Abnormal Child Psychology

Abnormal Psychology

CLP4143 Substance Use Disorders What is substance?  Any natural or synthesized product that has psychoactive eﬀects (changes perceptions, thoughts, emotions, & behaviors) Alcohol Use along the continuum (starting from functional to dysfunctional)  Abstinence  Light social drinking  Moderate, mostly social drinking  Could be mild, alcohol use d

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CLP4143 Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia Agoraphobia  Intense anxiety about situations where: o Escape may be diﬃcult, feeling trapped o Help will be unavailable  These situations are then mostly avoided o Public transportation o Driving in places where you can get stuck o Being alone, open spaces, crowded places  50% of people with agoraphobia have hist

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Prevalence: substance use in adolescents  Most prevalent substance in adolescence is alcohol o Cigarette smoking has declined, lowest in 30 years o Daily marijuana use has increased o 12% of American adolescents meet criteria for substance abuse or dependence  1 in 3 for those with mental health & juvenile justice system history  Age of first use = one of t

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o Positive Correlation: As one variable goes up the other variable goes up o Negative Correlation: As one variable goes up the other variable goes down o  Watson o Little Albert: The baby that is afraid of all small animals o Published “Psychology as the behaviorist views it” in 1913 o Showed that fears can be learned and unlearned o  Myelination o The process o

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