PSYCH 3AB3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Cortisol, Recreational Drug Use, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
8 Dec 2015
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Trying something out is not the same as engaging with it to the point that it becomes a serious problem. An adolescent"s problems may have their origins before adolescence e. g. teens who are delinquent may have shown various conduct problems as children. Many adolescents grow out of their problems: among these teens who break the law, the great majority turn into law-abiding adults. Externalizing problems turn their difficulties outward, toward the external world: e. g. Aggression, delinquency, and antisocial behaviour are: those with externalizing problems tend to be under-controlled directed toward others they show a weak ability to control their impulses. Internalizing problems turn their difficulties inward, toward themselves: e. g. Depression, anxiety, and eating disorders: those with internalizing problems tend to be over-controlled, more common among girls than among boys and to repress their impulses. Comorbidity when two or more problems tend to occur at the: these may be the product of underlying factors a tendency toward negative emotionality or dis-inhibition.
