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PSY 1408 Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

This guide supports researchers seeking information on child and adolescent psychopathology.

Dr. Formoso Class Readings

Required Texts and Readings:

Week 1 - Introduction to the Course; Theories & Causes of Child Psychopathology

Week 2 - Assessment, Diagnosis & Treatment

  • Mash & Barkley. (2014). Child psychopathology.  Ch 1: Child Psychopathology: A Developmental Systems Perspective

Week 3 - ADHD* Spotlight: Behavioral Inhibition and Executive Functioning Deficits

Week 4 - Conduct Problems* Spotlight: Parenting- Warmth, Consistent Discipline, and Monitoring

Week 5 - Substance Use Disorders* Spotlight: Peer and Neighborhood Influences

Week 6 - Mood & Bipolar Disorders* Spotlight: Behavioral Activation and Cognitive Distortions

Week 7 - Self-Injury and Suicide Spotlight: Emotional Dysregulation and Distress Tolerance

Week 8 – Exam I

Week 9 - Anxiety Disorders* Spotlight: Sense of Control, Avoidance & Parent Accommodations

Week 10 - Trauma & PTSD

Week 11 - DIAGNOSTIC VIGNETTE ASSIGNMENT - To be completed in class (on campus)

Week 12 - Eating Disorders* Spotlight: Sociocultural Pressure to be Thin and Internalization of the Thin Ideal

Week 13 - Autism Spectrum Disorder*

Week 14 - Intellectual Disability & Learning Disabilities Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia*

DSM-5-TR (2022).  

  • Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder) p. 37-46
  • Communication Disorders p. 47-56
  • Specific Learning Disorders p. 77-86
  • Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders   p. 114-121
  • Delusional Disorder p. 105-109