PSYC 235 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Chromosome Abnormality, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 235
• Professor: Dave Hall

Document Summary

This week"s activities will help you to become familiar with the causes and prevalence of, diagnostic criteria for, and treatment of neurodevelopmental. Demonstrate knowledge of the defining features of and diagnostic criteria for. Identify factors associated with the etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders and potential treatment options, including specific details about prevalence statistics, gender differences, and course. Integrate biological, psychological, and social factors associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. Almost all the disorders are developmental disorders in the sense that they change over time. Most disorders originate in childhood, although the full presentation of the problem may not manifest until much later. Disorders that show themselves early in life often persist as the person grows older, so the term childhood disorder may be misleading. Perspectives p. 499-500 the brain changes significantly for several years after birth; this is also the time when critical developments occur in social, emotional, cognitive, and other important competency areas. The child develops one skill before acquiring the next.