Ch. 17 Lec Flashcards
since clinical psych started, … was focus of it
- …
- …
child psychotherpay;
lightner witmer;
alfred adler
alfred adler: …, his first work was with …, came up with term …
birth order;
children;
inferiority complex
- … therapy for kids
- subspecialty in clinical child psych called …: dealing with … and … part
play;
pediatric psych;
physical;
mental health
pediatric psych –> these people are … bc they deal with … as well
MDs;
biological part
disorders of childhood:
- …
- …
- …
- …
adhd;
conduct disorder;
depression;
oppositional defiant disorder
disorders of childhood:
- in childhood, disorders are divided into … vs. …
externalizing;
internalizing
disorders of childhood:
- externalizing: …, externalizing … (e.g. adhd)
- internalizing: less …, things like …
acting out;
discomfort;
vocalized;
depression
- children can’t …, will …/… what they’re feeling
communicate;
act out/play out
(resiliency and vulnerability)
- some kids are more resilient
- some kids are more vulnerable to psych disorders than others - … gets involved
why are some kids more resilient/vulnerable?
- look at …
- … influences
- … of child
biological model;
environment;
parental;
temperament
(resiliency and vulnerability)
why are some kids more resilient/vulnerable?
- look at environment - e.g. are they in … - will be more vulnerable/less resilient
- parental influences - e.g. if parents have …
- temperament of child - how child was taught to deal with …/…, how parents … is important
poverty;
mental disorders;
discomfort/conflict;
cope with issues
(assessing children)
- more …
- different …/…
- more …
involved;
activities/questions;
in-depth
(assessing children)
- … perspective: understand child’s behavior according to …
developmental;
developmental level
(assessing children) developmental perspective: - are they normally ...? - are their ... normal for their age? - are they exhibiting anything that's not ...?
developing temperament;
behaviors;
developmentally appropriate
(assessing children)
look at … as well - what …
presenting problem;
brought them there
(assessing children)
- … perspective: what’s relationship like among … (is there …? are there …? etc)
family;
parents;
conflict;
subsystems
(assessing children)
family perspective: what’s relationship like among parents (is there conflict? are there subsystems? etc)
- subsystem. e.g parents are fighting and mom …
manhipulates one of the kids to be on her side
(assessing children)
- … - are they in …? are they being …? are they being too …
environment;
poverty;
neglected;
spoiled
(assessing children) assessment methods: - same as adults but tweaked for children based on ... some of the methods include: - .... - .... - ...
age level;
interview;
behavioral observations;
behavior rating scales
(assessing children) assessment methods: rest of the methods include: - ... -.../... techniques - ... are the most common
self report scales;
projective/expressive;
interviews
(assessing children) assessment methods: interview: interview child and the ... - can't ask children very ... questions bc they don't understand them - use ... with children
adults in their lives;
deep;
simpler language
(assessing children)
assessment methods:
behavioral observations: how does kid …? are they …/….?
behave in office;
all over the place;
can’t sit still?
(assessing children)
assessment methods:
behavioral observations:
- can be observed in …, although that’s more difficult
- … take care of behavioral issues in school
natural environment;
child study teams
(assessing children)
assessment methods:
behavior rating scales: adults in child’s life fill out these … related to …
- big picture of what adults are experiencing related problem
standardized forms;
child’s problem
(assessing children)
assessment methods:
self-report scales; how does the child …
- makes child more comfortable to …
feel about it;
open up
(assessing children)
assessment methods:
projective/expressive techniques: …, …
rorschach; TAT
(assessing children)
assessment methods:
projective/expressive techniques: rorschach, TAT
- TAT is more challenging for children bc have to provide …, …, etc. - more …
- … techniques - draw me a pic of your …
conflict; definition of characters; involved; drawing; family
(assessing children)
assessment methods:
- … - anything specific therapist has, e.g. …
specific assessment techniques;
intelligence tests
all techniques used with children come from …, same techniques as with adults
- … - can challenge kids on their …/…
all the theories;
CBT;
feelings/thoughts
all techniques used with children come from all the theories, same techniques as with adults:
- … –> form of … therapy, kids are taught to …
self instructional training;
cognitive;
talk
all techniques used with children come from all the theories, same techniques as with adults:
self instructional training
- form of cognitive therapy
- kids are taught to talk - verbalize their …/… –> still using very …
problems/feelings;
simple language
all techniques used with children come from all the theories, same techniques as with adults:
- …
- …
parent training;
play therapy
all techniques used with children come from all the theories, same techniques as with adults:
parent training - therapist trains parents to …
- there are … that can help as well
- have to teach parents about …
deal with child’s problems;
support groups;
basics of psych
all techniques used with children come from all the theories, same techniques as with adults:
parent training - have to teach parents about basics of psychology:
- … and … - that’s what’s involved in parenting
- teach them … to change that behavior
- parents are … for kids bc they’re always with them
classical; operant conditioning;
principles of learning;
primary agents of change
all techniques used with children come from all the theories, same techniques as with adults:
play therapy - …/…
psychodynamic/humanistic
all techniques used with children come from all the theories, same techniques as with adults:
play therapy:
- psychodynamic - …/… that child is acting out –> what is … of child’s behaviors
unconscious desire/conflict;
latent conent
all techniques used with children come from all the theories, same techniques as with adults:
play therapy:
- humanistic: with kids provide … and would go along with what child does to … –> not … anything
growth promoting environment;
connect with child;
analyzing
outcome issues:
- very …
- kids don’t necessarily have … that adults have –> kids don’t have an idea of what therapy is, so younger kids tend to respond well to therapy, issue is when parents are … that their child needs therapy
efficacious;
motivation;
in denial
outcome issues:
- overall, child therapy …
- meta-analysis shows that … work for kids, as long as you can … with them and … with them
works;
all different styles of therapy;
connect; communicate
outcome issues:
- disorder we’re treating determines … (e.g. anxiety issues - … therapy would work better)
what school of thought we use;
behavioral therapy
