PSYC 432 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Personality Disorder
PSYC 432
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Childhood Psychopathologies
Bonus Material!
In class review on Thursday, April 26th
Much of this information will not be on the exam
Personality Disorders - - why we did not focus on them in this class
-- refers to a diagnostic category of psychiatric disorders characterized by a chronic,
inflexible, and maladaptive pattern of relating to the world
-should not be diagnosed in child
-features can be consistent though
-does NOT mean personality is flawed or damaged
-could just have a rigid way of interacting with people or the world
Personality vs. Environment
A pattern going on over an extended period of time
maladaptive coping strategies develop
one of the reasons personality disorders should not be diagnosed in children is because
they are still working with their environments and developing schemas
Family Issues
Family compositions are constantly changing
most kids are in a household with two parents
large increases in homes with a mother or father only
also homes with multigenerational members
some children who do not live with biological parents but grandparents
More issues
increases in divorce
higher levels of maternal employment
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Document Summary
Much of this information will not be on the exam. Personality disorders - - why we did not focus on them in this class. - refers to a diagnostic category of psychiatric disorders characterized by a chronic, in exible, and maladaptive pattern of relating to the world. Does not mean personality is awed or damaged. Could just have a rigid way of interacting with people or the world. A pattern going on over an extended period of time maladaptive coping strategies develop one of the reasons personality disorders should not be diagnosed in children is because they are still working with their environments and developing schemas. More issues increases in divorce higher levels of maternal employment. Tuesday, april 24, 2018 higher rates of children in adoptive settings. Children in these households tend to have higher rates of mental health concerns. *unfortunately when adopting a child not all of this information is known so parents need to be prepared.
