Psychology 2320A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Dorothea Dix, Leta Stetter Hollingworth, Behaviour Therapy

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2320A/B
• Professor: Jeff St.Pierre

Document Summary

Infancy to preschool attachment to caregiver, language, differentiation of self from environment, Middle childhood school adjustment, academic achievement, getting along with peers, social rules & conduct. Adolescents good transition secondary school, academic achievement, extracurriculars, making friends, self-identity. Developmental pathways: the sequence and timing of particular behaviours as well as the possible relationships between behaviors over time, two types of developmental pathways, multifinality: Various outcomes may stem from similar beginnings. Bad parenting = eating disorders, mood disorders, conduct disorder, normal adjustment: equifinality: Similar outcomes stem from different beginnings & develop pathways. Strength of the child, family & school/community. Changing picture of children"s mental health: in the past, abnormal behaviour in a child was labeled as maladjusted , now, the focus on evidence-based prevention & treatment programs, mhps are more likely seen in children: Born with very low birth weight due to mom smoking, diet, or abuse of drugs. Whose parents have mental illness or substance abuse problems.