PSYC 3530H Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Neuroplasticity, Nonperson, Pharmaceutical Industry

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3530H
• Professor: Brenda Smith- Chant

Document Summary

Neural plasicity earlier intervenion is more likely to change the brain: younger the child the more diicult it is to diagnose. Up to the 19th century there was two reasons for atypical behaviour: demonology belief that a behaviour was a result of a person being possessed, somatogenesis bodily malfuncion or imbalance hippocrates. Emil kraepelin (1833) published classiicaion system: syndromes- symptoms tended to occur together. Psychogenesis mental problems are caused my psychological variables. Developmental psychopathology perspecive integrates the understanding and study of normal developmental process with those of child and adolescent psychopathology. 65% developed learning and/or behavioural problems: adult adaptaion scale 6 dimensions (work, relaionships with partner, children, parents/siblings, peers, & self-assessment (funcioning level) Of the worse of children 47% were successful at age 40; 33% were funcioning adequately; 20% sill had issues: bufering factors childhood (the resilient kids) Associated self-eicacy", more realisic not self-esteem, belief that they can be acive agents in their environment. Males families with structures & rules.