PSY 3171 Lecture 14: PSY3171- lec 14

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3171
• Professor: Guergana Roumenova Mileva;

Document Summary

In the early 19th century: parenting, not problems with brain function. Late 19th century: brain functioning became more popular hypothesis. Leo kanner (1935: first book on child psychiatry, personality problems so do with physical illness, psychosomatic problems, behavioral problems, assessment and treatment options. The environment influence youth more than adults: less autonomy. Reports based on teacher and parent reports: rarely agree with each other, ca(cid:374) (cid:271)e (cid:271)iased fro(cid:373) the pare(cid:374)ts, ofte(cid:374) ti(cid:373)es pare(cid:374)ts a(cid:374)d tea(cid:272)hers do(cid:374)"t (cid:373)at(cid:272)h. Divided into 2 categories: externalizing problems. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (can not control behaviors) More emotional not behavioral: comorbidity very high. 40% of youth with one psychiatric disorder met diagnostic criteria for another. Epidemiological studies in north america: 6. 5% anxiety disorder, 3. 3% conduct disorder, 3. 3% adha, 15% for any disorder. Different ages of onset: anxiety problems by age 6, behavioral problems by age 11, mood disorder by age 13, substance use disorder by age 15. Previously called: minimal brain dysfunction, hyperkinetic syndrome of childhood.