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Developmental psychopathology can be defined in a variety of ways, all having to do with development on the one hand and the resulting set of maladaptive behaviors on the other. We, too, define developmental psychopathology as focusing on and integrating these two traditional areas; however, a third feature needs to be added, namely, maladaptive processes as well as behaviors. Thus, developmental psychopathology is the study of both the development of maladaptive behaviors (Sroufe & Rutter, 1984) and the maladaptive processes themselves. Underlying much of the study of developmental psychopathology is the principle of predictability (Kohlberg, LaCrosse, & Ricks, 1972). The prediction of maladaptive behavior has been viewed not only as possible, but also as an important feature in the study of developmental psychopathology. With this added feature, we now have a more complete definition: Developmental psychopathology is the study and prediction of maladaptive behaviors and processes across time.
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Lewis, M. (2000). Toward a Development of Psychopathology. In: Sameroff, A.J., Lewis, M., Miller, S.M. (eds) Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4163-9_1
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