Emotional or behavioral disorders
Developmentally inappropriate behavior
Different types of characteristics in childhood emotional or behavioral disorders
Externalizing, internalizing, cognitive, academic
Symptoms of ADHD
Excessive levels of activity (fidgeting, squirming, incessant talking), distractibility and difficulty concentrating (makes careless mistakes, cant follow instructions, forgetful), must be severe and persistent (at least 6 months), more common in boys
Genetic factors of ADHD
Genetic link to connect ADHD throughout family members
Treatment of ADHD
Stimulants (Adderall, Ritalin, Concerta, Strattera), behavioral treatment, parental involvement in treatment
Conduct Disorder
Pattern of engaging in behaviors that violate social norms, the rights of others and are often illegal. Much more common in boys
Conduct Disorder behaviors
Aggression, lying, stealing, vandalism, lack of remorse, callousness, bullies, threatens, physically aggressive, lies
Heritability of Conduct Disorder
Heritability likely plays a part
Treatment of Conduct Disorders
Family interventions, cognitive therapy
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Child doesn't meet criteria for Conduct Disorder but displays patterns of defiant behavior, not as physically aggressive as CD children
Symptoms of Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Frequent angry outbursts, noncompliant and argumentative, easily annoyed, deliberately annoys and provokes others
Treatment of Conduct Disorder
SSRIs, antipsychotics, lithium
Social Phobia and mutism
Refusal to speak in unfamiliar social situations
Dyslexia
Reading disability (more common in boys)
Learning disability traits
Usually of average or above average intelligence
Learning disability treatments
Train the child in their specific area of deficit
Mental Retardation
Significantly below average intellectual functioning (IQ <70), deficits in adaptive functioning (self-care etc)
Treatment of mental retardation
Residential treatment, behavioral treatments, cognitive treatments (problem solving strategies), computer-assisted instruction
Characteristics of Autism
Impairments in social interactions (deficient use and comprehension of nonverbal behaviors), impairment in communication
Treatment for autism
Behavioral interventions, attention intervention, symbolic play
Asperger's Disorder
Less severe form of autism, language and intelligence intact, poor social relationships
Externalizing disorders characteristics
Characterized by outward behaviors, non-compliance, aggressiveness, overactivity, impulsiveness, more common in boys
Types of externalizing disorders
ADHD, conduct disorder, oppositional deficit disorder
Characteristics of internalizing disorders
Inward behaviors, more common in girls
Types of Internalizing disorders
Depression (mood disorders), anxiety disorders