2. Common disorders among children:
• ADHD
• Conduct Disorder
• Oppositional defiant Disorder
• Separation Anxiety Disorder
3. Common disorders among adults:
(but children and adolescents can be diagnosed as well)
• Major Depression
• PTSD
• Anorexia
• Bulimia
• Substance use
• Adjustment Disorders
• Phobias
• GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder)
5. Two classes: (children’s psychological problems)
Externalizing Disorders – are those in
which the child “acts out” and often becomes
a disruption to parents, teachers, or other
children.
Ex: ADHD, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder
6. Two classes: (children’s psychological problems)
Internalizing Disorders – often less
noticeable because they involve maladaptive
thoughts and feelings more than disruptive
outward behavior.
Example: Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders
9. I have (external supports)
• People in my family I can trust and who love me
• People outside my family I can trust
• Limits to my behavior
• People who encourage me to be independent
• Good role models
• Access to health, education and other services I need
• A stable family and community
10. I Am (inner strengths)
• A person most people like
• Generally a good boy/girl
• An achiever who plans for the future
• A person who respects myself and others
• Caring toward others
• Responsible for my own behavior
• A confident, optimistic, hopeful person
11. I Can (interpersonal and problem-solving skills)
• Generate new ideas or new ways to do things
• Work hard at something until it is finished
• See the humor in life
• Express my thoughts and feelings
• Solve problems
• Manage my behavior
• Ask for help when I need it
12.
13. • VIETNAMESE FAMILIES:
- children are regarded as property by their
parents.
- children are expected to follow their parent’s
advice in all aspects of life (marriage, career
selection).
14. • JEWISH FAMILIES:
- parents are permissive, overprotective, and
concerned about their children's happiness.
(at times at the expense of their own).
- raises children through reasoning and
explanation.
15. • HAITIAN FAMILIES:
- raise children with an understanding
that they must be obedient.
- sometimes administer physical
discipline .
16. • ASIAN INDIAN FAMILIES:
- everyone, including older siblings and
extended family, pampers children.
17. • IRANIAN FAMILIES:
- no specific pattern to punishment. (depends on
father’s mood).
- a child may be punished for a trivial act or
misbehavior.
- a more serious act may be laughed off or
overlooked.
18. • ARAB FAMILIES:
- style of communication is hierarchical,
creating vertical as opposed to horizontal
communication between those in authority
and those subservient to that authority.
19.
20. • The presenting problem
• Development
• Parents/Family
• Environment
24. Clinical Interviews – a conversation
between psychologist and client
that is intended to help the
psychologist diagnose and treat the
patient.
25. Behavioral Observations – a widely
used method of behavioral assessment
which involves watching and recording
the behavior of a person in typical
environments (e.g., classrooms).
26. Behavior rating scale – are
standardized pencil-and-paper forms
that parents, teachers, or other adults
complete regarding a child’s presenting
problems.
27. Self-report Scales – a type of psychological
test in which a person fills out a survey or
questionnaire with or without the help of an
investigator. Self-report inventories often ask
direct questions about personal interests,
values, symptoms, behaviors, and traits or
personality types.
28. Projective/Expressive Techniques – is a
type of projective test which involves
asking subjects to interpret or fill in
visual stimuli, complete sentences, or
report what associations particular
words bring to mind.
29. Intellectual Tests – are psychological
tests that are designed to measure a
variety of mental functions, such as
reasoning, comprehension, and
judgment.
30.
31. • Cognitive-BehavioralTherapies for children
• Self-InstructionalTraining
• ParentTraining
• PlayTherapy:
- PlayTherapy – Psychodynamic
- PlayTherapy – Humanistic
32. • The efficacy of psychotherapy for
children and adolescents is quiet
strong.
(based on a significant body of empirical
research)