• Describe the characteristics of pervasive developmental disorders and identify the prevalence of behavior problems in children and adolescents. (pp. 496-498)
  
  
• Indicate the prevalence of autistic disorder and describe the main impairments it entails. Describe diagnostic difficulties and research findings related to autism. Discuss the relation autistic disorder has to retardation and splinter skills. (pp. 498-501)
  
  
• Differentiate between autism and Retts disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, Aspergers disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. (pp. 501-504)
  
  
• Discuss the etiology of autistic disorder, including psychodynamic, family, genetic, central nervous system impairment, and biochemical theories. (pp. 504-505)
  
  
• Describe the prognosis and treatment for children with pervasive developmental disorders. Discuss drug therapy and behavior modification for these children. (pp. 505-506)
  
  
• Discuss the problems with the diagnosis and classification of other developmental disorders. (pp. 506-508)
  
  
• Describe the symptoms, etiology, and treatment of the attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders. Discuss the difficulty involved in making an ADHD diagnosis accurately. (pp. 508-512)
  
  
• Define and differentiate oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder and discuss the prevalence, etiology, and treatment of conduct disorders. (pp. 512-516)
  
  
• Consider the question of whether school violence is a sign of the times. (p. 514; Critical Thinking)
  
  
• Contrast the anxiety-related disorders of childhood, including separation anxiety disorder and school phobia. Discuss how they can be treated. (pp. 516-518)
  
  
• Describe reactive attachment disorder and how to deal with it. (p. 518)
  
  
• Describe the prevalence, symptoms, and treatment of childhood depression. (pp. 518-519)
  
  
• Describe the symptoms, etiology, and treatment of chronic and transient tic disorders, including Tourettes syndrome. (pp. 519-523)
  
  
• Discuss the various elimination disorders, including enuresis and encopresis. (pp. 523-524)