PS280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Somatization Disorder, Anti-Social Behaviour, Dextroamphetamine
Document Summary
Children viewed simply as small adults until late 1800s. Recognition of mental disturbance/psychopathology in children dates back to early 19th century. Initial accounts of abnormal child behaviour were attributed to inadequate parenting insufficient moral discipline. Mandatory schooling created opportunity to identify intellectual delays. At end of 19th century, attention turned to causes of behaviour related to abnormal brain functioning. First forms of research in children"s mental disorders were descriptions of children with infantile autism. Dsm-i scarcely recognized childhood disorders as unique. Dsm-ii 6 independent categories for children. Developmental psychopathology emerged as a separate field of study in the 1970s: childhood psychopathology is different from adult psychopathology. 3 principles of developmental psychopathology: abnormal behaviour is multiply determined, child-environment influence is reciprocal, a child needs certain experiences to develop normally. Imperative to study age-specific variation in symptoms and to establish what is normal behaviour or emotion for a child based on their age.
