PSYC 2490 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Separation Anxiety Disorder, Externalizing Disorders, Intellectual Disability
28 Jan 2016
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Developmental psychology: studies disorders within context of normal child development. Relationship between child and adult psychology: some disorders are unique to children, e. g. , separation anxiety disorder. Some disorders are primarily childhood disorders, but may continue into adulthood. Some disorders present in children and adults: e. g. , add/adhd, e. g. , depression. Dsm-5 has new names for disorders: e. g. , mental retardation is now called intellectual disabilitt (intellectual development disorder) Externalizing disorders: characterized by outward-directed behaviours, includes attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, and. Oppositional defiant disorder: more common in boys. From chapter 12: covert sensitization, imaginal exposure, think of distressing sexual fantasies/content, identify the chain of events leading to their pedophiliac acts and to pair these events with potential negative consequences, essentially classical conditioning. Fidgeting, squirming, running around when inappropriate, excessive talking: attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: adhd. Makes careless mistakes, cannot follow instructions, forgetful. May have difficulty with peer relations (usually girls) Adhd has more off-task behavior, cognitive and achievement deficits.
