What Is the Focus of the Field of Developmental Psychopathology

question 27

Multiple Choice

What is the focus of the field of developmental psychopathology?

• A) Understanding how critical incidents in childhood affect people as adults.
• B) To understand what is within the range of normal development so as to have a better understanding of what is abnormal.
• C) To discover and improve the environmental factors that can contribute to a child later developing a mental illness.
• D) Understanding how disorders develop over time.

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Definitions:

Auxin

A class of plant hormones that play essential roles in coordinating growth and behavioral processes in the plant's life cycle, including cell elongation and division.

Thigmotropism

Plant growth in response to contact with a solid object, such as the twining of plant tendrils.

Mechanical Stimuli

Physical forces that influence biological processes in organisms, such as pressure, stretch, and flow.

Phototropism

The orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light, typically towards the source of light.