PSY 3171 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Autism Spectrum, Disinhibition, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
20 Feb 2016
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A consistent pattern of inhibited, emotionally withdrawn behavior toward adult caregivers, manifested by both of the following: 1. The child rarely or minimally seeks comfort when (cid:1) occurring in less than 10% of such children (cid:1) The child rarely or minimally responds to comfort when. A persistent social and emotional disturbance characterized by at least two of the following: 1. Minimal social and emotional responsiveness to others: 2. Episodes of unexplained irritability, sadness, or fearfulness that are evident even during nonthreatening interactions with adult caregivers. Repeated changes of primary caregivers that limit opportunities to form stable attachments (e. g. , frequent changes in foster care): 3. Rearing in unusual settings that severely limit opportunities to form selective attachments (e. g. , institutions with high child-to-caregiver ratios). D. the care in criterion c is presumed to be responsible for the disturbed behavior in criterion a. E. the criteria are not met for autism spectrum disorder. F. the disturbance is evident before age 5.
