PSY240H1 Chapter Notes -Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder
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Disorders of childhood and adolescence: progress in child psychopathology has lagged behind adult psychopathology, most children with problems do not receive psychological attention. 14% of canadian children between the ages of 4-17 experience some sort of mental illness. The behaviour has to be abnormal for that child"s age group. Varying clinical pictures: some emotional disturbances in childhood may be short-lived. Kids who are hospitalized in early childhood for a psychiatric illness are more likely to die of unnatural causes (mostly suicide) 4-15 years later. In evaluating the presence or extent of a disorder in a child, one needs to consider the following: Don"t have as complex a view of themselves yet. Immediately perceived threats tend to appear more important than any others, past or present. A child has a limited perspective and will not be able to understand certain concepts. Children are more dependent on adults than are other people.
