Typical and Atypical Psychological Development (VCE SSCE Psychology): Flashcards
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Typical development
Typical development
Skills/abilities within expected range for age
Atypical development
Atypical development
Skills/abilities outside expected range for age
5 criteria to categorise behaviour
5 criteria to categorise behaviour
Culture, social norms, stats, distress, maladaptive
Cultural perspectives criterion
Cultural perspectives criterion
Using cultural norms to determine acceptable behaviour
Social norms
Social norms
Shared standards about normal/acceptable behaviour
Statistical rarity criterion
Statistical rarity criterion
Behaviours that deviate considerably from the mean
Personal distress
Personal distress
Unpleasant/upsetting emotions or physiological pain
Maladaptive behaviour
Maladaptive behaviour
Unhelpful, dysfunctional behaviour interfering with life
Multi-criteria approach
Multi-criteria approach
Assessing using all criteria together, not just one
DSM
DSM
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders