Development 19 Nature and nurture 2

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Name the two diagnostic approaches to psychopathology
clinical diagnostic and empirical quantitative
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explain the clinical diagnostic approach
psychopathologies are considered to be discrete and are defined on basis of criteria proposed by experts
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give an example of clinical diagnostic material
DSM 4
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explain the empirical quantitative approach
psychopathology symptoms are assessed on a continuous scale, with disorders being at the extreme ends of the distribution
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these approaches can be used _____ and ______ each other
together, compliment
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what are the two types of psychopathology
internal and external
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give examples of internal psychopathologies
depression and anxiety
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give examples of external psychopathologies
ADHD, impulsivity, conduct problems
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give two reasons why it is important to study psychopathologies
public health issues, its very common, 10-25%
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give two reasons why it is important to study developmental psychopathologies
many psychopathologies have an early onset (75% before 25) and psychopathologies are chronic
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give 4 reasons why we should study the nature and nurture influences of devlopmental psychopathologies
understanding of origin, prediction, treatment/prevention, risk reduction intervention
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ADHD has what onset
childhood
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what is the heritability % of ADHD
90%
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what about heritability % for depression for children
30%
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what happens to this heritability over time for depression
it increases
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define heterogeneity
multiple symptoms within a single pathology, people differ in the symptoms they express
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which psychopathology are we going to focus on
anti social behaviour
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among children with early onset of antisocial behaviour, there is substantial
heterogeneity
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what symptoms do some children have also
Callous unemotional traits
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what are callous unemotional traits
limited empathy, lack of guilt, little emotion
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explain the relationship of antisocial behaviour with and without callous unemotional traits in terms of heritabiltiy
WITH 80% WITHOUT 30% heritable
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the children with added callous unemotional traits had what
most negative outcomes at age 12
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What is another name for co-occurance
co-morbidity
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define co-occurance/co-morbidity
the co-occurance of two disabilities/disorders
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do the disorders happen at the same time or does one precede the other
it can be either
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give an example of a common co-morbdity to ADHD
language and conduct problems
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give an example of a common co-morbdity to reading disabilities
math problems
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give an example of a common co-morbdity to anxiety
depression
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in children ________ often precedes _______
anxiety precedes depression
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explain the 4 steps of how a gene effects neural processes
gene > protein > brain function > neural processes
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define genetic pleiotropy
the genetic effect of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits
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give an example of a genetic pleiotropy gene
PAH
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what 3 things can it effect
mental retardation, hair loss, hypo pigmentation
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give another example of a genetic pleiotropy gene
5-HTT
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what can it effect
stress, mood, suicidal, neurociticsm
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psychopathologies are _________ traits
polygenic
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