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psychopathology |
intense, frequent maladaptive patterns of emotions, cognition, and behavior ex. distress |
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developmental psychopathology |
view that childhood disorders are best understood within the context of normal development |
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developmental process: sequence of steps and tasks |
Milestones: physical, social, emotional, cognitive, educational |
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development is shaped by |
multiple, interacting influences -genetic, physiological, cognitive, emotional, social |
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statistical deviancy |
infrequency of certain emotions, cognitions, and behaviors -more or less than normal -above or below a numerical cutoff |
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deviancy is insufficient criterion bc: |
-neglects context -unconventionality isn't always pathological |
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Psychological distress |
-exhibition of negative affect/dysphoria -common to mood and anxiety disorders -subjective and not always observable -children vary in awareness of their mood/emotional state -symptoms manifest differently across individuals |
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physical symptoms |
flushed, naseous |
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behavioral symptoms |
cry, withdrawn --many troubled youth don't experience distress |
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Cultural deviancy |
abnormal is what violates society's standards or rules -But socio-cultural norms vary |
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Behavioral Rigidity |
Repeated and inflexible behavior, thoughts and emotional reactions to stressors -mental health is characterized by flexible, adaptive responses to change --vague terms |
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Harmful dysfunction |
not based on deviation |
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dysfunction |
failure in an internal mechanism to perform a function for which it was naturally selected |
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harm |
must be caused by the dysfunction |
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what is abnormal |
DSM-5 -considers harmful dysfunction and impairment or distress clinically significant |
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psychiatric definition |
a medical model, disorder resides, within the individual -distress of impairment is common, not always both |
