PSYC18H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Frontal Lobe, Heritability, Psychopathology
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Cha pte r 12: emotion ba s e d dis orde r of childhood. Em o tio n s a n d me n ta l dis o rd e rs. Mos t ba s e d on e motiona l functioning. Extre me s : a nxie ty, a nge r, s a dne s s -> difficulty ge tting a long with frie nds fa mily. Dis tinct from thos e in a dulthood a s the y involve - change s in both ma gnitude a nd cha ra cte r a s de ve lopme nt progre s s. Conce ptua lizing childhood dis orde rs : ca te gorie s. To ma ke d ia g n o s is : child"s behaviors, emotions, experiences evaluated by trained clinicia n. Us e dia gnos tic a nd s ta tis tica l ma nua l of me nta l dis orde rs.