Dr. O'Connor's articles on child behavior problems increase understanding of the child problems that worry you, and how to build psychological resilience and well being in children, adolescents and young adults? The articles below enhance understanding of psychological concerns in young people, and how to build their psychological competence and well-being.
The articles that are featured below relate to the neuropsychological challenges that many children, adolescents and young people show, at home, in their classrooms and their communities. Theses articles apply to child behaviors, whether it is the specific behaviors the young person exhibits, the conditions that contribute to and maintain them or the strategies and assessments that explore these behaviors, and associated concerns, and lead to evidence based interventions to address them.
Parents, and the helping professionals who work with young people and their families, worry about a range of child behavior
problems from the relatively benign to the more severe. Some young people
show internalizing problems, such as anxiety, depression and
withdrawal behaviors. Others show externalizing problems such as aggression, oppositional defiant behaviors and attentional problems.
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Child behavior problems come in many guises, and fall into various categories. The articles on child behavior problems in this section focus on externalizing problems such as aggression, conduct problems and oppositional defiant behaviors.
The articles on child behavior problems in this section focus on internalizing problems such as anxiety and depression. Young people with internalizing problems do not always show their distress, and their psychological distress may go unnoticed.
;The articles on child behavior problems in this section are associated with learning and behavioral problems, or both.
The articles on child behavior problems in this section relate to trauma concerns, associated with chronic, ongoing, complex forms of trauma or a single acute traumatic event.
Child Attachment : This article addresses the benefits of a secure child attachment, and provides a brief overview of attachment theory.
Traumatic Stress Disorder: This article explores symptoms associated with traumatic stress disorder, whether it is the result of a single acute trauma, like a motor vehicle accident, or more chronic ongoing forms of trauma like Complex Trauma.
Children of Addicted Parents
The articles on child behavior problems in this section relate to learning problems that can be associated with a concussion or mild Traumatic Brain Injury.
Mild Traumatic Brian Injury In Children, Adolescents and Young Adults: This article increases understanding of traumatic brain injury in children, especially the detrimental effects of a mild TBI and/or concussion.
Traumatic Brain Injury in Children: This provides an overview of traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents. It discusses how brain injuries in children can differ from brain injuries in adults, and why they can be more severe in children than in adults.