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Why do we study child psychopathology?

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Understand what is normal/abnormal behavior; Understand causes and correlates of psychological problems in children
• Identification of targets for intervention & prevention; Predict long-term outcomes
• Risk and protective factors; Develop & evaluate intervention & prevention programs

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What is the goal in cognitive treatment?

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Focus on changing environment (antecedents, consequences)

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What is the family systems perspective?

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Operates on the assumption that children’s abnormal behavior can be viewed in terms of relationships, not individual characteristics

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What is the continuum of parental sensitivity and expression?

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child-centered –> borderline –> abusive/neglectful

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What is the CBT FEAR plan?

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  • Feeling Frightened
  • Expecting Bad Things to Happen •Attitudes & Actions that will Help
  • Results & Rewards
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What is pruning?

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a process of removing neurons which may have become damaged or degraded in order to further improve the “networking” capacity of a particular area of the brain

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How long must a patient exhibit symptoms of GAD before being diagnosed?

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6 months

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What is a very important form of trauma treatment for children?

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trauma focused-cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT)

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Describe TF-CBT.

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use of stress inoculation training, gradually improve cognitive processing, working through the cognitive triangle, developing a trauma narrative and working through it

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What are cultural syndromes?

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pattern of co- occurring, relatively invariant symptoms associated with a specific cultural group

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What are some cognitive disturbances experienced by children with anxiety disorders?

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deficits in attention, memory, speech, or language; threat-related attentional biases; cognitive errors

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What are the four classes of child psychopathology?

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behavioral disorders, emotional disorders, developmental and learning disorders, and disorders related to physical health

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What is the role of the frontal lobes in development of child?

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self-control, judgment, emotional regulation; restructured in teen years

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What is systematic desensitization?

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First, the child is taught relaxation techniques
Next, an anxiety hierarchy is created
Then, state of relaxation is induced while presented with stimuli

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What is the goal in psychodynamic treatment?

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Help child develop insight into the unconscious factors contributing to the problem

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What is PCIT?

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parent-child interaction therapy; two stages: relationship enhancement and child behavior management; coached interactions between parent and child build from structured implementation to use in public situations

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What are the four D’s of psychological abnormality?

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  • DEVIANT: Violates established social norms
  • DISTRESSING: Causes distress to self and/or others
  • DYSFUNCTIONAL: Interferes with daily functioning
  • DANGEROUS: Increases a person’s risk of harm
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What is the role of the corpus callosum in development of child?

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intelligence, consciousness, and self-awareness; reaches full maturity in 20s

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What may contribute to false indications of gender differences in disorders?

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methodological factors in research, biases based on gender norms

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What is cortisol?

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hormone produced in response to stress hormones, serves to inhibit stress hormones and therefore modulate body’s stress response; disruption of cortisol feedback loop can lead to states of increased anxiety and fear

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What are some clinical disorders that typically arise during ages 2-5?

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speech and language disorders, problems stemming form child abuse and neglect, some anxiety disorders like phobias

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What is the function of a neuropsychological assessment?

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links brain functioning with objective measures of behavior

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What are some cons of a diagnostic label?

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Disagreement about effectiveness of labels to achieve their purposes
Negative effects and stigmatization
Can negatively influence children’s views of themselves and their behavior

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What is efficacy?

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treatment effect within a research setting

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What are two examples of neuropsychological assessment?

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Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS), visual motor integrations

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In CBT psychoeducation what three main components are addressed and how?

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Somatic Symptoms –> Relaxation Training;
Cognitive Symptoms – >Cognitive Restructuring;
Behavioral symptoms –> exposure, rewards

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What does neuropsychological testing assess for?

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  • Cognitive functions
  • Perceptual functions
  • Motor functions
  • Emotional/executive control
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What is discontinuity in developmental psychopathology?

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developmental changes that are abrupt and not necessarily predictive of future problems

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What is modeling?

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Therapist confronts the feared object; Child is then encouraged to join the therapist; Especially helpful if adult is someone child trusts

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What are the four attachment styles?

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secure, anxious/avoidant, anxious/resistant, and disorganized

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What is multifinality?

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a certain factor such as genetics or childhood maltreatment can cause many different outcomes

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What are the ABCs of behaviors?

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antecedents –> behaviors –> consequences

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What is developmental psychopathology based on?

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  • Developmental milestones & tasks
  • Comparison of abnormal and normative development
  • Integration of etiological information
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What is the Leiter 3?

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IQ test, a measure of logical ability

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What qualifications must a behavior have in order to be considered abnormal?

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must be both atypical and harmful; they are usually developmentally inappropriate

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What does serotonin do and what kind of disorders is it linked to?

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moderates eating, sleeping, and anger; linked to OCD, depression, schizophrenia

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What three things are child disorders defined by?

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age inappropriateness, severity, pattern of symptoms

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What is social anxiety disorder?

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fear of social/performance situations involving new people or scrutiny

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What are some pros of a diagnostic label?

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Help clinicians summarize and order observations
Facilitate communication among professionals
Aid parents by providing recognition and understanding of their child’s problem

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What did Arnold Gesell do?

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recorded data and charted developmental norms

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What is the HPA axis and what does it do?

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hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis; it is the brain’s central response center to stress

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What is the role of genetics in child psychopathology?

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genes provide tendencies, vulnerabilities, and predispositions to respond to the environment in certain ways

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Rorschach is a form of what?

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projective testing

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What is the main emphasis of evidence-based treatment (EBT)?

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shift from efficacy (internal validity) to effectiveness (external validity)

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What are six important factors to consider in the identification of problems of a youth?

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developmental norms, cultural (race/ethnicity) norms, gender norms, situational norms, role of adults, changing views of abnormality

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What does norepinephrine do and what kind of disorders is it linked to?

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alarm responses, emotional/behavioral regulation; linked to sleep disorders, pain, depression, mania

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What are the three assumptions in developmental psychopathology?

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  • Abnormal development is multiply determined
  • Child and environment are interdependent
  • Abnormal development involves continuities and discontinuities
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What are some clinical disorders that typically arise during ages 6-11?

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ADHD, learning disorders, school refusal behavior, conduct problems

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Why is Emil Kraepelin’s work significant?

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he recognized that certain symptoms tend to occur together in syndromes; his work became the basis for modern classification systems of mental disorders and it was part of the first efforts made to classify childhood disorders

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What new and prominent ideas came from Freud’s psychosexual stage theory of development?

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  • Development during childhood influences functioning in adulthood
  • Led to recognition of childhood as distinct period
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What is the most common EBT across the board for different types of disorders?

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cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)

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What is separation anxiety disorder?

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worry about separation and harm befalling self or parent; one of two most common anxiety disorders

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What is agoraphobia?

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Fear or anxiety about certain places or situations (e.g. being in a crowd)

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What is continuity in developmental psychopathology?

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developmental changes that are gradual and can be predictive of future problems

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What did John B. Watson hold?

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that learning experiences can explain most behavior; had an emphasis on environment; developed theory of classical conditioning

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What did E. L. Thorndike develop?

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Law of Effect

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What is the role of the parietal lobes in development of child?

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integrate auditory, visual, and tactile signals; immature until age 16

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Rewards for good behavior, praise, ignoring, and consequences are all what kind of approach to treatment?

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behavioral

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What important development in child psychopathology research started in 1920?

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longitudinal studies of youth began all over the U.S.

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What is classification defined as?

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system for representing major categories or dimensions of child psychopathology

61
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What is the OCD cycle?

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obsessions –> anxiety –> compulsions –> temporary relief

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What is CBITS?

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cognitive behavioral intervention for trauma in schools; similar to TF-CBT but parent component is optional

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What is an overactive BIS?

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overactive behavioral inhibition system causes a child to rely more on basic fear responses than well-reasoned judgment

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What characteristics do neglected children often exhibit?

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Inconsistent behavior, undisciplined activity to extreme passivity

65
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Who developed the ecological model?

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Urie Bronfenbrenner

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Who’s theory was the firs attempt to understand mental disorders in psychological terms?

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Sigmund Freud

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Abuse is associated with over-activation of what brain area?

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HPA axis

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What is the role of the temporal lobes in development of child?

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emotional maturity; still developing after age 16

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What are sensitive periods?

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Windows of time where environmental influences on development are particularly strong

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What are some important considerations in defining abnormality that the book mentions?

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definition of abnormality may be in terms of problematic relationships; definitions must consider competence and not just deficits; definition must determine whether symptoms are transient

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What did Alfred Binet and Theophil Simon collaborate to do?

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designed a test to identify children needing special education

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What is allostatic load?

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progressive “wear and tear” on biological systems due to chronic stress

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What are two prominent personality tests?

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-A) and Personality Inventory for Children (PIC-2)

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What is the function of the basal ganglia?

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regulates, organizes, and filters information related to cognition, emotions, mood and motor function; linked to ADHD, OCD, and tics

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What categories are tested for in the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V)?

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  • Verbal Comprehension Index
  • Visual Spatial Index
  • Fluid Reasoning Index
  • Working Memory Index
  • Processing Speed Index
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What is the most effective medication for OCD?

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SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

77
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What kind of environment do parents want to foster for healthy development of their child?

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EXPECTABLE

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What are some examples of disorders related to physical health?

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eating disorders, sleep disorders, elimination disorders

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What is emotional regulation?

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enhancing, maintaining, and inhibiting emotional arousal

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What is done in the child-centered approach to treatment?

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Interact with child in empathic way to provide corrective emotional experience
where child is valued and accepted

81
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What is panic disorder?

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Recurrent, uncued panic attacks with anticipatory worry

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What are the three components of anxiety?

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behavioral, cognitive, and physical

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What is the goal in CBT?

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Interplay of thoughts, actions, and feelings

84
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What did G. Stanley Hall do for psychology?

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collected data on youth problems; established the APA

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What ecological risk factors did Mian et. al. find to be associated with anxiety disorders in early childhood?

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Maternal affective symptoms, community violence, and cumulative risk; Child symptoms and temperament were the strongest predictors of future anxiety

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What characteristics do physically abused children often exhibit?

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disruptive, aggressive, impaired emotional and cognitive functioning

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What are developmental cascades?

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process by which a child’s previous interactions may spread to other systems and alter the course of their development; this signals the importance of considering more than one theory

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What is temperament?

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organized style of behavior which shapes the child’s approach to his or her environment; it can influence later development by affecting the child’s development or self-control

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What are the important structures of the limbic system?

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amygdala, hippocampus, cingulate gyrus

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What are the “microparadigms,” or models of studying developmental psychopathology?

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Biological Models, Emotional Models, Behavioral Models, Cognitive Models, Attachment Models, and Family-systems Models

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What does categorical classification hold?

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every diagnosis has an underlying cause and that each disorder is fundamentally different from other disorders

92
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What are the roles of nature and nurture in neural plasticity?

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nature provides basic structure/processes; nurture provides experiences necessary to mold connections

93
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Why do we need theory?

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it allows us to make informed and empirical predictions about behavioral & emotional outcomes

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What are the four types of child maltreatment?

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physical abuse, neglect, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse

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What is the function of the limbic system?

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emotion regulation, impulse control, basic drives of sex, aggression, hunger, and thirst

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What is equifinality?

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many possible beginnings like genetic patterns or environmental influences can cause the same outcome

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What are some clinical disorders that typically arise during ages 12-20?

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anorexia, bulimia, delinquency, suicide attempts, drug and alcohol abuse, schizophrenia, depression

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What are some important criticisms of the DSM V?

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Failure to capture complex adaptations, transactions, and settings
Less attention to disorders of infancy and childhood
Lack of emphasis on contextual factors
Categorical diagnoses can hinder children from gaining services
Focus limited to
overt symptoms (little information on underlying causes)

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What is idiographic case formulation?

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Assessments focus on obtaining detailed understanding of the child or family as a unique entity
• This is the focus of clinical assessment

100
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What is the Bayley scale?

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series of standardized tests that are Used to assess infants and young children for screening, diagnosis, and evaluation of early development

101
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What does the transactional side of a disorder show?

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Child and environment interact in a dynamic fashion to contribute to the expression of a disorder

102
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What are the main types of neglect?

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physical, emotional, and educational

103
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What are Freud’s three structures of the mind which make conflict inevitable?

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Id, ego, superego

104
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What are the components of stress inoculation training?

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  • Feeling identification
  • Relaxation
  • Thought stopping
  • Cognitive coping (positive self talk)
105
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What did Albert Bandura develop?

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Social learning theory

106
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What did B. F. Skinner develop?

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Operant conditioning

107
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What is effectiveness?

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treatment generalizability, feasibility, expected benefits in the real world

108
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What are some examples of developmental and learning disorders?

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Autism, Intellectual Disability, Learning disorders

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What are the three types of interviews and what kinds of questions are asked in each?

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unstructured (open-ended questions), semi-structured (specific probes), or structured (series of specific questions, computerized diagnostic interviews)

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What are special considerations when working with youth?

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  • Strong therapeutic alliance essential to enhancing outcomes
  • Knowledge of developmental norms
  • Developmentally appropriate interventions
  • Protection of rights
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How is anxiety defined?

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mood state characterized by:
• Strong negative emotion
• Bodily symptoms of tension
• Apprehensive thoughts regarding the future;
is a disorder when it becomes excessive and debilitating

112
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What is involved in a behavioral assessment?

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functional analysis, behavioral observation, behavior rating scales/checklists

113
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What are some examples of behavioral disorders?

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“Externalizing disorders”, ADHD, Conduct problems

114
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What is the role of specifiers in the DSM V?

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Used to rate subtypes of the disorder, co- occurring conditions, or course or severity

115
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What does dopamine do and what kind of disorders is it linked to?

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may modulate other NTs, involved in pleasure-seeking; linked to schizophrenia, mood disorders, and ADHD

116
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What four primary problems is treatment for anxiety and OCD disorders directed at?

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  • Distorted information processing
  • Physiological reactions to perceived threat
  • Sense of a lack of control
  • Excessive escape and avoidance
117
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What are some clinical disorders that typically arise during ages 0-2?

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mental retardation, feeding disorders, autism

118
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What are some common obstacles to seeking prevention and treatment?

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Those most in need are the least likely to seek help
They are brought to treatment due to someone else’s concern
Parents fear losing their children or being charged with a crime

119
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What are two types of checklists/rating scales?

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global/broad (CBCL) and more specific measures (CDI)

120
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What is generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?

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Daily multiple unrealistic worries (interpersonal, future, competence); Children with GAD can be self-conscious, self-doubting, and worried about meeting expectations

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What are the major assessment strategies?

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clinical interviews, behavioral assessment, neuropsychological testing

122
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What is flooding?

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Child is exposed for a prolonged period, repeatedly over time; Causes great amount of distress

123
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What is the goal in behavioral treatment?

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Change maladaptive patterns of thinking, alter core beliefs

124
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What does the behavioral model assume?

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that the child is best understood by behavior in a particular situation (environment) than in terms of stable traits

125
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What is etiology?

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Study of factors that are related to the development of disorders - such as biological, psychological, and environmental factors

126
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What is a risk factor?

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increases the chances that an outcome will occur; increase chance for psychopathology

127
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What are some examples of emotional disorders?

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“Internalizing disorders”, Anxiety disorders, Mood disorders

128
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What does benzodiazepine-GABA do and what kind of disorder is it linked to?

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reduces arousal, moderates emotional responses; linked to anxiety disorders

129
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What is necessary for someone to be diagnosed with panic disorder?

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individual must exhibit at least 4 physical and/or cognitive symptoms of a panic attack

130
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What are the main general approaches to treatment?

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psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, CBT

131
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What does dimensional classification hold?

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many independent dimensions or traits of behavior exist and all children possess them to varying degrees

132
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What is emotion reactivity?

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threshold and intensity of emotional experience

133
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What are two important movements in child mental health?

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mental hygiene movement and child guidance movement

134
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What is nomothetic formulation?

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Emphasizes general inferences that apply to large groups of individuals

135
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What does the theory of attachment say in regards to anxiety disorders?

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Fearfulness is biologically rooted in emotional attachment needed for survival - Early insecure attachments become internalized and affect how children see the world

136
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What is the focus in functional analysis?

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the antecedents and consequences of the target behaviors

137
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What are the steps in working with a trauma narrative?

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gradually create the story, review it to challenge cognitive errors (reduce self-blame), share narrative with caregiver and get support

138
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What are the broad causes of psychopathology?

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biological influences, emotional influences, behavioral/cognitive influences, social influences

139
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What is social cognition?

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the way in which a child interprets a given situation cognitively will impact her behavior

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In what factors do important gender differences in disorders lie?

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prevalence of different diseases, timing, developmental change, expression of problems

141
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What is competence?

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ability to adapt to environment

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What is the main technique for treating anxiety disorders?

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behavioral exposure treatments; Children face what frightens them and learn ways of coping other than escape or avoidance

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