Psychology 2042A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Emotional And Behavioral Disorders, Diencephalon, Nomothetic

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2042A/B
• Professor: Jeff St. Pierre

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29*: sample areas to explore include , biological influences genetic and neurobiological contributors, mother"s prenatal history ex. major illnesses, injuries or marital problems or undue stresses that might have affected pregnancy. Areas (never just a single factor: jorge"s concerns: where do we intervene, use the biopsychosocial model- pyschiatrist and pyshcologists. Violent child becomes delinquent teenager: discontinuity implies that developmental changes are abrupt and qualitative and that future behaviour is poorly predicted by earlier patterns (an abrupt change, ex. Sensory motor- learning what things are; grabbing things, eating everything, hitting things. Concrete operational- learn about basic physical rules, no longer fooled by illusions; Major perspectives on abnormal child development: there are 3 major perspectives on abnormal child development. Biological perspectives - intro: considers brain and nervous system functions as underlying causes of psychological disorders in children and adults. Includes . genetic and constitutional factors, neuroanatomy, and rates of maturation. **note: problems are permanent and increase the risk of certain things.