031215 early onset disorders

Question 1

differences btwn adult and child/adolescent psychopathology

Answer 1

child is developing and changing (pathology at one age is not pathology at another age-ex. temper tantrums)

with adults the norm is pretty static

certain disorders occur at certain stages in dvlpmt (one can’t see OCD before four)

children don’t seek help thought they become anxious (child visits physician more often b/c of discomfort on part of parent or school)

Question 2

age specific signs and symptoms of stress

Answer 2

infant-stranger anxiety (after 6 mos)

toddler-temper tantrums, soiling or wetting, stuttering

preschool (2.5-5 yrs)-intrusiveness, masturbation

school age-truancy, lying, stealing, learning problems

adolescence-identity crisis, sexual acting out, substance abuse, deliquency

see slide 15

Question 3

symptoms of pervasive development disorders

Answer 3

distortions in timing, rate, sequence of many basic psychological fxns involved in development of social skills and language

types are autism, Asperger’s

Question 4

signs of autism

Answer 4

impaired nonverbal behaviors such as eye contact and gestures

failure to develop age appropriate peer relations

lack of social receiprocity

delay or lack of spoken language

lack of make-believe play

restricted stereotyped patterns of behavior

Question 5

sigsn of Asperger’s

Answer 5

impaired social interation

stereotyped pattersn of behavior

Question 6

specific development disorders-symptoms?

Answer 6

also called learning disorders

delay in rate of learning a specific fxn (arithmetic, expressive writing, reading, etc)

Question 7

symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder

Answer 7

pattern of negativistic, hostile and defiant behavior lasting at least 6 months with the following signs: often loses temper, often argues w adults, refuses to comply, deliberately annoys, blames others, resentful, spiteful, vindictive

Question 8

what age group has stuttering

Answer 8

3-4 year olds

Question 9

who can have oppositional defiant disorder

Answer 9

children, adolescents

boys more than girls

Question 10

cause for oppositional defiant disorder

Answer 10

environmental (controlling parents)

Question 11

causes of ADD

Answer 11

children are born with ADD

runs in families often

Question 12

conduct disorder symptoms

Answer 12

frequent lying, stealing, truancy, running away from home, frequent fighting and bullying, property destruction, fire-setting, being mean to animals or ppl, beraking and entering into someone’s house or car

Question 13

symptoms of separation anxiety disorder

Answer 13

unable to leave parents b/c of worries that something bad may happen to them, fear of going to sleep, reluctant to go to school, fear of being kidnapped

Question 14

cause of bipolar disorder

Answer 14

believed to be chemical imbalance

Question 15

reactive attachment disorder symptoms

Answer 15

inhibited, withdrawn, hypervigilant or excessive and inappropriate sociability w strangers. limited eye contact

in children up to age 5

Question 16

cause of reactive attachment disorder

Answer 16

maltreatment, deprivation, repeated changes in primary caregivers, impaired parenting

Question 17

symptoms of Tourett’s disorder

Answer 17

quick body movements that one cannot control, making sounds like grunts, or saying words (sometimes swear words) w/o thinking and w/o being to control it

usually starts around 7-10

Question 18

tic disorder-symptoms

Answer 18

single or multiple motor or vocal tics (sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic, stereotyped motor movements or vocalizations)

transient

Question 19

family factors in child behavior

Answer 19

• unresolved guilt, denial, anger or fear
• lack of knowledge and skills
• inability to encourage adolescent independence
• competition w medical personnel
• lack of support system
• other stressors on family
• family conflicts acted out through child’s med care
• rivalry btwn pt and siblings

Question 20

ages of disorders

Answer 20

review all the ages when all of the disorders occur in

Question 21

diff btwn Autism and Asperger’s

Answer 21

w/ autism spectrum disorders, pt is more spared of language disorders

autism has language disorder

Question 22

diff btwn conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder

Answer 22

conduct disorder has violation of other’s basic rights