Psychology 2042A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nature Genetics, Behavioural Genetics, Etiology

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

Document Summary

Lecture 2 - theories and causes: etiology - what causes variation in child development, nature - genetics; brain structure and function, cognitive stages of development, nurture - early life attachment and the development of emotional regulation. Immediate environmental triggers (antecedents) and consequences lead to learned behaviours. Factors in each area impact and interact with the other areas. Theoretical foundations: defining child abnormality involves, the context of children"s ongoing adaptation and development, sorting out the causes of identified problems, abnormal behaviour studies require, an understanding of development and individual events that can impact a child"s life. Piaget"s children: organization, arranging information into structures he called schemes, adaptation: In adjusting to our environment we can: assimilate (fit into scheme) or, accommodate (alter scheme) Developmental considerations: adaptational failure - unsuccessful progress in developmental milestones, children with psychological disorders differ from their peers in some aspect of normal development.