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APPENDIX N: Intercoder Instructions for Category Alphabet
Appendices
• MATCH THE RESPONSE THAT BEST FITS UNDER ONE OF THESE THEMES
• ASSIGN ONLY 1 LETTER OR HEADING FOR EACH RESPONSE
DO NOT TRY TO INTERPRET THE DESCRIPTIONS, Think about the face value of what the
desciptions state rather than your own assumptions.
• If the description looks incomplete, then it is written that way and put it into a Heading where it is
appropriate.
• DO NOT USE DESCRIPTIONS (IN BRACKETS) BUT THE DESCRIPTION OUTSIDE
BRACKETS WHICH IS TO BE CODED INTO A PARTICULAR HEADING. THE
DESCRIPTION (IN BRACKETS) WILL HELP WITH THE MEANING OF THE
DESCRIPTION TO BE CODED.
• Cannot use the same word as depression, depressed, etc.
• Descriptions may or may not have to fit every Heading that is listed here.
• Look at the entire Response when putting it under a Heading.
DEPRESSED MOOD^ A
LOSS OF INTEREST OR PLEASURE^ B
• THERE HAS TO BE A LOSS NOTED
APPETITE/WEIGHT/SLEEP CHANGES^ C
FATIGUE/LOSS OF ENERGY^ D
LOW SELF-WORTH/GUILT^ E
INDECISIVENESS/DIMINISHED ABILITY TO THINK OR CONCENTRATE^F
SUICIDAL^ G
SOCIAL IMPAIRMENT^ H
FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT/DISTRESS^ R
AGITATION OR RETARDATION^ I
• These actions MUST be observed by Others.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE^ J
ANXIETY SYMPTOMS^ K
CONTEXTUAL/CAUSAL FACTOR^ L
• HAPPENS OUTSIDE THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL.
• In CONTEXT or in their ENVIRONMENT
FEEL TRAPPED^ M
ESCAPING REALITY^ N
MASKING/STIGMA^ 0
BIOLOGICAL^ P
• Words relate to genetic factors, biological or chemical factors.
• The person is born with it.
MISCELLANEOUS^ Q
• Any other words that do not fit the above Headings and define something outside the scope of
the headings above.
Czesia Fuks Geddes, 2008
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