PSYCH 2AP3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2, 3: Systematic Desensitization, Waking Hours, Bulimia Nervosa
8 Dec 2015
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Pages 568-573 and 585-590 from chapter 16; chapter 17. Developmental psychopathology is devoted to studying the origins and course of individual maladaptation in the context of normal growth processes. Some of the emotional disturbances of childhood may be relatively short-lived and less specific than those occurring n adulthood. Some childhood disorders severely affect future development. Young children as especially vulnerable to psychological problems. They do not have as complex and realistic a view of themselves and their world as they will have later. They have less self-understanding, and they have not yet develop da stable sense of identity or a clear understanding of what is expected of them. Immediately perceived threats are tempered less by considerations of the past or future: children have more difficulty than adults in coping with. Children"s limited perspectives lead them to use unrealistic stressful events concepts to explain events.
