PSYC 356 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Leta Stetter Hollingworth, Eating Disorder, Probation Officer
9 Sep 2013
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Introduction to normal and abnormal behaviour in children and. Children"s mental health has been riddled with misunderstanding, silence, and outright abuse for centuries, but are now receiving greater attention. Children"s mental health issues differ from those of adults in many ways. As early as age 5, her mother recalls her arranging things a certain way: she would walk through doorways over and over, need to check and arrange things her way before she could leave a room. Family doctor advised it was simply a phase, like not to step on cracks: but she developed more elaborate rituals, counting in groups of 4. Georgina was constantly terrified of forgetting a passage or objects or being interrupted. If she did not complete the counting, something horrible would happen (tragedy would befall her or her parents) Night-time was the worst, because it took a while to complete the ritual. Daytime school activity and social connections were also interrupted.
