CSCD3082 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Differential Diagnosis, Learned Helplessness, Pragmatics

• School: University of Sydney
• Department: Speech Pathology
• Course: CSCD3082
• Professor: Kimberley Docking, Sarah Masso, Julia Starling, Natalie Munro

Document Summary

Week 11 lecture dld/ld mental health, pragmatics, adhd. Risk factors: promote likelihood of personal, social, health adversities. Group membership and acceptance (platforms for social connection) Safe and inclusive environment, connecting to caring individuals. Anxiety and depression (law et al. , 2009; naylor, staskowski, kenney, & king, 1994) Substance abuse (beitchman et al. , 2001; snow, 2000) High levels of emotional symptoms in adolescent boys at risk of school exclusion (ripley & yuill, 2005) High-order language problems affecting critical thinking and problem solving, complex language of counselling processes. Difficulty accessing written information (e. g. , mental health service leaflets) Increased likelihood of later mental health issues when present with significant communication disorders as a child (beitchman et al. , 2001; clegg et al. , 2005) High prevalence of communication disorders in psychiatric caseloads (caplan, 1996; perrott 2010) Adolescent suicide attempts and social skills deficits (spiriro et al. , 1990) Poor communication profiles and self-harm (clarke, 2006)