Chapter 7: Mental Illness among Children and Youth Flashcards
What types of environments do kids need to develop good mental health?
safe and stable physical and social environments
What percent of Canadian kids live in poverty?
20%
Define a sense of “school connectedness”.
kids see school in a positive light and other than a spot to learn
- shown to protect against violence, depression, drug misuse, etc
What are the 5 stages of childhood development?
- prenatal dev.
- infancy
- childhood development
- adolescence
- transition into adulthood
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
damage to brain development
Prenatal stage of development
- requires proper nutrition and good maternal health
Explain the tragic “natural experiment” from the 20th century
acute starvation under Nazi supervision
long term follow up: children born during that time were more likely to develop a mental disorder
Infancy stage of development
soothed when basic needs are met
if their cries are ignored, they might have difficulty trusting others
3 stages of emotional reactions when infant separated from parent
protest, despair, detachment
Attachment Theory
newborn child biologically programmed to seek closeness with caregivers
Nurse-Family Partnership Program
assist with young, first-time mothers
shows significant positive results
Childhood stage of development
18m-3y: children aim to learn autonomy
3y-6y: child continues to be more assertive, but may be too forceful
6y-12y: demands to learn new skills or risk sense of inferiority
Bullying
repeated negative acts committed by one or more children against another
Adolescence stage of development
- emotional well-being changes constantly
- may go through rebellion stage
Transition into Adulthood
- young adults making “key life transitions” later in life
- many move into full-time jobs and marriage without formal education
