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4 things studies seek to do

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Define normal and abnormal for age, gender and culture
Identify cases and correlates of abnormal behaviour
Make predictions of long term outcomes
Develop treatments and prevention

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4 features distinguishing child disorders

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When adults seek help for kid, unclear whose problem
Failure to show developmental progress
Many problem behaviours are not entirely abnormal
Interventions are for promoting further development

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Greek/ Roman view

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Disables were an economic burden and an embarrassment subject to abandonment or death

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Child psych before 18th cent

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Childrens mental health was ignored and they were subject to harsh punishment

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Massachusetts Stubborn Child act 1654

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Parents could kill children for misbehaving

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John Locke

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17th century - children should be raised with thought and care

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Jean marc itard

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19th century- Focus on care, treatment and training of mental defectives

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Leta Hollingsworth

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Distinguished between mental retardation (imbeciles) and disorders (lunatics)

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Benjamin Rush

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Children incapable of adult insanity so if they had normal cognitive abilities but bad behaviour they were morally insane

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Dorthea Dix

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Established 32 humane mental hospitals for youth

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11
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First child psych disorder

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Masturbatory insanity

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12
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Cliffor Beers

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Efforts lead to detection and intervention

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13
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Eugenics

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Sterilization of mentally ill people

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Nosologies

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Classify psychological disorders into descriptive categories

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Watson

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Father of behaviourism– little albert, conditioned emotional response

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Dominant approach during 1930- 1950

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Psychodynamic

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When were children beginning to move form institutions to group homes?

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1945- 1965

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18
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Spitz

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Infants raised in institutions had severe physical and emotional problems later

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When did behaviourism dominate?

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50s and 60s

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IDEA

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Individuals with disabilities education act– free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment

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IEP

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Individualized education program

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United nations general assembly

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Countries agree to abolish legislation, customs and practices that discriminate disabled people

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Psychological disorder

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Pattern of behavioural, cognitive, emotional or physical symptoms

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3 things disorders are associated with

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Distress
Disability
Risk for further suffering or harm

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Competence

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Ability to successfully adapt to the environment

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Developmental pathway

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Timing of particular behaviours and relationships between them

27
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Multifinality

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Various outcomes may stem from similar beginnings

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Equifinality

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Similar outcomes stem from different early experiences

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Protective factor

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Variable that reduces chance of developing disorder

30
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Risk factor

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Acute, stressful situations or chronic adversity

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Resilience

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Ability to fight off or recover from misfortune

32
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Protective triad

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Strength of child
Strength of family
Strength of community/ school

33
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How many children have an impairing mental problem?

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1/8

34
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How much is the demand for youth services supposed to grow in ten years?

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Double

35
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How many children recieve the services they need?

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Less than 10%

36
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5 things disproportionately afflicted by mental illness

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Poor
Abusive/ neglectful families
Inadequate childcare
Low birth weight due to maternal smoking, alcohol, diet
Parents with mental illness, substance abuse

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2 effects of environmental stressors

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Bring poor adaptation and onset of disorder

Exacerbate extent of problems

38
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Amount of kids in poverty

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1/5 US

1/7 Canadian

39
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What brain area is associated with poverty and mental health

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Pre frontal cortex

40
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Before what age are gender differences negligible

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3

41
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Externalizing problems

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Start higher for boys but decrease with age for both genders until there is not much difference

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Internalizing problems

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Start the same but girls start outpacing boys with age

43
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3 associations with boys resilience

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Male role model
Structure and rules
Encouragement of emotional expressiveness

44
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Girls resilience

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Combine risk taking and independance with female care giver support

45
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Racial differences in mental problems

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After controlling SES, not much difference

46
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Marginalization

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Poverty and exclusion form benefits of society

47
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How many reports of child abuse every year

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1 million in US

80,000 in Canada

48
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How many teens experience physical or sexual assault

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1/3

49
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What % of boys and girls meet criteria for PTSD, depression or substance abuse due to violence

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16% boys

19% girls

50
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How much money spent due to abuse and trauma

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$100 billion

51
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How much do mortality rates increase in adolescence due to risk taking?

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Triple

52
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What % of kids with serious disorders face problems their whole lives?

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20%

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