PSY341H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum, Intellectual Disability
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Moderating (variable is present and affects it) & mediating variables (pathway) Rdoc: research framework to think about mental health and illness in terms of varying degrees, so disorders can share commonalities in all domains (psychological, biological, so(cid:272)ial (cid:895) Impairments in personal, social, academic or occupational functioning (specific or global: often co-occur. A disorder with onset during the developmental period that includes both intellectual and adaptive functioning deficits in conceptual, so(cid:272)ial, a(cid:374)d pra(cid:272)ti(cid:272)al do(cid:373)ai(cid:374)s. (cid:863) (cid:894)apa, (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:1007)(cid:895) History: community living deinstitutionalization want to integrate them into society, 1972 stopped forced sterilization, 1985 gave people rights from the government. Intellectual disability: dsm 5 criteria: deficits required in 2 broad areas. Intellectual functions: reasoning, problem solving, planning, abstract thinking, adaptive functioning. Interpreting wisc-v iq scores half the individuals fall in the average range. Language: reading, writing, social, awareness of others" thoughts, feelings, & experiences, practical, personal care, money. Job liability management: math reasoning, acquisition of practical knowledge, problem solving.
