[DONE] Theories And Causes Flashcards
True or False:
Abnormal development is a single-determined
False
Language of science
Theory
The study of childhood disorders
Etiology
True or False: Child and Environment are interdependent
True
Dynamic interaction of child and environment
Transaction
Major Perspective on Abnormal Child Dev’t.
1) Biological
2) Developmental Psychopathology
3) Psychological
4) Family, Social and Cultural
This indicates that dev’tal changes are gradual and quantitative
Continuity
Indicates that dev’tal changes are abrupt and qualititative
Discontinuity
Future beh. patterns can easily be predicted
Continuity
Future beh. patterns are poorly predicted by earlier patterns.
Discontinuity
Indication of adaptational failure
Psych disorders
Failure to master and progress the accomplishing developmental milestones.
Adaptational failure
Factors that need to be considered when making a diagnosis
1) Biological
2) emotional
3) behavioral and cognitive
4) family, cultural and ethnic