PSY240H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Dementia, Fetus, Congenital Hypothyroidism
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By 16 years one third or more children will suffer from emotional or behavioral disorder. Boys are more vulnerable when living under the poverty line (affect about 12. 5 % of. Many children who face severe stressors do not develop psychological disorders because they are resilient. Multi-factorial, interactional, models allows for why some children remain resilient due to severe stress while others develop problems with little stress. Biological and psychosocial factors can affect childhood disorders. They start before, during, or soon after birth. E. g. , intellectual disability, autism, idd disability (many not be detected) A range of different experiences can cause this: experiences that mentally ill children face can be different. Mid nineteenth century changing attitudes toward people with neurodevelopmental disordes. In the past, people with these disorders were regarded as subhuman, threat, or an object of dread. Ancient greece handicapped infants were left on mountaintops or thrown from cliffs. Term mental retardation was replaced to intellectual disability in the dsm-5.
