PSYCH317 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Developmental Disability, Intellectual Disability, Moral Insanity
7 Feb 2017
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Psych 317 midterm #1 notes- chapters 1,2, 4, 13 & 14. Chapter 1- introduction to normal and abnormal behavior in children and adolescents. Features that distinguish most child and adolescent disorders: when adults seek services for children, it often is not clear whose problem it is. Children do not refer themselves for treatment. Historical views and breakthroughs: early writings suggest that children were considered servants of the state in the city- states of earl greece. Also, many children were treated harshly or indifferently by their parents: parent"s prerogative to enforce child obedience was formalized by massachusetts"s. Permitted parents to put stubborn children to death for misbehaving. Didn"t happen to anyone: mid 18th century: law allowed children with severe developmental disability to be kept in cages and cellars. The emergence of social conscience: john locke- believed children should be raised with love and care instead of indifference and harsh treatment.
