PSY 602 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Conduct Disorder, 6 Years, Information Processing

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 602
• Professor: Karen Milligan

Document Summary

Know the main criteria: and how the criteria has changed from dsm4 to dsm5. What are the psychological characteristics of kids on the spectrum. Compare and contrast applied behavioural analysis and pivotal response training. Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, as manifested by the following, currently or by history: deficits in social-emotional reciprocity (initiate and response communication. Give and take: deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviours used for social interaction. Pointing, gesturing (responding to gestures), integrating language and non-verbal communication together: deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships. Ex: no desire to interact with others: specify severity. Examples: eye contact, social reciprocity, joint attention. Lack of understanding of social cues, aloofness, lack of interest in social interactions, lack of social reciprocity, lack of empathy. Dsm 5 asd criteria (for exam remember major categories not every symptom) 2 categories (mirenda et al. , 2010: repetitive sensorimotor behaviours. Self-stimulation emotion regulation role: insistence on sameness.