17. Prevention and intervention

Question 1

What is multifinality? (Prevention PCA)

Answer 1

One risk that may cause many different outcomes

e.g. a significant life event may lead to depression, or anxiety, or withdrawal etc

Question 2

What is equifinality? (Prevention PCA)

Answer 2

Many different risk factors leading to the same single outcome

E.g. biology or life events may both lead to depression

Question 3

What is multicausality? (Prevention PCA)

Answer 3

Many factors bringing about the an outcome

Question 4

What are conduct problems? (Prevention PCA)

Answer 4

Age related norms

e.g. toddlers having tantrums is acceptable, but that is not acceptable for an adult

Question 5

What is conduct disorder? (Prevention PCA)

Answer 5

Persistent pattern of behaviour that are inappropriate for that specific age group

Question 6

What is oppositional defiant disorder? (Prevention PCA)

Answer 6

A pattern of negativistic and disobedient behaviour towards authority figures

Question 7

What is heterogeneity? (Prevention PCA)

Answer 7

Types of behaviour

Question 8

What problems are most common in child psychopathy? (Prevention PCA)

Answer 8

Conduct problems