PSY240H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Truancy, Prefrontal Cortex, Foster Care
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Assessments: behavioral activation/inhibition (bis/bas, attachment and anxiety scale, back anxiety inventory, perceived stress scale. Thinking about the childhood disorders: by the time they are 16, more than 1/3rd of all children will suffer from a significant emotional or behavioral disorder. Not case 1/3rd of kids diagnosed with a disorder: boys are more vulnerable to mental-health problems than girls prior to age 16. Kind of subjective bc boys more likely to externalize and women more likely to internalize. Mood disorders equal for boys and girls. Until about 12 yrs old doubles for women. This recognition should not diminish concern about the effect that living under the poverty line, w/ all of the attendant stressors entailed, has for 12. 5% of cnian children. Two main domains of abnormal disorders in development: neurodevelopmental disorders. Disorders that begin generally before, during, or soon after birth, though they may not be detected for some time depending on severity. Happens really early, even before child born.
