[PSY341H5] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 100 pages long Study Guide!
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Psy341 abnormal psychology: disorders of children and adolescents. Course overview (cid:862)this (cid:272)ourse (cid:272)o(cid:374)siders concepts of normal, abnormal, and delayed development. The emphasis is on controlled research as a primary source of knowledge a(cid:271)out psy(cid:272)hologi(cid:272)al disorders a(cid:374)d treat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. (cid:863) Long-term effects of childhood mental health difficulties. Boak et al. (2015) www. camh. ca/en/research/news_ and_publications/ontario-student- drug-use-and-health-survey/pages/default. aspx. Ontario child health study: children & adolescents age 4-16, first conducted 30 years ago, recently repeated (results not yet available) Psy341h5: 18% met diagnostic criteria in 1983, www. ontariochildhealthstudy. ca. 1940s: previously, most children with mental or intellectual disorders were i(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374)alized. Pitz"s studies sho(cid:449)ed that la(cid:272)k of (cid:272)o(cid:374)ta(cid:272)t (cid:449)ith adults (cid:272)aused emotional harm in infants, prompting a shift to foster and group homes. Language: self-control and compliance, school adjustment, getting along with peers, successful transition to high school, forming close friendships, forming a cohesive self-identity, externalizing = acting out behaviours (e. g. , aggression, rule breaking, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder.
