Learn: Child Psychology: Assessment, Learning Disorders, and Development

Multifinality

Same risk, different outcomes

Equifinality

Different pathways, same outcome

Etiology

Causes of a disorder

Nosology

Classification of disorders

Epidemiology

Patterns of disorder in populations

Prevalence

Proportion affected in a defined population/time

ACE

Adverse childhood experience

Resilience

Positive adaptation despite adversity

Comorbidity

Co-occurring diagnoses

Differential diagnosis

Comparing possible causes of symptoms

Rule out

Possible diagnosis not yet confirmed

Mental status exam

Assessment of current psychological functioning

Biopsychosocial

Biological, psychological and social factors

WISC

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

IQ

Standardized estimate of cognitive ability

Achievement test

Measures learned academic skills

Theory of mind

Understanding other people have distinct mental states

SLD

Specific Learning Disorder

Dyslexia

Language-based reading disorder

Accommodation

Changes access without directly teaching skill

Remediation

Direct instruction to improve skill

Adaptive functioning

Everyday conceptual, social and practical skills

Fusiform face area

Region involved in face processing

Facial inversion effect

Upright faces recognized more easily

Executive functioning

Planning, inhibition and cognitive self-management

MTA study

Major randomized ADHD treatment study

Myelination

Insulation that improves neural signaling

Synaptic pruning

Refinement of neural connections