Atypical and typical behaviours

Hannah is usually very sociable, often going out with her friends every Friday night. For the past few weeks she hasn't been feeling great and has skipped the parties her friends invite her to. Instead she stays in bed and spends hours scrolling through social media. Hannah's behaviours are an example of:

• Atypical Behaviours

• Adaptive Behaviours

• Typical Behaviours

• Cultural Behaviours

What is the definition of neurotypical?

• individual who is not neurotypical, functioning outside the typical range of neurological development

• individual whose neurological development or functioning is within the typical (average) range

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  a standard or typical brain functioning, processing, and behaviours

• someone who can function in distracting environments without sensory overload

What is the difference between hereditary factors and environmental factors?

• hereditary factors arise from an individual’s surroundings, environmental factors are the biological factors that are passed down to the individual through their biological parents

• hereditary factors are the psychological changes that occur throughout the individuals lifespan, environmental factors are the individual’s physical and social surroundings

• hereditary factors are passed down from the individual’s biological parents to their offspring, environmental factors are the individual's physical and social environment

• hereditary factors are the likelihood to develop certain characteristics, environmental factors are the biological factors that are passed down to the individual through their biological parents

The continuous, lifelong development of the ability to think, comprehend, and organise information from the internal and external environment:

• Social development

• Psychological development

• Emotional development

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  Cognitive development

Typical behaviour means

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  the person is acting in accordance with social norms

• the person is acting as they usually do

• the person is acting in accordance with cultural norms

• the person is acting in an unusual way for them

Atypical behaviour means

• the person is acting in ways that are usual for them.

• the person is acting in ways that are unusual for them.

• the person is acting in accordance to social norms

• the person is acting in accordance with cultural norms

An example of a typical behaviour for a quiet, shy person would be:

• Being quiet and shy in social situations

• Being the most outgoing person in the room