PSYC 314: Child & Adolescent Psychopathology - Exam 1
Study Guide
Exam Format:
● Types of Questions: True/False, Matching, Multiple Choice, Short Answer
● Short Answer: Apply course material to a case study (no need to study specific
Wilmshurst book cases, but reviewing related assignments is recommended)
Key Concepts to Review:
1. Developmental Psychopathology
● Definition: Study of childhood and adolescent disorders with emphasis on
developmental processes.
● Principles:
○ Normal development informs abnormal development.
○ Abnormal development is multiply determined (requires multidisciplinary focus).
○ Child and environment are interdependent (transactional relationships).
○ Involves continuities (gradual changes) and discontinuities (abrupt changes).
○ Multiple pathways to adaptation and disorder (equifinality and multifinality).
○ Time matters: Sensitive periods (e.g., language acquisition, ages 3-7).
● Risk Factors: Increase likelihood of psychopathology (e.g., poverty, family instability).
● Protective Factors: Promote healthy development (e.g., positive relationships,
self-efficacy).
2. Normative Development
● Contexts of Development:
○ Biological, Individual, Family, Social, Cultural.
● Temperament:
○ Defined by reactivity and self-regulation.
○ Behavioral inhibition linked to anxiety.
○ Goodness of fit between temperament and environment affects outcomes.
● Parenting Styles:
○ Authoritative: Best outcomes (warm, consistent rules).
○ Authoritarian: Linked to poorer outcomes (harsh, strict).
○ Permissive: Warm but lax; linked to poorer outcomes.
○ Uninvolved: Worst outcomes.
Study Guide
Exam Format:
● Types of Questions: True/False, Matching, Multiple Choice, Short Answer
● Short Answer: Apply course material to a case study (no need to study specific
Wilmshurst book cases, but reviewing related assignments is recommended)
Key Concepts to Review:
1. Developmental Psychopathology
● Definition: Study of childhood and adolescent disorders with emphasis on
developmental processes.
● Principles:
○ Normal development informs abnormal development.
○ Abnormal development is multiply determined (requires multidisciplinary focus).
○ Child and environment are interdependent (transactional relationships).
○ Involves continuities (gradual changes) and discontinuities (abrupt changes).
○ Multiple pathways to adaptation and disorder (equifinality and multifinality).
○ Time matters: Sensitive periods (e.g., language acquisition, ages 3-7).
● Risk Factors: Increase likelihood of psychopathology (e.g., poverty, family instability).
● Protective Factors: Promote healthy development (e.g., positive relationships,
self-efficacy).
2. Normative Development
● Contexts of Development:
○ Biological, Individual, Family, Social, Cultural.
● Temperament:
○ Defined by reactivity and self-regulation.
○ Behavioral inhibition linked to anxiety.
○ Goodness of fit between temperament and environment affects outcomes.
● Parenting Styles:
○ Authoritative: Best outcomes (warm, consistent rules).
○ Authoritarian: Linked to poorer outcomes (harsh, strict).
○ Permissive: Warm but lax; linked to poorer outcomes.
○ Uninvolved: Worst outcomes.
