PSYCH 2AP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Psychopathology, Hypothesis, Facilitated Communication

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 2AP3
• Professor: Geoffrey Hall

Document Summary

Framework: in order to explain, investigate and treat psychopathology clinicians develop a framework for conceptualizing the various aspect of psychological disturbance in children: normal behaviour: the approach uses normal development to inform us about abnormal behaviour. It emphasizes the role of development, context, and multiple interacting events that shape healthy or maladaptive development: rooted in science: our understanding of normal and abnormal behaviour is rooted in science and the scientific method. Occam"s razor: provides a way of communicating, conceptualizing and interpreting findings. Clever hans, 1902: horse trainer wilhelm von osten, hans: a horse who appeared to answer math questions correctly by tapping his hoof. Turns out hans had picked up the signal of when to tap and when to stop. 1990"s therapy: children with asd have neurological difficulties with expression, not (as generally held) a problem with language. Thought that motor difficulties and problems pointing are impediments for adh.