Psychology 2030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Tuberous Sclerosis, Fragile X Syndrome
3 Sep 2018
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Chapter 12: neurodevelopmental, disruptive, conduct, and elimination disorders. Physical maturation also includes brain development: hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:271)(cid:396)ai(cid:374) t(cid:396)iples i(cid:374) (cid:449)eight du(cid:396)i(cid:374)g a (cid:272)hild"s fi(cid:396)st 2 (cid:455)ea(cid:396)s, (cid:396)ea(cid:272)hi(cid:374)g 90% of its adult weight by the time the child is 5. Adolescents begin to use metacognition; think about thinking: therefore, young children cannot worry about future events as they do not have the ability to think about future events. Because of the developmental differences, mental health professionals acknowledge that although many psychological disorders have roots in childhood, they are often not fully manifested until late adolescents or even adulthood. The e(cid:454)te(cid:374)t to (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h a skill is (cid:448)alued (cid:271)(cid:455) o(cid:374)e"s (cid:272)ultu(cid:396)e (cid:272)a(cid:374) i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e ho(cid:449) (cid:272)hildren perform. Iq test mean score is 100 with sd of 15: therefore averages range between 85-115. People with intellectual disability are 5x more likely than other people to have any other psychological disorder (except possibly schizophrenia and substance abuse disorders)
