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Working Models: Psychological problems in childhood and
adolescence
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Reading
CLOSED RESERVE:CLOSED RESERVE: From Wenar & Kerig (2000) From Wenar & Kerig (2000)
Developmental Psychopathology.Developmental Psychopathology.
““Developmental psychopathology (pp. 18-26)Developmental psychopathology (pp. 18-26)
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Lecture Questions
What are the key elements of a What are the key elements of a developmental model of childhood developmental model of childhood disorders?disorders?
How would a developmental model work in How would a developmental model work in practice?practice?
What are the key elements of a social What are the key elements of a social contextual model?contextual model?
How would a social contextual model work How would a social contextual model work in practice?in practice?
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Developmental model
Psychological problems = normal Psychological problems = normal development gone awry, continuumdevelopment gone awry, continuum
HierarchicalHierarchical Continuity and discontinuityContinuity and discontinuity HolisticHolistic
Sroufe & Rutter, Cichetti & Cohen
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Using a developmental framework
Issues in infancy/early Issues in infancy/early childhood:childhood:
Self-controlSelf-control
AttachmentAttachment
Language/Language/
CommunicationCommunication
Development gone awry:Development gone awry:
Toileting/sleep problemsToileting/sleep problems
Separation anxietySeparation anxiety
Attachment disordersAttachment disorders
Oppositional behaviourOppositional behaviour
AutismAutism
Is there something wrong with Geoff’s daughter?
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Framework: middle childhood
Issues in middle Issues in middle childhoodchildhood
Learning/school Learning/school requirementsrequirements
PeersPeers Realistic fearsRealistic fears
Development gone awry:Development gone awry: Learning disordersLearning disorders EnuresisEnuresis Conduct disorderConduct disorder School phobiaSchool phobia Specific phobiaSpecific phobia OCDOCD
Should Anna be worried about Tom?
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Framework: Adolescence
Issues in adolescence:Issues in adolescence: IdentityIdentity Peer groupPeer group SexualitySexuality Physiological changesPhysiological changes Experimentation/Experimentation/
curiositycuriosity
Development gone awry:Development gone awry: Conduct disorderConduct disorder Eating disordersEating disorders Substance AbuseSubstance Abuse Depression/ suicidalityDepression/ suicidality
Do Alex and Sam need to worry about CYFS?
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Developmental model: so what determines
healthy vs problematic responses? Risk factorsRisk factors VulnerabilityVulnerability Protective factors/buffersProtective factors/buffers Resiliency Resiliency Werner & Smith study,Werner & Smith study,
Kauai island, 40 years)Kauai island, 40 years)
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Social contextual model (Carr)
Influences extend both ways, from and to child
Problems “nested in multiple systems”
systems
developmental
pan theoretical
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Framework for understanding problem development Precipitating- trigger eventsPrecipitating- trigger events Predisposing- vulnerabilities or risk factorsPredisposing- vulnerabilities or risk factors Maintaining-factors that keep the problem Maintaining-factors that keep the problem
goinggoing Protective factors- strengths and resourcesProtective factors- strengths and resources
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Jodie: A case study
Jenny
Tom
Joel15
Matthew19
Jody10
Margaret
Mark
JimNola
alcoholic
Claustrophobic
Shift worker, pub 4/5
Separation anxiety
Left home-6 months
Glandular fever-age 9
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Examples of precipitating events
Transition- lifecycle transitions, changing Transition- lifecycle transitions, changing residence, school, change in family residence, school, change in family structure (divorce or separation, step-structure (divorce or separation, step-family)family)
Distressing event (death, separation, Distressing event (death, separation, hospitalisation, relationship loss, abuse)hospitalisation, relationship loss, abuse)
Physical illnessPhysical illness Social/financial stresses in familySocial/financial stresses in family
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Examples of predisposing (risk) factors in child
Biological factors:Biological factors: Genetic vulnerabilitiesGenetic vulnerabilities Pre- and peri-natal Pre- and peri-natal
complicationscomplications Early injuries, Early injuries,
illnessesillnesses
Psychological factors:Psychological factors: Low intelligenceLow intelligence Difficult temperamentDifficult temperament Low self-esteemLow self-esteem External locus of External locus of
controlcontrol
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Examples of family factors
Parenting in early life-Parenting in early life- neglectful, permissive, neglectful, permissive, authoritarian, inconsistent, lack of stimulation, authoritarian, inconsistent, lack of stimulation, attachment problemsattachment problems
Family problems in early lifeFamily problems in early life- psychological, - psychological, alcohol or drug abuse, parental criminality, alcohol or drug abuse, parental criminality, violence, deviant siblings, family disorganisationviolence, deviant siblings, family disorganisation
Stresses in early life-Stresses in early life-bereavement,bereavement, separations, child abuse, socialseparations, child abuse, social disadvantage, institutional upbringing disadvantage, institutional upbringing
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Examples of school factors
Bullying/ victimisationBullying/ victimisation Unsuitability of educationalUnsuitability of educational placementplacement Lack of friendshipsLack of friendships Deviant peersDeviant peers Community examples:Community examples: Poor social support network for familyPoor social support network for family Community attitudes (e.g. disparagement of Community attitudes (e.g. disparagement of
adolescent mothers, tolerance for violence)adolescent mothers, tolerance for violence)
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Maintaining factors:examples
Child: Child: poor coping, low self-image, negative poor coping, low self-image, negative world-viewworld-view
Family: Family: communication problems, authoritarian or communication problems, authoritarian or inconsistent parenting, chaotic patterns, spousal inconsistent parenting, chaotic patterns, spousal violenceviolence
Parents: Parents: problems akin to child’s, own problems akin to child’s, own psychological problems or criminalitypsychological problems or criminality
Social: Social: poor support, high family stress, tolerance poor support, high family stress, tolerance of violence, deviant peer groupof violence, deviant peer group
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Protective factors:examples
Biological-Biological- good health good health Psychological-Psychological-intelligence, easy temperament, intelligence, easy temperament,
high self-worth and sense of coping, optimistic, high self-worth and sense of coping, optimistic, effective coping skillseffective coping skills
Family-Family- clear communication, authoratative clear communication, authoratative parenting, secure parent-child relationshipparenting, secure parent-child relationship
Parents-Parents-positive psychological well-being, positive psychological well-being, effective copingeffective coping
Social-Social- low stress, good social supports, peer low stress, good social supports, peer support, financially securesupport, financially secure
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Checkpoint
Principles of developmental modelPrinciples of developmental model Construction of problems within Construction of problems within
developmental modeldevelopmental model Principles of systemic modelPrinciples of systemic model How problems seen to develop within How problems seen to develop within
social contextual modelsocial contextual model