CYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Developmental Psychopathology, Pharmacology, Dsm-5

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Child and Youth Care
• Course: CYC 101
• Professor: Julian Hasford

Document Summary

Cycps apply theories of human development to assess child"s status and inform relationships/interventions. Sub domains: developmental theory, patterns of growth & development, risk & resilience, psychotropic medication. Cycps adopt a critical, strength-based, and lifespan developmental perspective on human development: questions assumptions and objectives of mainstream approaches, focuses on strengths rather than deficits, takes a lifespan developmental perspective, where development is viewed as: Determined by various factors (age, historical, life events) Human development patterns of growth and development. Help parents and practitioners to identify when a child might need further assessments to determine if there is a developmental problem that requires intervention. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development (dsm-5: predominant ideas about adhd are based in developmental psychopathology and medical model, contested and controversial diagnosis. Cycps should be familiar with mainstream developmental theories. Developmental theories = ecological psychoanalytic cognitive ethological behavioural &