PSYC 4P27 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Intellectual Disability, Externalizing Disorders, Psychopathology
3 Mar 2015
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Week 1 study questions (psychology of the exceptional child: give a real-life example of at least one risk factor, risk mechanism, vulnerability/potentiating factor, protective factor, and protective mechanism that you have experienced in your own life. 2: describe the family triangles that might form when parents are in conflict with each other. Week 2 study questions (typical developmental & developmental psychopathology: consider kohlberg"s model of the development of moral reasoning. What parenting strategies would be most effective in instilling moral values in children at different ages: the importance of nature (genetics and biological factors) versus nuture (environment) has been a controversial issue among developmental theorists. Explain how the concept of epigenetics addresses this debate: what are the developmental considerations that should be taken into account when applying dsm-iv diagnoses, explain the distinction between internalizing and externalizing disorders, giving examples of each.
