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2. 2 Chapter 16 Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

4. 4 Issues in Child Psychopathology Classification and Diagnosis: Disruptive behavior disorders Disorders of emotional distress Habit disorders Learning and communication disorders

5. 5 Disruptive Behavior disorders Disruptive Behavior Disorders: Characterized by poorly controlled, impulsive, acting-out behavior in situations where self-control is expected

6. 6 Disruptive Behavior disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: (ADHD) Incessant restlessness and an extremely poor attention span, leading in turn to impulsive and disorganized behavior

7. 7 Disruptive Behavior disorders Conduct Disorder: Aggression against people or animals Destruction of property Deceitful or theft Other serious violations of rules

8. 8 Disorders of Emotional Distress Anxiety Disorders: Separation Anxiety Disorder: Intense fear and distress upon being separated from parents or other caregivers Social Phobia: Fear of social or performance situations in which embarrassment may occur

9. 9 Disorders of Emotional Distress Anxiety Disorders: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Anticipatory anxiety about performance situations

10. 10 Disorders of Emotional Distress Childhood Depression: Sad or hopeless mood, negative view of life, concentration problems, etc.

11. 11 Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa: A severe restriction of food intake caused by a fear of gaining weight Bulimia Nervosa: Uncontrolled binge eating plus compensation (purging) Childhood Obesity: Often results in low self-esteem

12. 12 Elimination Disorders Enuresis: A lack of bladder control past the age when such control is usual Encopresis: A lack of bowel control past the age when such control is usual

13. 13 Childhood Sleep Disorders Insomnia: Difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep Nightmares: No particular physiological arousal Sleep Terror Disorder: Intense physiological arousal

14. 14 Childhood Sleep Disorders Sleepwalking (Somnambulism): Children who sleepwalk typically fall asleep, and then, without waking up, they get out of bed an hour or two later and perform a complex action

15. 15 Learning and Communication Disorders Learning Disorders: Reading Disorder (dyslexia): Read slowly and with poor comprehension Drop, substitute, or distort words Disorder of Written Expression: Poor paragraph organization Faulty spelling, grammar, and punctuation Illegible handwriting

16. 16 Learning and Communication Disorders Learning Disorders: Mathematics Disorder (Dyscalculia): Failure to understand concepts Failure to recognize symbols Failure to remember operations

17. 17 Learning and Communication Disorders Communication Disorders: Delayed Speech: Problems with articulation Difficulties with expressive language Delays in receptive language Stuttering: The interruption of fluent speech through blocked, prolonged, or repeated words, syllables, or sounds

18. 18 Childhood and Adolescence: Theory and Therapy The Cognitive Perspective: Negative cognitions in children Changing children’s cognitions The Behavioral Perspective: Inappropriate learning Relearning

19. 19 Childhood and Adolescence: Theory and Therapy The Psychodynamic Perspective: Conflict and regression Play therapy The Interpersonal Perspective: Family psychopathology Family therapy

20. 20 Childhood and Adolescence: Theory and Therapy The Sociocultural Perspective: Cultural patterns and norms The Neuroscience Perspective: Biogenic bases for childhood disorders Drug therapy: psychopharmacology

21. 21 Recapping the Main Points Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence Issues in Child Psychopathology Disruptive Behavioral Disorders Disorders of Emotional Distress Eating Disorders Elimination Disorders Childhood Sleep Disorders Learning and Communication Disorders Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence: Theory and Therapy

22. 22 End of Chapter 16 Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence