Developmental Psychopathology Flashcards
What is psychopathology?
An intense, persistent, or frequent maladaptive pattern of emotions cognitions or behavior
What is developmental psychopathology?
The Maladaptive patterns occur in the context of normal development. Results in the current and potential impairment of infants children and adolescents.
What is developmental epidemiology?
The study of - frequencies and patterns of distributions of disorders in infants, children, and adolescents can be estimated with varied methodologies and within varied group
What is prevalence?
Prevalence refers to the proportion of a population with a disorder
What is Incidence?
Incidence refers to the rate at which new cases arise (i.e., all new cases in a given time period)
The multipart task of estimating rates of disorder includes
(1) identifying children with clinically significant distress and dysfunction, whether or not they are in treatment
(2) calculating levels of general and specific psychopathologies and the impairments associated with various disorders
(3) tracking changing trends in the identification and diagnosis of specific categories of disorder
Continuous models of psychopathology
The gradual transition from the normal range of feelings thoughts and behaviors to clinically significant problems.
Discontinuous models of psychopathology
emphasizes differences between distinct patterns of emotion, cognition, and behavior, that are within the normal range and those that define clinical disorders.
Physiological models
propose that there is a physiological basis fro all psychological processes including structural, biological, and chemical.
Neural plasticity
the ability of the brain to flexibly respond
to physiological and environmental challenges and insults.
Genotype
the genetic make-up of a cell, an organism, or an individual.
Phenotype
the observable characteristics of an individual
Validity
A measure of whether the classification gives true-to- life, meaningful information
Williams syndrome
A developmental disorder caused by a microdeletion on chromosome 7, characterized by deficits in general cognitive function and visual–spatial skills and rela- tive strengths in the language and music domains
Universal preventive measure
A type of preventive measure provided for entire populations (e.g., mandatory immunizations for children
Two-factor model
A model of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder emphasizing two distinct factors that underlie impairments: inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity
Translational research
Research designed, conducted, and interpreted with meaningful applications and social value in mind
Tertiary prevention
Interventions that are implemented for already present and clinically significant disorders.
Temperament Variations
in newborns’ styles of reactivity (e.g., attention, activity, moods, and distress) and regulation of reactivity
Stigmatization
Negative attitudes (such as blaming or over- concern with dangerousness), emotions (such as shame, fear, or pity), and behaviors (such as ridicule or isolation) related to psychopathology and mental illness
Reliability
A measure of whether different clinicians, using the same set of criteria, classify children into the same clearly defined categories
Resilience
Adaptation (or competence) despite adversity
Risk factors
The individual, family, and social characteristics
that are associated with increased vulnerability, or risk
Genomics:
A field of study focused on genes and gene functions
Behavior genetics
The study of the joint effects of genes and environments. Both direct and indirect environment experiences influence gene expression
Diathesis-stress model
A model that emphasizes the combination of underlying predispositions (risk factors related to, for example, structural abnormalities or early occurring trauma) and additional factors (such as further physiological or environmental events) that lead to the development of psychopathology.
Psychodynamic models
Psychological models that emphasize unconscious cognitive, affective, and motivational processes; mental representations of self, others, and relationships; the subjectivity of experience; and a developmental perspective on individual adjustment and maladjustment. Fixation regression model
With respect to treatments, today’s psychodynamic assessments and treatments
continue to rely on play to make connections with troubled children, to identify the specific pathology, and to effect change. Psychodynamic psychotherapy for children and adolescents also emphasizes the important role of parents and family members
Behavioral models
Psychological models that emphasize the individual’s observable behavior within a specific environment
Learned Behavior- classic conditioning, operant conditioning, observational processes
Psychopathology is learning gone awry
Cognitive models
A psychological model that focuses on the components and processes of the mind and mental development.
the way children’s thinking influences the many varieties of learning.
Neoconstructivist approach
An emphasis on evolutionary contexts, experience–expectant learning, and both qualitative and quantitative change across development.
Humanistic models
Psychological models that emphasize personally meaningful experiences, innate motivations for healthy growth, and the child’s purposeful creation of a self
psychopathology results from a suppression of child’s natural tendencies
Family model
A model that emphasizes that the best way to understand the personality and psychopathology of a particular child is to understand the dynamics of a particular family.
Sociocultural models
Models that emphasize the importance of the social context, including gender, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, in the development, course, and treatment of psychopathology