PSYC 3082 : Abnormal Psychology Outline Final
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By all means be prepared to answer questions based on small case examples. Adhd: symptoms and criteria, this is the most frequently occurring and diagnosed disorder, there are 3 clusters of symptoms: Communication disorders: selective / elective mutism, persistent failure to speak in specific situations, such as school, despite the ability to do so. Pervasive developmental disorders: autism, 50% of children diagnosed with autism have no kind of language abilities (1) prior to the age of 3 (first cluster) Impairment in social interactions (bad at making eye contact. Integrated treatments: the preferred model: focus on children, their families, parents, schools, and the home, build in appropriate community and social support. Intellectual disability: mental retardation, what was previously known as mental retardation is now known as intellectual. All of this must be present before the age of 18: classifications, mild , these people need supervision. Iq score between 50 or 55 and 70: moderate .
