English Book Summary - Abnormal child and adolescent psychology (Wicks-Nelson & Israel) 8th edition

When is behaviour abnormal? - Chapter 1

What is abnormal behaviour?
What is the concept of developmental standards?
What is prevalence?
Is there a relationship between developmental level and disorder?
How did this develop historically?
How does behaviourism link into this topic?
What are the current principles of abnormal

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What does developmental psychopathology include? - Chapter 2

What are paradigms?
What is developmental psychopathology?
How does the continuity of disorders work?
Why is attachment important?
What are the concepts temperament and self-regulation?
What is the importance of emotions?

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What influence do genes and environment have on behaviour? - Chapter 3

Why are neurons and the brain relevant?
What is the importance of the nervous system?
What are genes?
What is the importance of heredity?
What does gene environment collaboration mean?
What are the concepts learning and cognition?
What does socio-cultural context entail?
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What kind of research is involved in this field of psychology? - Chapter 4

What is science?
What are factors of science?
What is a case study?
What are various types of research?
What are the ethical issues?

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How can disorders be classified? - Chapter 5

What are the concepts of classification systems?
What is the importance of reliability and validity?
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?
What is the empirical approach?
What is the influence of labels?
The interview, what do you do?
What is

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What are the anxiety disorders and what are their characteristics? - Chapter 6

What are the concepts anxiety, stress, and phobia?
What are 'specific phobias'?
What is Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)?
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
What is a Panic disorder?
What is Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
What are the

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What are the mood disorders and what are their characteristics? - Chapter 7

What are the developments of mood disorders?
What is the historical perspective?
What is the DSM classification of mood disorders?
What are the biological influences?
What are the social psychological influences?
How do you assess and treat depression?
What is bipolar disorder?
How do you

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When is something a behavioural problem and how do they affect people? - Chapter 8

What does externalizing mean?
What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder?
What is Conduct Disorder?
What is the developmental process?
What can have an influence?
What are the biological influences?
What is the treatment of behavioural disorders?

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What characterizes ADHD disorder? - Chapter 9

What are the three subtypes of ADHD?
What are the primary characteristics of ADHD?
What is the effect on social behaviour and relationships?
What are comorbid disorders?
What is the developmental process?
What are neuropsychological theories of ADHD?
How do you assess and treat it?

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What disorders are there with regard to language and learning? - Chapter 10

What is the historical perspective?
How do you go about identifying specific disorders?
What are the language disorders?
What do we mean with learning disabilities?
What are the secondary problems?
What is the aetiology?
How do you treat and / or intervene?

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When does someone have an intellectual disability? - Chapter 11

What are the criteria?
How are intelligence and intellectual disability related?
What are the classifications?
What is the aethiology?
What are related genetic syndromes?
What are family factors?
How do you assess and intervene?

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What are the most important characteristics of autism and schizophrenia? - Chapter 12

What is the history?
What are other Autistic spectrum disorders and other pervasive developmental disorders?
What is Asperger’s?
What is PDD-NOS?
How do you assess and intervene?
What is Schizophrenia?
How do you assess and intervene?

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Which disorders have a strong influence on physical functions? - Chapter 13

What is paediatric psychology?
What is Enuresis?
What is Encopresis?
What are several sleep problems?
What is Obstructive sleep apnoea?
What are eating disorders?
How do you define eating disorders?
What is the treatment of AN and BN?

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What is the connection between psychology and (physical) health? - Chapter 14

What is the terminology?
What is Asthma?
How does adjustment to chronic diseases factor in?
Why is cancer important?
What are other diseases/disorders?
What do you do with the mental state of a dying child?

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What issues are currently affecting young people? - Chapter 15

What can be an issue with taking care of children?
What is the importance of mental health care?
How is the global society interrelated?

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English Book Summary - Abnormal child and adolescent psychology (Wicks-Nelson & Israel) 8th edition

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