Lesson 1: Common Childhood Disorders

Section/Lesson Objectives

            The student will ...

• Understand and describe the three common childhood disorders discussed in the course. [This lesson]
• Discuss the possible causes of Tourette syndrome, autism, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. [This lesson]
   • Discuss how dissociative disorders develop
   • Explain the unique nature of synesthesia
   • State the difference between correlation and causation
   • Understand the effects of confounding factors in relationships
   • Compare and contrast the various treatment methods discussed in the course
   • Understand and describe the concept of perceptual blindness
   • List the major mental illnesses that Albertans suffer from and state the prevalence of such illnesses in the general population