Describe and given an example of why understanding typical development is important for understanding the treatment of psychopathology in children and adolescents

What will be an ideal response?

• Helps in understanding the typical sequence of development and the wide range of what is considered typical
• Helps in understanding whether a particular behavior will resolve itself over time and therefore shouldn't be treated
• Enhances understanding whether a particular behavior is significantly deviant from same-aged peers and therefore should be treated
• Enhances the understanding of what could/should be expected of a child of a particular age; treatment is therefore focused on reestablishing a child to a typical sequence of development