PS276 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Peer Pressure, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Internalizing Disorder
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Most problems reflect transitory experimentation: rates of occasional experimentation far exceed rates of enduring problems, e. g. majority will experiment with alcohol but not become alcoholic/do something against the law but not have criminal careers. Most problems do not persist into adulthood: many problems relatively transitory and resolved by beginning of adulthood, with few long-term repercussions, those with problem behaviour persisting into adulthood likely to have had problematic childhood/adolescence. Substance abuse: misuse of alcohol or other drugs to degree that causes problems in individual"s life. Externalizing disorders: psychosocial problems manifested in turning symptoms outward, as in aggression or delinquency/antisocial behaviour. Internalizing disorders: psychosocial problems manifested in turning symptoms inward, as in depression or anxiety. Substance abuse accompanies externalizing or internalizing disorder (comorbid) Covariation among various types of externalizing disorders believed to result from underlying trait of unconventionality, both in personality and social environment. Unconventional individuals are tolerant of deviance, not highly connected to educational/religious institutions, and very liberal in views.
