Psychology 2320A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Reticular Formation, Prenatal Development, Behavioural Genetics
6 Apr 2016
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Children"s problems must be considered in relation to multiple levels of influence - individual, family, community, and culture. Factors may be contained within the child or at various distances from child"s immediate surroundings. Factors in each area impact and interact with the other areas. The context of children"s ongoing adaptation and development. Sorting out the causes of identified problems: abnormal behavior studies require: An understanding of development and individual events that can impact a child"s life. Studying normal development informs our theories of abnormal development. Clinical and research activity begins with theoretical formulations for guidance and information: theory: a language of science that allows us to assemble and communicate existing knowledge effectively. Allows us to make educated guesses and predictions about behavior based on samples of knowledge: etiology: the study of the causes of childhood disorders. Considers how biological, psychological, and environmental processes interact to produce outcomes observed over time: multiple, interactive causes help in understanding the complexity of disorders.
