PSY240H1 Chapter Notes -Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Predominantly Inattentive, Major Depressive Disorder, Dopamine Transporter
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1/3+ of all children suffer from significant emotional or behaviour disorder by the time they are 16; boys are more vulnerable than girls before age 16. Some linked to major stressors in environment (poverty, violence, illicit drugs, unprotected sexual intercourse, discrimination and harassment) Multiple risk factors: biological predispositions and environmental stressors. Substance use, unemployment, poverty, mental illness, domestic violence. School / community / environment inferior education, neighbourhood violence, peer rejection, racism, disaster. Temperament: a child"s arousability and general mood. Difficult temperament negative interactions (may contribute, not create) Resilient children: do not develop severe psychological symptoms or disorders despite facing major stressors. Temperament, physical health, close bond with primary caregiver (healthy, competent adult to rely on), good school performance. Good prenatal care, education, good parenting skills, small family, financial stability. Developmental psychopathology: to understand when children"s behaviours cross the line from the normal difficulties or childhood into unusual or abnormal problems try. Tests of intellectual, cognitive and academic functioning.
