PSYC380 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Cortisol, Asperger Syndrome, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC380
• Professor: Fowles Timothy

Document Summary

Neurodevelopmental disorders: disorders that show themselves early in life and often persist as the person grows older: neurologically based. Child develops one skill before acquiring the next: autism: disruption in early social development, preventing them from developing important social relationships. Attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder (adhd): a pattern of inattention, such as being disorganized or forgetful about school or work-related tasks, or of hyperactivity and impulsivity: significantly disrupt academic efforts, as well as social relationships. Clinical description: difficulty sustaining attention on task or activity, fidgety, unable to sit still, impulsivity. Stats: 5. 2% of children across the world, boys 3x more likely to be diagnosed girls tend to display more internalizing behaviors, first identified around 3-4 years old. Causes: genetics more common in families in which one person has the disorder. Families display an increase in psychopathology in general: mutation that create extra copies of a gene on a chromosome or deletion of genes, genes associated with dopamine, endophenotypes: such as specific attentional problems.