PSY 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Antisocial Personality Disorder, Intellectual Disability, Social Anxiety Disorder
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Lack of willingness or awareness on parents" end. Even if treatment is sought it doesn"t necessarily improve the home enviro. Some research suggests that after ,000 yearly, satisfaction plateaus. Presence of mental health diagnosis predicts health-compromising b in low-income adults. Unhealthy b follow depression, anx, and stress rather than giving rise to them. Practice: assessing mental h problems, providing referrals for appropriate treatment or treating them. Policy: access to health services to address health b. Research: mental health intervention studies show assess changes in health- compromising b as outcomes. Family factors related to health concerns: caregiver history, family con ict, larger fans and overcrowding, lower ses. Indie factors: low birth weight, dif cult temperament, internal locus of control, sense of purpose. Community factors: few mental health services, violence/crime, school, life events. Gender is related to risk for mental illness. Males have higher incidence for adhd than females (2:1) Antisocial personality disorder evidence suggest is more common among males.
