PSYC 2010U Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Operant Conditioning, Psychopathology, Learning Disability
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Ho(cid:449) do (cid:449)e defi(cid:374)e ab(cid:374)or(cid:373)al beha(cid:448)iour: statistical deviance. Not common in general population or culture: dysfunction, personal distress. I(cid:374)terferes (cid:449)ith perso(cid:374)"s perso(cid:374)al a(cid:374)d/ or social life. Distress or unhappiness being experienced by the person: danger. Poses a danger to person itself and/ or to other people. One disorder may spark the onset of another. Risk and protective factor- definition: risk factors = factors that increase the likelihood of a child developing an emotional or personal disorder, protective factors = characteristics that temper predictions of psychopathology. Protective factors: individual level = dispositional & constitutional characteristics of child, family level = presence of a supportive family environment, community level = supportive individual or agency. Affect 1 in every 5 people (20%) Risk of dropping out of school or going to jail which affects them as adults: ontario. 20% of 2. 5 million= million children. Only 1 in 3 will receive mental health services: in canada, our suicide rate is the 3rd largest.
