PSYC 235 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14 (Part 1): Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Autism Spectrum, Genetic Disorder

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 235
• Professor: Amanda Maracle

Document Summary

Podcast autism spectrum disorder: characteristics, causes, & treatments: neurodevelopmental disorders have high comorbidity with other disorders. Impairments in social communication: social-emotional reciprocity, non-verbal communication. Interpersonal relationships: restricted, repetitive & stereotyped behaviours, stereotyped/repetitive behaviour. Insistence on sameness: restricted interests, hyper- & hypo-sensitivity. Causes: highly heritable (37-90%, born with autism & live with it for their lives, early intervention may cure, approx. 10-20% of cases are linked to known genetic causes: chromosomal abnormalities: 6-7, cnv (copy number variants): 2-10, single gene disorder (ex. Behavioural treatment: applied behavioural analysis (aba) most successful. Psychotherapy: mostly for those with comorbidity, cognitive behaviour therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy. 499-512) neurodevelopmental disorders: neurodevelopmental disorders: neurologically based disorders that are revealed in a clinically sig(cid:374)ifi(cid:272)a(cid:374)t (cid:449)a(cid:455) du(cid:396)i(cid:374)g a (cid:272)hild"s de(cid:448)elopi(cid:374)g (cid:455)ea(cid:396)s. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd: adhd: features maladaptive levels of inattention, excessive activity & impulsiveness, one of the most common reasons children are referred for mental health services, deficits significantly disrupt academic effects & social relationships.