinicians ⓘ credibility deficit assigned to patients ⓘ diagnostic error ⓘ epistemic injustice toward patients ⓘ false positive diagnosis of psychosis ⓘ misinterpretation of patient reports ⓘ
category	cognitive bias in diagnosis ⓘ error of judgment in mental health practice ⓘ
consequence	delayed recognition of real threats or wrongdoing ⓘ loss of credibility for the affected person ⓘ unjust psychiatric labeling ⓘ
contrastsWith	genuine delusions that are not grounded in reality ⓘ
coreIdea	a person’s seemingly bizarre but factually correct claims are judged as symptoms of mental illness ⓘ claims initially regarded as delusional are later verified as true ⓘ
describes	failure to distinguish between delusional and accurate extraordinary claims ⓘ misdiagnosis of accurate claims as delusions ⓘ situation where true but implausible reports are labeled psychotic ⓘ
emphasizes	importance of corroborating evidence ⓘ importance of listening carefully to patient narratives ⓘ
field	clinical psychology ⓘ psychiatry ⓘ psychology ⓘ
implication	clinicians should balance skepticism with open-minded inquiry ⓘ some apparent psychotic symptoms may reflect real external events ⓘ
namedAfter	Martha Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameOrigin	Martha Mitchell’s accurate but disbelieved claims about political wrongdoing ⓘ
opposes	automatic pathologizing of unusual experiences ⓘ
relatedTo	clinical skepticism ⓘ delusional disorder ⓘ diagnostic reliability ⓘ paranoia ⓘ psychosis ⓘ
riskFactor	overreliance on plausibility judgments ⓘ power imbalance between clinician and patient ⓘ stigma about mental illness ⓘ
usedIn	clinical case discussions ⓘ ethics discussions in mental health ⓘ teaching about diagnostic bias ⓘ

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