PSYB21H3 Study Guide - Fine Print, Public Holiday, Developmental Psychopathology
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This course will consider issues in behavior disorders of childhood and adolescence including etiology, classification and assessment. Contributions from both theoretical and clinical perspectives to the understanding of developmental psychopathology will be considered. The course will be divided into 5 parts: 1) basic issues, 2) methods of evaluation, 3) clinical syndromes of infancy and early childhood, 4) clinical syndromes of middle childhood, 5) clinical syndromes of adolescence. Lectures will be 3 hours long, supplemented with film presentations. Text: wicks-nelson, r. & israel, a. c. (2013) abnormal child and adolescent psychology, 8/e. This comprehensive, research-based introduction to childhood behavior disorders presents a sensitive and thorough examination of the field covering its central issues, theoretical and methodological underpinnings, descriptions and discussions of numerous disorders, clinical and research information, and treatment approaches. Evaluation: the grade for the course will be based on two exams and three short written assignments:
