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After reading and studying this chapter and participating in lecture and discussion, students should be able to:
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Identify the symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), describe how it affects a child's social and intellectual functioning, and discuss how it affects children as they enter adolescence and adulthood. |
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Discuss the genetic and neurological contributors to ADHD, and the other psychopathological conditions associated with ADHD. |
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Describe the drug therapies and psychosocial therapies for ADHD. |
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Discuss the similarities and differences between conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and ADHD. |
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Discuss the symptoms and course of conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder. |
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Describe the biological and psychosocial contributors to conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder. |
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Describe the drug therapies and psychotherapies used to treat conduct and oppositional defiant disorder. |
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Identify the symptoms of separation anxiety disorder, and describe adult outcomes for children with this disorder. |
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Discuss the genetic factors and parenting practices that may lead to separation anxiety disorder. |
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Discuss ways to treat separation anxiety disorder. |
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Identify the diagnostic criteria for enuresis and encopresis, the theories that explain their development, and the most effective treatments for these disorders. |
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Distinguish among learning disorders, motor skills disorders, and communication disorders. |
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Discuss what is required for a diagnosis of mental retardation, the difference between organic and cultural-familial mental retardation, and how the symptoms of the disorder vary in severity from mild to moderate to severe to profound. |
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Discuss and distinguish among the numerous diseases, maternal behaviors, and aspects of pregnancy and birth that can lead to mental retardation. |
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Discuss the social factors that may contribute to mental retardation. |
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Discuss some of the effective interventions for mental retardation. |
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Describe the deficits exhibited by autistic children. |
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Distinguish among autism, Rett's disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, and Asperger's disorder. |
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Discuss the genetic and biological causes of autism. |
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Discuss the drugs used to treat the symptoms of autism, and the behavioral methods used to treat autistic children. |