Psychology 2320A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Brain Structure And Function, Reticular Formation, Child Psychopathology

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2320A/B
• Professor: Jeff St.Pierre

Document Summary

Biological influences: mom"s prenatal history, stress hormones, child-rearing effects on neurological development, genetic disorders. Emotional influences: fear, panic, anxiety, cannot regulate feelings. Behavioural & cognitive influences: change his environment (be more supportive), how does jorge view his situation? (self defeating views) Theoretical foundations: defining child abnormality is complex & involves: Context of children"s ongoing adaptation & development. Allows us to make educated guesses & predictions about behaviour based on samples of knowledge: etiology: the study of the causes of childhood disorders. Considers how biological, psychological & environmental processes interact to produce outcomes observed over time. Underlying assumptions: abnormal development is multiply determined. Must look beyond current symptoms & consider developmental pathways & interacting events that, over time, contribute to the expression of a disorder: children & environment are interdependent. Transactional view: the dynamic interaction of child & environment contributing to the expression of a disorder.