"Abnormal psychology is the branch of psychology that studies unusual patterns of behavior, emotion, and thought, which could possibly be understood as a mental disorder."
Study of mental health conditions that affect children, including diagnoses, treatment options, and interventions.
Introduction to Child Psychology: This topic covers the broad area of study of child psychology and includes the history, theories, and approaches in the field.
Developmental Psychology: This branch of psychology focuses on the physical, cognitive, and social development of a child from infancy to adolescence.
Abnormal Child Psychology: This covers various abnormal behaviors and psychological disorders that can affect children and adolescents.
Child Neuropsychology: The study of how the brain development of children impacts their behavior and mental health.
Assessment and Diagnosis: The process of evaluating and identifying mental health disorders in children based on observed symptoms and behavior patterns.
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: This covers a range of disorders, including anxiety, depression, and ADHD, which affect a child's emotional and behavioral functioning.
Autism Spectrum Disorders: A group of developmental disorders characterized by difficulties in social communication and interaction.
Learning Disabilities: Issues that children face in learning subjects such as reading, writing, or math.
Genetic and Environmental Influences: Factors that can impact a child's mental health, including genetics, environment, and family history.
Treatment Approaches: This involves various treatment methods, including therapy, medication, and other interventions used in treating children's psychological disorders.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A neurodevelopmental disorder that affects social communication and behavior.
Conduct Disorder: A behavior disorder that involves aggression towards people and animals, property destruction, theft, and defiance towards authority.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD): A behavioral disorder characterized by frequent outbursts, disobedience, and defiance towards authority figures.
Anxiety Disorders: A group of disorders that affect a child's ability to regulate emotions and manage fear and worry, including generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, and phobias.
Depression: A mood disorder that involves consistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of interest in activities.
Eating Disorders: A group of disorders that can lead to severe medical complications, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder.
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A disorder that can develop after a child experiences or witnesses a traumatic event, which may lead to flashbacks, anxiety, and avoidance of similar situations.
Substance Abuse Disorders: A group of disorders characterized by the use of illegal drugs, prescription medications, or other substances that can lead to physical dependence, addiction, and other medical complications.
"This branch of psychology typically deals with behavior in a clinical context."
"There is a long history of attempts to understand and control behavior deemed to be aberrant or deviant."
"There is often cultural variation in the approach taken."
"There has traditionally been a divide between psychological and biological explanations."
"There have also been different approaches in trying to classify mental disorders."
"Abnormal includes three different categories; they are subnormal, supernormal, and paranormal."
"The science of abnormal psychology studies two types of behaviors: adaptive and maladaptive behaviors."
"Behaviors that are maladaptive suggest that some problem(s) exist, and can also imply that the individual is vulnerable and cannot cope with environmental stress."
"Behaviors that are adaptive are ones that are well-suited to the nature of people, their lifestyles and surroundings, and to the people that they communicate with, allowing them to understand each other."
"Clinical psychology is the applied field of psychology that seeks to assess, understand, and treat psychological conditions in clinical practice."
"Clinical psychologists in the current field are unlikely to use the term abnormal in reference to their practice."
"Psychopathology is a similar term to abnormal psychology but has more of an implication of an underlying pathology (disease process)."
"Psychopathology is a term more commonly used in the medical specialty known as psychiatry."
"Abnormal psychology typically deals with behavior in a clinical context."
"The field of abnormal psychology identifies multiple causes for different conditions, employing diverse theories from the general field of psychology and elsewhere."
"Much still hinges on what exactly is meant by 'abnormal'."
"There has traditionally been a divide between psychological and biological explanations, reflecting a philosophical dualism in regard to the mind-body problem."
"Abnormal includes three different categories; they are subnormal, supernormal, and paranormal."
"The theoretical field known as abnormal psychology may form a backdrop to such work, but clinical psychologists in the current field are unlikely to use the term abnormal in reference to their practice."