PSYC 6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Neuropathology, Psych, Clifford Whittingham Beers
Document Summary
Higher prevalence in men asd, adhd, opposition disorder, conduct disorder, High prevalence in women anxiety/ depression/eating disorders. Standardized measure, used as part of ontario child health survey. Different questionnaires for different ages and genders. Boys are at higher risk for many disorders. Gender can impact: timing, severity, expression, causes, sequence, pathways. Adhd girl 2. 4x more likely to have psychiatric admission than boys. Adhd girls tend to be inattentive, boys tend to be inattentive, impulsive, and. Adhd girls often diagnosed later than boys hyperactive. Clinic samples often biased to boys because they tend to be more disruptive through their externalized behavior. Problem with mental health because girls would not be referred as often to mental health. Tend to be adult focused adults and children not viewed as differently. Demonology idea that sick people were possessed by demons. Somatogenesis that a mental disorder stems from a body imbalance/malfunction. 4 humors: blood, yellow bile, black bile, phlegm.
