PSY 338 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Developmental Psychopathology, Child Psychopathology, Conduct Disorder

• School: Stony Brook University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 338
• Professor: o'leary

Document Summary

Etiology - the study of the causes of childhood disorders. Considers how biological, psychological, and environmental processes interact to produce outcomes that are observed over time. Developmental psychopathology - an approach to describing and studying disorders of childhood, adolescence, and beyond in a manner that emphasizes the importance of developmental processes and tasks. Child and environment are interdependent (they influence each other). Transaction - the dynamic interaction of child and environment. Both children and the environment are active contributors to adaptive and maladaptive behavior. Some forms of abnormal child development may be continuous or discontinuous across childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Continuity - developmental changes are gradual and quantitative; future behavior patterns can be predicted from earlier patterns. Well supported for early onset and persistent conduct disorders. Discontinuity - developmental changes are abrupt and qualitative; future behavior is poorly predicted by earlier patterns (e. g. eating disorders).