Atypical Child and Adolescent Development
Atypical Child and Adolescent Development
Fall 2011 - Study Guide for Midterm
Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9
Chapter 6 - Conduct Disorder –
Be familiar with the following concepts and disorders: • Differentiate conduct disorder from oppositional defiant disorder in terms of age, symptoms, severity of symptoms, age of onset, and prognosis.- conduct disorder (childhood) will display one symptom before the age of 10, symptoms- repetitive, persistent pattern of severe aggressive and antisocial acts: inflicting pain on others, stealing vandalism. more aggressive symptoms. more likely in boys, can persist to antisocial behavior over time. conduct disorder (adolescent)- as likely in boys and in girls. no severity or psychopathology of the early-onset group. less likely to commit violent offenses or persist in their antisocial behavior over time. • Childhood onset CD and adolescent onset CD • Cognitive and verbal deficits of conduct disorder. • What part does co-occurring ADHD play in the cognitive and verbal deficits? • What is thought to be the underlying factor of learning problems of conduct disordered children? • Self-esteem deficits in CD • Be familiar with the two types of family dynamics often found in the homes of CD children. • Prevalence of ODD and CD- life time prevalence rate of ODD and CD are 10% (11% for males 9% for females) and 9% respectively (12% for males 7% for females) • What is the typical symptom picture of girls with CD?- girls are more deviant than boys in relation to their same-age, same-sex peers. girls more covert. • Life-course-persistent path- describes children who engage in aggression and antisocial behavior at an early age and continue to do so into adulthood. • Adolescent-limited path- describes youngsters who antisocial behavior begins around puberty and continues into adolescence, but who later desist from these behaviors during young adulthood. • Behavioral
Fall 2011 - Study Guide for Midterm
Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9
Chapter 6 - Conduct Disorder –
Be familiar with the following concepts and disorders: • Differentiate conduct disorder from oppositional defiant disorder in terms of age, symptoms, severity of symptoms, age of onset, and prognosis.- conduct disorder (childhood) will display one symptom before the age of 10, symptoms- repetitive, persistent pattern of severe aggressive and antisocial acts: inflicting pain on others, stealing vandalism. more aggressive symptoms. more likely in boys, can persist to antisocial behavior over time. conduct disorder (adolescent)- as likely in boys and in girls. no severity or psychopathology of the early-onset group. less likely to commit violent offenses or persist in their antisocial behavior over time. • Childhood onset CD and adolescent onset CD • Cognitive and verbal deficits of conduct disorder. • What part does co-occurring ADHD play in the cognitive and verbal deficits? • What is thought to be the underlying factor of learning problems of conduct disordered children? • Self-esteem deficits in CD • Be familiar with the two types of family dynamics often found in the homes of CD children. • Prevalence of ODD and CD- life time prevalence rate of ODD and CD are 10% (11% for males 9% for females) and 9% respectively (12% for males 7% for females) • What is the typical symptom picture of girls with CD?- girls are more deviant than boys in relation to their same-age, same-sex peers. girls more covert. • Life-course-persistent path- describes children who engage in aggression and antisocial behavior at an early age and continue to do so into adulthood. • Adolescent-limited path- describes youngsters who antisocial behavior begins around puberty and continues into adolescence, but who later desist from these behaviors during young adulthood. • Behavioral