cluster b personlity disorder
Chapter 13: developmental, Childhood, and Cognitive Disorders perspectives on DEvelopmental Disorders
Normal vs. abnormal Development
Developmental Psychopathology
Study of how disorders arise and change with time
Childhood is associated with significant developmental changes
Disruption of early skills will likely disrupt development of later skills
Developmental Disorders
Diagnosed first in infancy, childhood, or adolescence
The following disorders are disorders first seen in childhood:
Attention deficit Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Autism and Asperger’s Disorder
Mental Retardation
CHILDHOOD DISORDER: ADHd (attention deficit hyperactivity disoder)
ADHD: symptoms and criteria
ADHD is a developmental disorder and usually starts during infancy
Central features: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity
Tend to be forgetful. Frequently misplace items
Tend to make careless errors
Associated with/leads to behavioral, cognitive, social, and academic problems
ADHD is the most frequently over diagnosed and under-diagnosed disorder because they are being diagnosed strictly as “ADD” or the patients are just not coming in
“I just always thought my child would get better” – didn’t want to take them in
DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR Symptom Clusters (i.e. Symptoms of ADHD)
Cluster 1: symptoms of inattention need
Includes everything except hyperactivity
Difficulty paying attention, organizing problems, being forgetful, frequently misplacing items, excessive day dreaming, easily distracted, appearing to not listen to what is said
Cluster 2: Symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsivity cluster
Meaning “too much activity” - think of the energizer bunny
Symptoms include frequently interrupting others, frequently sitting still/quietly, more likely to throw temper tantrums, being restless and fidgety
They don’t think before they act (grab things, invade personal space)
Either cluster 1 or 2 must be present for a diagnosis
More often than not, you will have at
Normal vs. abnormal Development
Developmental Psychopathology
Study of how disorders arise and change with time
Childhood is associated with significant developmental changes
Disruption of early skills will likely disrupt development of later skills
Developmental Disorders
Diagnosed first in infancy, childhood, or adolescence
The following disorders are disorders first seen in childhood:
Attention deficit Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Autism and Asperger’s Disorder
Mental Retardation
CHILDHOOD DISORDER: ADHd (attention deficit hyperactivity disoder)
ADHD: symptoms and criteria
ADHD is a developmental disorder and usually starts during infancy
Central features: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity
Tend to be forgetful. Frequently misplace items
Tend to make careless errors
Associated with/leads to behavioral, cognitive, social, and academic problems
ADHD is the most frequently over diagnosed and under-diagnosed disorder because they are being diagnosed strictly as “ADD” or the patients are just not coming in
“I just always thought my child would get better” – didn’t want to take them in
DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR Symptom Clusters (i.e. Symptoms of ADHD)
Cluster 1: symptoms of inattention need
Includes everything except hyperactivity
Difficulty paying attention, organizing problems, being forgetful, frequently misplacing items, excessive day dreaming, easily distracted, appearing to not listen to what is said
Cluster 2: Symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsivity cluster
Meaning “too much activity” - think of the energizer bunny
Symptoms include frequently interrupting others, frequently sitting still/quietly, more likely to throw temper tantrums, being restless and fidgety
They don’t think before they act (grab things, invade personal space)
Either cluster 1 or 2 must be present for a diagnosis
More often than not, you will have at