Nevid, Rathus and Greene Abnormal Psychology Fifth Edition Nevid, Rathus and Greene Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

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Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence Chapter 14 Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; any rental, lease, or lending of the program. Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Normal and Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence * Cultural Beliefs About What is Normal and Abnormal Culturally Sensitive Therapy Prevalence of Mental Health Problems in Children and Adolescents Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Ratings byThai and U. S. Parents of Children’s Behavioral Problems * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Risk Factors for Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence * Biological Risk Factors Psychological Risk Factor Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Pervasive Developmental Disorders * Autism Asperger’s disorder Features of Autism Diagnostic features Theoretical perspectives O. Ivar Lovaas Cognitive Theories Treatment Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Mental Retardation * Levels of Retardation Mild Moderate Severe Profound Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Mental Retardation * Causes of Retardation Down syndrome Fragile X syndrome Phenylketonuria (PKU) Tay-Sachs disease Prenatal factors Cultural-familial causes Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Mental Retardation * Intervention The education for all handicapped children act Behavioral approaches A Closer Look: Savant Syndrome Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Learning Disorders * Types of Learning Disorders Mathematics disorder Disorder of written expression Reading disorder Theoretical Perspectives Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Familial Risk of Developing Reading Disorder (Dyslexia) * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Learning Disorders * Intervention Psychoeducational model Behavioral model Medical model Neuropsychological model Linguistic model Cognitive model Evaluation of treatment approaches Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Communication Disorders * Expressive language disorder Mixed receptive/expressive language disorder Phonological disorder: stuttering Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Attention-Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders * Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Most commonly diagnosed disorder Diagnostic features Theoretical perspectives Treatment Ritalin Controversy Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Intervention Received by Adolescents Diagnosed Hyperactive * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Attention-Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders * Conduct Disorder (CD) Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Theoretical perspectives in ODD Treatment Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Anxiety and Depression * Separation Anxiety Disorder Perspectives on Anxiety Disorders in Childhood Psychoanalytic Cognitive model Learning model Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Anxiety and Depression * Depression in Childhood and Adolescence Correlates and treatment Suicide among children and adolescents Factors associated with suicide Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Elimination Disorders * Enuresis Theoretical perspectives Psychodynamic Genetic factors Treatment Encopresis Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002