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Informationen zum Autor Vicky Phares is a professor of psychology at the University of South Florida. Her research looks at a variety of issues related to child, adolescent, and family functioning with particular interest in exploring the connections between psychopathology in fathers, mothers, and children, and on gender in relation to parenting, particularly as relates to anxious youth. Projects include the exploration of fathers' and mothers' involvement in therapy, mother-blaming, and racial/ethnic differences and similarities in families. She is currently exploring connections between parents' and children's prosocial behavior, with a specific focus on volunteerism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xix Acknowledgments xxv 1 Conceptualizations of Normality and Abnormality in Children and Adolescents 1 Normality and Abnormality in Children and Adolescents 1 History of Understanding Abnormal Child Behavior 4 More Recent Diagnostic Classifi cation Systems 8 Reliability and Validity of Diagnostic Categories 13 Children in the School System 14 Disorders in the Future of DSM 17 Advantages and Disadvantages of the DSM-5 19 Diff erences between Categorical and Dimensional Understanding of Behavior 21 Prevalence of Children's and Adolescents' Problem Behavior 25 Epidemiological Rates Based on the Categorical Approach 25 Epidemiological Rates Based on the Dimensional Approach 28 How Children's Environments Infl uence Their Behavior 30 Diff erent Perspectives on Problems 32 Troubled Families Rather Than Troubled Children 33 Summary and Key Concepts 34 Key Terms 36 Study Questions 36 Suggested Readings 36 Suggested Viewings 37 2 Theories of Normality and Abnormality in Children and Adolescents 38 The Importance of Theory 41 Psychodynamic Theory 42 Genetic and Biological Theories of Developmental Psychopathology 46 Behavioral Genetics 50 Behavioral Theories and Developmental Psychopathology 51 Cognitive Behavioral Theories and Developmental Psychopathology 52 Theories of Family Functioning and Abnormal Behavior in Children and Adolescents 54 The Influence of Social Context on the Development and Maintenance of Problem Behavior 56 The Overarching Theory of Developmental Psychopathology 62 Summary and Key Concepts 65 Key Terms 67 Study Questions 67 Suggested Readings 67 Suggested Viewings 68 3 Research Methods in the Study of Developmental Psychopathology 69 Research Methodologies That Are Utilized in the Study of Developmental Psychopathology 72 Experimental Designs 72 Quasi-Experimental Designs 74 Correlational Designs 75 Case Studies and Single-Subject Designs 75 High-Risk Designs 77 Behavioral Genetics Designs 77 Time Frame of the Research Study 78 Cross-Sectional Research 78 Prospective Longitudinal Research 79 Accelerated Longitudinal Research 81 The Actual Process of Research 81 Choosing a Research Topic and Identifying Hypotheses 82 Choosing a Sample 83 Choosing Psychometrically Sound Measures 84 Collecting Data 84 Data Analyses 86 Writing Up, Presenting, and Publishing the Results 87 Continuing the Research Process 88 Choosing Appropriate Samples of Participants 89 Quantitative Research and Qualitative Research 92 Areas in Need of Further Study in Developmental Psychopathology 92 Ethics of Conducting Research 93 Summary and Key Concepts 96 Key Terms 98 Study Questions 98 Suggested Readings 98 Suggested Viewings 98 4 Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions with Children, Adolescents, and Families 99
