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Section 1: Temperament

(1.1) Section 1: Temperament

(1.2) Case study: Mary (audio vignette)

(1.3) Case study: Mary (audio vignette)

(1.4) Temperament

(1.5) Community study

(1.6) Model of temperament

(1.7) Genetic level

(1.8) The role of serotonin-modulating genes

(1.9) Crying

(1.10) Problems associated with a difficult temperament

(1.11) Theory behind temperament and self-regulation

(1.12) Brain development

(1.13) Other influences on the child's development

(1.14) Diagram 1

(1.15) Other influences on the child's development

(1.16) Diagram 2

(1.17) A possible schema

(1.18) Functions of the amygdala

(1.19) Functions of the amygdala

(1.20) Section 1: Recap

(1.21) Section 1: Summary

 

Section 2: Pre-school attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

(2.1) Section 2: Pre-school attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

(2.2) Case study: Johnny (audio vignette)

(2.3) Case study: Johnny (audio vignette)

(2.4) Case study: Johnny

(2.5) What are the symptoms of ADHD?

(2.6) What should happen next?

(2.7) What is the current thinking on ADHD?

(2.8) Neurobiology

(2.9) Neuropsychology

(2.10) Aetiology

(2.11) Genetics

(2.12) Genetics

(2.13) The social environment

(2.13) The social environment

(2.14) Possible gene-environment interaction

(2.15) Reasons for persistent ADHD symptoms

(2.16) Why is parenting important?

(2.17) Comorbidity

(2.18) Treatment options

(2.19) Section 2: Recap

(2.20) Section 2: Summary

 

Section 3: Oppositional disorder and conduct disorder

(3.1) Section 3: Oppositional disorder and conduct disorder

(3.2) Case study: Jane (audio vignette)

(3.3) Case study: Jane (audio vignette)

(3.4) Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)

(3.5) Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)

(3.6) Symptoms of ODD

(3.7) Symptoms of ODD

(3.8) Conduct disorder

(3.9) Prevalence

(3.10) Aetiology: factors in children

(3.11) Aetiology: factors in children

(3.12) Aetiology: parental background

(3.13) Other important variables

(3.14) Assessment

(3.15) Treatment

(3.16) Section 3: Recap

(3.17) Section 3: Summary

 

Section 4: Feeding and eating problems

(4.1) Section 4: Feeding and eating problems

(4.2) Case study: Jenny (audio vignette)

(4.3) Case study: Jenny (audio vignette)

(4.4) Case study: Jenny

(4.5) Case study: Jenny

(4.6) Prevalence

(4.7) Aetiology

(4.8) Maintaining factors

(4.9) Behavioural management

(4.10) Pica

(4.11) Section 4: Recap

(4.12) Section 4: Summary

 

(5.1) Section 5: Sleeping difficulties

(5.1) Section 5: Sleeping difficulties

(5.2) Sleep problems

(5.3) Sleep problems

(5.4) Sleep problems

(5.5) Case study: Peter (audio vignette)

(5.6) Case study: Peter (audio vignette)

(5.7) Case study: Peter 

(5.8) Sleep patterns

(5.9) Definition of a sleep problem

(5.10) Prevalence

(5.11) Persistence

(5.12) Why should sleep problems persist?

(5.13) Why do some children have sleep problems?

(5.14) Assessment questions about the child

(5.15) Assessment questions about the parent

(5.16) What should sleep problems be differentiated from?

(5.17) Parasomnias

(5.18) Night terrors

(5.19) Nightmares

(5.20) Medical problems

(5.21) Treatment for sleep problems

(5.22) Section 5: Recap

(5.23) Section 5: Summary

 

Section 6: Anxiety and depression

(6.1) Section 6: Anxiety and depression

(6.2) Anxiety

(6.3) When does anxiety become clinically significant?

(6.4) Manifestation of anxiety

(6.5) Are some children more prone to anxiety than others?

(6.6) It’s all in the history

(6.7) Assessment

(6.8) Alternative diagnoses

(6.9) Treatment

(6.10) Case studies: Carley and Esmeralda (audio vignette)

(6.11) Case studies: Carley and Esmeralda (audio vignette)

(6.12) Could it be obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)?

(6.13) Carley and Esmeralda: suggested approach

(6.14) Assessment

(6.15) Depression

(6.16) Symptoms

(6.17) Symptoms

(6.18) Symptoms

(6.19) Comorbidity

(6.20) Possible precipitants of a depressive episode

(6.21) Treatment

(6.22) Pandas

(6.23) Section 6: Recap

(6.24) Section 6: Summary

 

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Appendix: transcripts

(1.3) Transcript: Mary

(2.3) Transcript: Johnny

(3.3) Transcript: Jane

(4.3) Transcript: Jenny

(5.6) Transcript: Peter

(6.11) Transcript: Carley

(6.12) Transcript: Esmeralda

 

 


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