Exam 1

Question 1

What does developmental means

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the course and causes of changes over a person’s life span

Question 2

What does Psychopathology involves

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the patterns of behaviors, cognitions, and emotions that are abnormal, maladaptive, disruptive, or distressing

Question 3

Continuity

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How behavior stays the same

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Discontinuit

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How behavior changes over time

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DSM

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Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Current manual: DSM-V-TR

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ICD:

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International Classification of Disease
Current manual: ICD-11

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Categorical approach

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Categorize into distinct diagnosis
Great homogeneity
Clear boundaries
Mutually exclusive categories

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Dimensional approach:

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Looks into different levels of behavior
Reduce large numbers of diagnosis
Exists on a continuum
Consistent with behavior as it exists

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What are some environmental influences

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socioeconomic status (which is family income, parents educational and occupational level) gender, age, race

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Theory

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Systematic set of statements designed to help analyze, explain, predict, and even suggest ways of controlling certain phenomena of interest

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Purposes of a theory

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Understand the phenomenon
Predict future associations
Organize and interpret research findings
Generate future research

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What makes a good theory?

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Account for existing data
Relevancy
Testability
Predict new and novel events
Provide parsimony
Logical consistency

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What is etiology

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The “cause” of emotional/behavioral problems

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Psychosexual stages

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Oral stage
Anal stage
Phallic stage
Latency period
Genital stage

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oral stage

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time when infants focus on the world and get pleasure from food and objects through their mouth. Fixation at this stage was thought to lead to orally fixated problems, such as overeating, smoking, alcoholism, childlike dependence, or severe sarcasm.

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anal stage

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characterized by the pleasure that develops from the anal region. Fixation at the anal stage was thought to be symbolic of withholding feces (such as being stingy, obsessive–compulsive, or too neat) or of expelling feces (such as being impulsive or explosive)

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phallic stage

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characterized by children experiencing pleasure with their genitals. Fixation at the phallic stage could result in long‐standing problems in stable, romantic relationships in adulthood or in difficulties with authority figures.

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latency period

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was characterized by the lack of attention to sexual pleasures or other sexual matters. Freud did not expand greatly on this stage, nor did he discuss in detail the problems that would occur from becoming fixated at the latency period.

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genital stage

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was again characterized by a focus on the genitals as related to pleasurable activities. Given that this stage was thought to be the healthy outcome of development, fixation at this stage was not considered problematic

Question 20

Object relation theory

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Focusing on the significance of parent-child relationships.
Individuals’ perceptions of themselves and of the world are formulated from their first relationship with their primary caregiver.
Margaret Mahler and Melanie Klein

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Attachment theory

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Focusing on the attachments between the parent and child
John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth
Secure attachment vs Insecure attachment

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Secure attachment style

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Shown when the infant uses the parent as a base from which to explore a new environment. After being separated from the parent, a securely attached infant will welcome the parent’s return with happiness and joy.

Question 23

In how many divisions is the Insecure attachment style divided in and what are they

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3= avoidant (where the infant ignores or avoids the parent after a separation), ambivalent (where the infant shows distress when the parent leaves, but shows anger or rejection when the parent returns), and disorganized (where the infant shows an inconsistent pattern of attachment, sometimes reaching out for the parent without looking at the parent and sometimes rejecting the parent on return altogether).

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endophenotype

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interaction between genotype and phenotype, which reflects the interactions between nature and nurture

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Heritability

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The proportion of variation from genetic influences, is calculated by dividing the variance due to genotype by the variance due to phenotype

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behavioral genetics

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focuses on the connections between inherited genetic influences and environmental influences in relation to the development of psychopathology

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Shared environment

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common experiences in siblings’ environments, such as living in the same house, living in the same neighborhood, and having the same family traditions

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Nonshared environment

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unique aspects of the family that each sibling experiences differently than the others, such as being a favored child by one or both parents or having higher or lower amounts of attention and financial resources at a particular developmental point.

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biopsychosocial conceptualization of development

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focuses on the integration of biological, genetic, psychological, environmental and social factors in development

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Behavioral theories

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John B. Watson’s ; most human behavior was governed by the consequences that followed the behavior. Thus, behavioral tendencies were learned and not inherited.

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cognitive behavioral theories

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started with Dr. Aaron Beck’s; observable behavior can be influenced by mental processes. Thus, how an individual acts and feels may be related to how the individual thinks about the situation.

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Theories of Family Functioning

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majority of problems shown in children and adolescents are due to problems within the family structure and that the child or adolescent is expressing problems (usually unintentionally) so that the family can get the help it needs

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what are the Central themes of family function theories

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Children’s problems = reflection of family problems
Maintaining homeostasis, despite distress
Disrupted family structures
Poor/unhealthy communication styles
Enmeshment and disengagement

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Ecological Systems Theory:
consists of

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Macrosystem
Exosystem
Mesosystem
Microsystem

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Macrosystem-

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beliefs and values of the culture

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exosystem

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social structures such as the family, the neighborhood, socioeconomic status, support systems, and other aspects of the community in which the child and family live.

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mesosystem

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interconnections between the various community systems, such as peer groups, schools, and religious organizations.

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microsystem

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is even closer to the child, with a focus on the immediate environment in which the child lives, including the immediate family, the school, and any work setting

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ontogenic development of the child

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is considered to be the internal state that relates to the child’s development and adaptation, such as biological factors, affect regulation, and intellectual level

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Research process

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1) choosing a topic
2) Choosing a sample
3) Choosing psychometrically sound measures
4) Data collection
5) Data analysis
6) Presentation of results
7) Continuing the research