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Final- Children/Adults/Sleep Flashcards

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What percentage of adults diagnosed with psych disorders are first diagnosed between ages 11 and 18

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75%

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Is it easy to diagnosed children?

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No because their brains/behaviors are not fully developeda

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How do mental health disorders in children differ from those in adults?

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They are not the stereotypical behaviors, the disorder comes out through anger outbursts and in other ways

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What are some of the causes of intellectual development disorders?

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Fetal alcohol syndrome, infectious disease, trauma/hypoxia, etc.

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Dyslexia

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Difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols but otherwise do not affect appearance

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Dyscaculia

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Severe difficulty in performing mathematical calculations as a result of a brain disorder

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Dysgraphia

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Learning disability that affects writing abilities-difficulty spelling, poor handwriting and trouble putting words thoughts on paper

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What is the rule for being diagnosed with a learning disorder?

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The learning disorder cannot be related to another abnormal problem

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Tourettes syndrome, definition and cause

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Brief involuntary vocal or motor activity caused by too much dopaminergic activity in the basal ganglia

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Management of tourettes syndrome

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Anti-psychotic medications (dampen excitability), behavioral therapy, and deep brain stimulation

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Rettes

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Normal development to 18 months then sudden change, and full blown by age 3. Progressive loss of motor skills and language
Examples: ataxia, hand flapping, bruxism, hypotonia

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Is there a cure for Retts in girls? what is treatment

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No. treatment is supportive therapy, PT, speech therapy, family counseling, and antipsychotics

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Aspergers

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A form of autism spectrum disorder. Young people with this disorder can find difficulty in relating to to others socially and can have behavior/thinking patterns that appear rigid and redundant

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Autism Spectrum Disorders example behaviors

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Delayed speech development, spinning of objects, preference to play alone, hyperactivity, sleep problems, rejecting cuddles

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Autism IQ

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Sometimes very high IQ, greater than 70

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Autism occurs by what age

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Age 3

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True or false, autism is primarily regarded as ideopathic

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True

18
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Autism is classified as what 3 categories

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Mild, moderate, severe

19
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What age do you have to be diagnosed with autism typically

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Age 3

20
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Management of autism, meds and other

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Medications: anti-depressants, SSRIs and anti-psychotics for hyperactivity

21
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True or false- people with aspergers have no mental retardation

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True

22
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Aspergers appears as

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An emotionally blunt individual, may have developmental and social symptoms, can be treated with regular school, behavioral interventions and pharmacology

23
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ADHD is more common in ____ and the average is ____

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boys, 7 years old

24
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Three types of ADHD

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Inattention, ADHD, and Combined

25
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ADD is regarded as a disorder related to ____

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Inattention

26
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ADHD is a disorder related to _____ &_____

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Impulsiveness/Hyperactivity

27
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Combined ADHD

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You have impulsiveness/hyperactivity/ and inattention

It is more difficult to treat

28
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To diagnosed ADD or ADHD the symptoms must be present in what

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2 settings- school/home

29
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To be diagnosed with ADHD types, symptom presence?

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at least 6 months

30
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Diagnosis age for ADHD types

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before 12 years old, typically before puberty

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Management of ADHD

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structure activities, behavioral, diet, play therapy with meds (Stimulants most common)

32
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How long does medication take to reach full therapeutic response for ADHD meds

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Up to 6 months

33
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MOA of stimulants for ADHD

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Works in CNS by blocking reabsorption of dopamine

34
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Stimulants have a paradoxical affect in those with ADHD, true or false

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true

35
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Non stimulant drugs for ADHD, increase dopamine? how long to see effects

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Longer to see effects and do not increase dopamine

36
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Atomoxetine (Straterra) MOA use

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Non-stimulant, blocks reuptake of norepinephrine, black box warning with suicidal thoughts especially in the beginning- contraindicated for those with depression

37
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Clonidine and Guanfacine

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Anti hypertensive, lower BP and HR, only time release of Guanfacine is approved for ADHD in children
Can overshoot mark

38
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What is ODD

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Oppositional Defiant Disorder- authority problems, argumentative but with no violence usually. More common in males

39
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Conduct Disorder

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More severe than ODD, violence against others, crime- Once 18 generally diagnosed with Antisocial personality disorder

40
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Paroxetine (Paxil) appropriate for children?

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Only anti-depressant approved for children over 8 years old

41
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Are anti-anxiety meds generally prescribed to children?

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No not usually

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