PSYC 3082 : Final Review
Document Summary
Developmental disorders: childhood associated with significant developmental changes, disruption of early skills likely to carry on to adulthood, diagnosed in infancy, childhood, adolesence. Pervasive developmental disorders: problems in language, socialization, cognition, pervasive=entire life, autism, impairment in social interactions and communication, restricted patterns of behavior, interest, and activities, usually prior to 3 yrs, 3 features, 1. Poor eye contact, loners, poor use of nonverbal behaviors, lack emotional receprocity: 2. 50% never acquire useful speech, unusual speech, lack of make believe play: 3. Schizophrenia type of psychosis w/ disturbed thought, perception, language, emotion, and behavior. Statistics: 1% of population, usually develops in early adulthood, can emerge at any time, generally chronic, affects males and females equally, strong genetic component (twins and parents) Predispositions are inflexible and maladaptive, causing distress and/or impairment. Thought to begin in childhood and manifested in adulthood. Cluster b dramatic, emotional, erratic; antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcisstic.
