PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Autism Spectrum

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3140
• Professor: Kendra Thomson

Document Summary

Lecture 4 developmental disorders: developmental psychopathology and disorders, disorder quantitative. Measure of not enough attention (adhd: psychopathology qualitative. Developmental psychopathology: the study of how disorders arise, and how they change with time. Childhood is associated with significant developmental changes. Disruption of early skills disrupt development of later skills. Developmental disorder: diagnosed first in infancy, childhood, or adolescence. Attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (adhd: difficult to finish a task, trouble concentrating, don"t seem to pay attention when others speak, associated with behavioural, cognitive, social and academic problems, central features: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Dsm-iv symptom clusters: symptoms of inattention, symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsivity, either 1 or 2 must be present of a diagnosis, goal is to link these deficits to a brain dysfunction research still in motion on that. 42% of ritalin prescriptions are ordered by family doctors: antidepressants and high blood pressure medication also shown to be somewhat effective.