PSY 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Mania, Cognitive Reserve, Bipolar Disorder
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Past research usually limited to one disorder and often retrospective, many predominantly male samples. Cognitive reserve- indie diff. in brain structure (density of neural synapses) and function (processing ef ciency) thought to buffer the effects of neuropathology. Has both biological and psychological pieces in def. Assessed cr by diagnostic interviews by clinicians blind to dx history and iq measured at various intervals from childhood to 32 y/o. 2 main intelligence tests were wisc on kids and as adults they used the wais. To be labeled as intellectual disability, a child must have both a low test score and a dif culty with the demands of independent living. Diff. from a learning disability bc that is a high test score with low achievement. Lower cr was related to risk for schizo, major depression, anxiety disorders, and comorbidity. Lower cr was related to risk for substance dependence and bipolar disorder in adults mental health ( higher iq was related to mania )
