PSYC 412 Chapter 1: Chapter 1 copy

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 412
• Professor: Melanie Dirks

Document Summary

Introduction to normal and abnormal behavior in children and adolescents. Georgina developed more elaborate rituals for counting words and objects, Georgina was constantly terrified of forgetting a passage or objects or being interrupted. She believed that if she could not complete her counting, some horrible tragedy would befall her parents or herself. Her daytime counting rituals had led to decline in her schoolwork and friendships. Even at age (cid:887), georgina"s strange counting ritual was a symptom of her obsessive compulsive disorder. issues that research studies in abnormal child psychology seek to address: Defining what constitutes normal and abnormal behavior for children of different ages, sexes, and ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Identifying the causes and correlates of abnormal child behavior. Developing and evaluating methods for treatment and/or prevention. This has important transitory, like most types of bed- wetting, or it may be an initial indication of more severe problems ahead, as we see in.