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- 12. Developmental Psychopathology
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12.1 Chronic Illnesses and Physical Disabilities
12.2 Intellectual Disability
12.3 Cognitive Disorders, Including Dementia
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12.4 Trauma-Based Syndromes
12.5 Autism Spectrum Disorders 12.6 Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorders
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12.7 Learning Disabilities
12.8 Asocial Behavior, Phobias, and Obsessions
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12.9 Antisocial Behavior
12.10 Anxiety and Mood Disorders
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12.1 Chronic Illnesses and Physical Disabilities
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SLIDE 8 Chronic illness
affecting development
- Asthma
- Arthritis
- Diabetes
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cancers
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SES, genetics
SLIDE 10 Physical disability
Long-term impairment
etc.)
at birth, premature delivery)
infection, illness)
SLIDE 11 Types of impairments
- Visual
- Hearing
- Mobility
- Physical defects
- Organ/structural
damage
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12.2 Intellectual Disability
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SLIDE 14 Cognitive component
Adaptive component
SLIDE 15 Early symptoms
- Delays in motor skills
- Delays in speech
- Self-help difficulties
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12.3 Cognitive Disorders, Including Dementia
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SLIDE 18 Cognitive dysfunction
- Prenatal or brain injury
- Types
- Memory processing
- Perception (e.g. dyslexia)
- Problem solving
- Language
SLIDE 19 Cognitive dysfunction
Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat”
SLIDE 20 Dementia
loss, usually late adulthood
SLIDE 21 Dementia
- Special case: Alzheimer’s
starts with dementia, progresses to
- Loss of self-identity and
relationships
- Wandering
- Memory loss of object
names and functions
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12.4 Trauma-Based Syndromes
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SLIDE 24 Psychological trauma
- Natural disaster victims
- Victims of hate,
violence, war, abuse
SLIDE 25 Psychological trauma
- Symptoms of PTSD
- Re-experience by trigger
- Anxiety/panics
- Nightmares/insomnia
- Detachment/”numbing”
- Depression
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12.5 Autism Spectrum Disorders
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SLIDE 28 Autism
- Range mild to severe
- Unresponsive to people
and social cues
contact
SLIDE 29 Autism
- Other symptoms:
- Obsessive interests
- Compulsive repetitive
behaviors
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12.6 Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders
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SLIDE 32 Attention-deficit/
hyperactivity (ADHD)
difficulty
difficulty
- Fidgety ➔ needs to move
- May show 1-2 symptoms
- Learning disabilities likely
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12.7 Learning Disabilities
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SLIDE 35 Learning disabilities
grades
- Subject-area difficulties
- Reading/language
- Writing/communication
- Math (computing/
solving)
SLIDE 36 Learning disabilities
likely
not cure
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12.8 Asocial Behavior, Phobias, and Obsessions
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SLIDE 39 Can’t/won’t relate
- Mild: introversion
- Enjoy own mental self
- Prefer solitude, not shy
- r lonely
- Extreme: schizophrenia
- Caught in delusions, not
able to relate consistently
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disorders
- May avoid social contact
- May be uncomfortable in
social settings
“cold”
SLIDE 41 Phobias
- Fear that overwhelms
- May cause panics (e.g.
agoraphobia)
blood phobia)
- Begin middle childhood or
adolescence
SLIDE 42 Obsessions (OCD)
don’t go away
that can’t be stopped
excessive handwashing
watched” ➔ excessive checking doors, windows
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12.9 Antisocial Behavior
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SLIDE 45 Mad at the world
racism, sexism
Disorder (ODD)
- Angry, resentful
- Argumentative, defy
rules/authority
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12.10 Anxiety and Mood Disorders
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SLIDE 49 Anxiety
expecting something bad
tightness, fatigue
SLIDE 50 Anxiety
- Types
- Existential/crisis
- Performance/test
- Social/stranger
- Choice/decision
SLIDE 51 Mood disorders
sleep excess, comfort eating, feel rejected
- Bipolar disorder: cycles of
high and low mood/energy
stimulants, alcohol leading to depression