PSY 314 H1569 Disorders of Child/Adolescence (PSY 314-H1569)

Attach your final presentation. Provide responses to two classmates' presentations. Constructive comments are suggestions, recommendations, or questions that provoke fresh considerations. Should you identify something that needs work in a presentation, offer an idea, proposal, or inquiry that prods your classmate to rethink and/or rebuild.

What critical factor do you believe has the greatest influence on whether a teenager develops a particular disorder or life event of the type we are reviewing this week—eating disorder, substance abuse disorder, early pregnancy, self-injury ("cutting"), gender identity, or other health concern? Pick one of these to discuss, and present how your thinking has evolved over the course of this class. How do you look at the causes and treatment for a particular disorder or life event differently ...

For this journal assignment, review your first journal and what you stated regarding your knowledge in the field of childhood psychology. Reflect upon whether your thinking has changed throughout the course. Describe what course concepts have impacted you the most personally and how. Evaluate whether you may decide to pursue a career in child psychology, and why. Should you decide not to pursue a career in child psychology, describe how you might use the knowledge attained from this course in...

This is the Final Project Presentation Submission, which is 16 slides long and discusses the below requirements in regards to depression in children and adolescence. The final project for this course is the creation of a presentation in which you will explore one topic area in depth, focusing on a particular disorder of childhood and adolescence, including the current known causes and effective interventions. You will also present your conclusions on best practices in prevention and intervent...

Discuss current changes to the criteria previously used to diagnose and treat autism. How was autism diagnosed and treated previously? How will it be diagnosed and treated now? What factors influence ASD? Explain. When responding to your peers, select a post written by a classmate whose thoughts differ from your own. Propose a counterargument to their opinion, supporting your counterargument with examples from the text or video.

Module 3 short paper on over-diagnosis of behavioral and conduct disorders in children and adolescence. Please see assignment instructions below. How are behavioral and conduct disorders diagnosed? What factors potentially contribute to the over-diagnosis of these types of disorders? What long- and short-term implications does over-diagnosis have on a child? Substantiate your findings with specific examples and research.

Why is adaptive functioning important when evaluating an individual's intellectual functioning and potential to eventually function as an independent adult?