PSYC 3220 Lecture Notes - Classical Conditioning, Birth Weight, Maladjusted
2 Sep 2014
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Research studies on child psychopathology seeks to: define normal and abnormal behavior for children on different ages, sexes, and ethnic and cultural backgrounds. As adults: develop and evaluate methods for treatment and/or prevention, ultimate goal = prevent childhood disorders, when you can"t prevent/too late, then you treat. Even if abnormal, doesn"t mean they have a disorder. Judy garber"s definition includes deviations from what is considered normal or typical regarding: Rutter & dr. garmezy: continuities & discontinuities, go from infancy to adulthood. Study thousands of kids to find a few who have sever psychological disorders: adult outcomes, ex. If you have behavior problems as a kid, will you end up in jail as an adult: age differences, ex. Depression need a sense of hopelessness need concept of time and future compare an 8 or 9 year old child to a 30 year old their future might be a very short time (ex.
