PSY 280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Executive Functions, Atypical Antipsychotic
14 Mar 2017
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Mood and anxiety regulation, attention regulation, oxytocin, atypical antipsychotics. Teach foundational skills of following directions, imitating, identifying objects (1-4 months) Move on to basic language concepts (12 months) Best prognosis - early initiation of treatment, higher intellectual functioing. Three factors predict the long-term outcomes of young children with asd: social engagement, intellectual ability, and early intervention. Beginning with the precise diagnostic criteria (quoting directly from the dsm 5 emphases added. A persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity that interferes with functioning or development. The symptoms reflect a quantitative difference from behaviors seen in typically developing children. There is considerable variability in behavioral symptoms in both typically and atypically developing children. There are predictable developmental changes in symptom picture in affected children: impairment may outlast specific symptoms. Adhd characteristics matter in some contexts more than others. Adhd reveals itself through the ever-increasing push for academic and job performance in an increasingly competitive world economy.
