PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Dysfunctional Family, Twin, Amygdala

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Daniel Levitin

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It+ may+ also+ have+ an+ environmental+ component;+ there+ is+ a+ strong+ relationship+ between+ trauma+ and+abuse+and+borderline+disorder. +70+to+80%+of+patients+have+reported+being+abused+or+noticed+ violent+events. +borderline+patients+may+also+have+had+caretakers+that+were+not+accepting+of+who+ they+were+or+were+unreliable+or+unavailable. +the+constant+rejection+made+it+difficult+for+children+ to+ regulate+ and+ understand+ emotional+ reactions+ to+ events. + caregivers+ could+ also+ have+ encouraged+dependence+and+therefore+patient+couldn"t+have+developed+a+proper+sense+of+self. ++ 1800,+ psychopath:+ someone+ who+ seems+ willing+ to+ take+ advantage+ of+ others+ and+ hurt+ them+ without+concern+or+remorse. ++ Checkly+ (1941):+ mask+ of+ sanity:+ psychopaths+ can+ be+ charming,+ rational+ on+ the+ outside+ and+ insincere,+unsocial,+incapable+of+love,+lack+insight+and+be+shameless. + 1980:+ dsm:+ antisocial+ personality+ disorder:+ marked+ by+ a+ lack+ of+ empathy+ or+ remorse,+ often+ hedonistic. + Assessment(and(consequences:+affecting+much+more+men+than+women,+it+occurs+if+1g4%+of+the+ population. + it+ appears+ in+ late+ adolescence+ and+ early+ adulthood+ and+ often+ improves+ around+ 40+ (at+least+for+those+without+psychopathic+traits)+ Lykken+ (1957):+ psychopaths+ don"t+ become+ anxious+ when+ subjected+ to+ aversive+ stimuli. + they+ don"t+seem+to+feel+fear+or+anxiety. + Kraepelin+ (1883)+ didn"t+ list+ childhood+ disorders. + now+ dsm+ has+ a+ category+ in+ axis+ 1+ called+ disorders+usually+1st+diagnosed+in+infancy,+childhood,+and+adolescence. +table+p. 655. +it+should+be+ taken+into+account+that+some+children+behaviour+that+are+typical+of+a+disorder+may+be+normal+at+ an+earlier+stage+of+development. + Autism:+ a+ developmental+ disorder+ involving+ deficits+ in+ social+ interaction,+ impaired+ communication,+ and+ restricted+ interest. + it+ varies+ in+ severity,+ from+ mild+ social+ impairments+ to+ severe+social+and+intellectual+impairments. +