PSY 3400Child Psychopathology

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Prerequisite(s): PSY 1800, or PSY 2210 or PSY 3240 or PSY 3250 or PSY 3260 or PSY 3620 This course explores child (infant, early childhood, and adolescent) psychopathology from a developmental perspective, recognizing that pathology expresses itself in different ways at different ages and stages of development. Concepts such as risk and resilience and etiological trajectories are emphasized, with a review of the major types of psychopathology seen in infants, children, and adolescents. This includes: learning disabled, intellectually developmentally disabled, physically impaired, chronically ill, emotionally disturbed, and neurologically impaired individuals including those with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, autism spectrum disorders, and ADHD.