The analysis of change in behavior and development: on some errors and possibilities to correct them

Abstract

We aim to demonstrate that the understanding of behavior and development requires a better fit between methods to gather and analyze data and the dynamic nature of psychological phenomena. We argue that there are limits to the application of static designs of data collection in correlation design and to focusing on measures of central tendency when inferring on the complex processes of change in human behavior and development. We describe possible ways to correct the errors we make and to overcome the difficulties that we face when measuring change.We conclude that there is a need to identify a comprehensive model of gathering and analyzing data that takes into account the observation period of the phenomena (shortand long-term research), the complexity of the studied form of activity (elementary and complex) and the situation/context of the measurement (well-defined situation and situation "at large"). key wordsbehavior; change; development; time; dynamic approach The analysis of change in behavior and development 66 current issues in personality psychology BACKGROUND

Sensory processing disorders – diagnostic and therapeutic controversies

“…The literature review suggests that symptoms of such disorders (defined as impairments in the accurate registration of stimuli, correct reception and differentiation of the intensity of stimuli, and adequate reactivity to stimulation) may be of a specific character and occur in isolation, but that they may also be a nonspecific element of the clinical picture of other disease entities. In clinical practice, it is of key importance to discern whether behavioural problems observed in children cannot be explained by causes other than sensory processing disorders, and this need stems from the ambiguity of symptoms in neurodevelopmental disorders (Chrzan-Dętkoś, Pawlicka, & Bogdanowicz, 2014;Grzegorzewska, Pisula, & Borkowska, 2016;Pawlicka, Lipowska, & Gajdzińs-ka, 2015;Trempała & Cieciuch, 2016). Meta-analyses concerned with SI therapy published to date are inconclusive and do not allow for this form of intervention to be considered fact-based.…”

Behavioural addictions in children and adolescents

“…Thirdly, analyses undertaken from the perspective of developmental psychopathology emphasise continuity and changes in development (Trempała & Cieciuch, 2016), which in the case of behavioural addictions means the need to treat them dimensionally, especially in children and adolescents. This is particularly important because of the growing amount of evidence that confirms the hierarchical and dimensional nature of psychopathology (Krueger & Markon, 2011;Ofrat & Krueger, 2012).…”