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The Differential Reasoning set is built for fast retrieval and practice — not reading, drilling. Here is how three of the five materials work so you can judge whether the approach fits how you study.

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Differentials

Differential Decision Grids

A-vs-B decision rules for overlapping presentations — the distinguishing feature surfaced at a glance. No scrolling through criteria paragraphs while you drill.

Example: Adjustment Disorder vs MDD vs PTSD — the three-column grid shows the temporal, etiological, and severity distinctions in one view.

Criteria

Criteria-in-Context

Fast-lookup criteria with clinical traps surfaced — cardinal features first, threshold and duration cues, built for quick retrieval as you practise the reasoning.

Each entry leads with the single most diagnostically weight-bearing feature, then the qualifying conditions. Not alphabetical — clinical priority order.

Case reasoning

Vignette Decision Trees

Applied case reasoning when criteria sets overlap — walks the differential, surfaces the decision rule, and lands on a defensible diagnostic statement you can document.

Format mirrors how you would reason aloud to a supervisor — not a flowchart, a narrative walkthrough that shows the workings.

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Differential-reasoning practice for the exams — decision support for study, not a diagnostic device. Authored by a registered Australian psychologist.

Five materials: Differential Decision Grids, Criteria-in-Context, Specifiers in Plain Clinical Use, Vignette Decision Trees, and AHPRA-Conservative Framing.

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