Question

1. Discuss how psychosocial factors can influence the development of childhood disorders.

2. Describe the drug and psychosocial therapies for ADHD.

3. Discuss the similarities and differences among conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and ADHD.

4. Discuss the symptoms and course of conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder.

5. Describe the genetic, neurological, hormonal, and temperamental contributors to conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder.

6. Discuss the parenting practices, social correlates, and cognitive factors that are associated with conduct disorder.

7. Discuss the symptoms of separation anxiety disorder and how they are similar to panic attacks.

8. Discuss the genetic factors and parenting practices that may lead to separation anxiety disorder.

9. Discuss the diagnostic criteria for enuresis and encopresis .

10. Discuss what is required for a diagnosis of mental retardation, the difference between organic and cultural?familial mental retardation, and how the symptoms of the disorder vary in severity from mild to moderate to severe to profound.

11. Discuss the sociocultural factors that may contribute to mental retardation.

12. Describe the qualities of an effective intervention for mental retardation.

11. Summarize the arguments for and against the inclusion of mentally retarded children in normal classrooms and the evidence pertaining to the outcomes of doing so.

Answer 1

1. Discuss how psychosocial factors can influence the development of childhood disorders.

The different psychosocial factors that would be influencing childhood disorders are:

• Socio economic status
• Home Environment in the form of peace in the household or the violence or abusive conditions at home.
• Mother’s occupational status would identify if the child has been given enough attention by the mother or is given proper care.
• Father’s occupational status will determine the socio economic status of a person,
• Educational level of the mother helps in identifying the stress imparted by a mother on the child.
• Interaction with the community may shape the pre conceived notions of a person.
• Behavior of the friends may result in deviance.