Psychology 2320A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Declaration Of The Rights Of The Child, Child Behavior Checklist, Leta Stetter Hollingworth
6 Apr 2016
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Chapter 1 introduction to normal and abnormal behaviour in children and adolescents. Provincial tertiary care centre for children, youth, and their families. Impatient and outpatient mental health and developmental services. Multidisciplinary assessment and treatment services, education, research. Requires that a claim be based on theories backed up by empirical evidence from well- designed studies before conclusions are drawn. A simple connection between cause and effect may be obscured by complex interactions and a combination of variables. Reasons for skepticism about research in abnormal child psychology. Studies appearing in mainstream media are oversimplified. Research has led to different treatments some have been helpful; some have had no effect; and some have been harmful. Applicable in evaluating the impact of a clinical treatment. Involves systematic repeated assessment of behaviour over time. Possible interactions between treatment and subject characteristics; limited generalization of findings; and subjectivity in evaluating the data. Children are randomly assigned to different treatment and control conditions.
