Introduction to Abnormal Child Psychology
What is abnormal?
Development
And abnormal
In many respects, the distinction between normal and abnormal is arbitrary
How do we decide where that boundary is?
Ways of defining abnormal behavior
Norm Violation
Statistical Rarity
Personal Discomfort
Deviation from expectation or "ideal"
Harmful dysfunction
Dimensions of abnormal child behavior:
Behavior which the child in question or those who associate with the child agree deviates markedly from expectations and the deviation leads to impairment.
Historical views and developments
Discussion of abnormality
relationships and context
Competence
developmental pathways
equifinality and multifinality
risk and protective factors
Risk factors
Protective factor
Resilience:
Biological paradigms
Psychological paradigms