PSY341H5 Lecture 1: PSY341 - Lecture 1
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Lecture 1: introduction, theories, & causes of abnormal. Learning objectives: become familiar with, child and adolescent mental health needs. Foundational concepts + terms: 3 main theoretical perspectives, apply the concepts and info to a clinical case. Impairment (e. g. , interferences with functioning: developmental considerations, age period. Language: becoming more mature as move to preschool, middle childhood, keystone. Importance for children + parent relationship: 2 broad domains of psychopathology, externalizing, = acting out behs (e. g. , aggression, rule breaking, directed outside the person. Some of most common disorders seen in kids: odd, persistent irritability, problem demanding with, cd, more serious form, breaking rules more seriously. Successful coping or adaptation: despite being exposed to risk factors, some children do not develop problems, associated w/ indiv, fam, and school/community protective factors, # of factors. Individual: good intellectual functioning, appealing, sociable, easygoing disposition. Family: close rel to caring parent figure, authoritative parenting, warmth, structure, high expectations. Socioeconomic advantages: connections to supportive fam networks.
