- study of origins of individual patterns of behavioral maladaptions
- psychological disorders are not defects but the product of complex transactions between person and environment over time
- abnormal behavior as dynamic and changeable across individual's lifespan
Developmental Pathways
- equifinality is diversity of pathways leads to the same outcome
- multifinality same risk factor leads to different outcomes
1) Route A - maladaptive course, further deviation
2) Route B - good adjustment all the way
3) Route C - poor adjustment, adaptive course later
4) Route D - good adjustment, deviation later
Dimension of Problem Behavior
1) Internalizing Problems - experienced internally, overcontrolled
2) Externalizing Problems - undercontrolled, experienced externally
