PSY 602 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Coparenting, Reinforcement, Reading Disability
25 Apr 2017
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Be able to describe key features of dsm5 criteria and changes from dsm-iv. Consider how symptoms may change across development and gender differences. Recognize common intervention approaches, including medication and behavioural approaches and critically examine their effectiveness. How the diagnosis has changed over time (hetergenous) 6. 2% of children in ontario have diagnosed lds (pacfold, 2007) Lds associated with increased likelihood of mental health problems. Fifteen times more likely to have mh disorder. Twice as likely to report high levels of stress and suicidal thoughts (pacfold, 2007) 75% of children with ld have social difficulties (kavale & forness, 1996) Similar brain-based processing weaknesses associated with mental health challenges underlie many mental health disorders. When we get to the level of information processing there is often over lap between the commodity we see (two or more disorder co-occur) Experience of repeated failure, anxiety about meeting expectations, lower sense of mastery, frustration---which often leads to fight or flight.
