DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AS DOMAIN OF RESEARCH ON ATYPICAL DEVELOPMENT  Cover Image

Psychopatologia rozwojowa jako dziedzina badań nad rozwojem atypowym
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AS DOMAIN OF RESEARCH ON ATYPICAL DEVELOPMENT

Author(s): Przemysław Bąbel, Marta Białecka-Pikul
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; ATYPICAL DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of the analysis is to present the area of interest of developmental psychopathology and to answer the question why this domain enables a new perspective in the research on the nature of psychological disorders. After a brief presentation of the history of birth of this new domain and its actual status, it is worthwhile to define the key concepts of developmental psychopathology and to reveal the specificity of its theoretical claims as well as empirical studies. Moreover, the aims of further research were shown. Key words: developmental psychopathology, atypical development, developmental disorders

  • Issue Year: 16/2011
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 15-25
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish