PSYCH 3B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bulimia Nervosa, Bipolar Disorder, The Who
3 Oct 2018
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Abnormal or atypical behaviours: emotional behavioural problems (ex. aggression, emotion regulation, highly predictive of later clinically significant (mental health) problems. Language and learning disorders: mental health disorders (ex. anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, developmental or intellectual disabilities (ex. The who estimates that mental health illness will be greatest burden by 2030: according to the apa, 1 in 5 children have a fairly significant mental health need. Secular trends: variations in methodology, methodological issues, variations in studies. Pre-term babies: are increased survival rates a cause of increases in behavioural and learning disabilities in children, maybe we are seeing more children with disorders because babies who have gone through trauma are surviving. Increase in environmental stressors, pressures and social change: chronic poverty. Increase in inequality (greater disparity between upper class and lower class = bigger problems in health for the populations: family dynamics, homelessness. Immigrant family stress: addictions, child abuse, parents mental health.
