Final Exam Flashcards
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What is the relationship between age & anxiety in the elderly?
As age increases, the rate of anxiety disorders increases.
Symptoms associated with autism spectrum disorder typically appear before the age of:
3
To treat his conduct disorder, Kennedy attends therapy sessions with other children who also have conduct disorder. The group sessions focus on strategies to help effectively manage their anger, solve problems, & develop social skills. What is Kennedy participating in?
the coping power program
What is the DSM-5-TR disorder that describes children patterns of severe rage
disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
What behavior suggests that a child has autism spectrum disorder?
The child is not responsive to other people
Research suggests that the physiological needs of children who have been abused should be addressed:
as early as possible
What led to the introduction of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder as a diagnostic category in the DSM-5?
the belief that too many children were being diagnosed with bipolar disorder
Most elderly people with schizophrenia were initially diagnosed & treated for it:
when they were much younger
Most weekday mornings, Alexsander argues with his parents & refuses to get up & get ready for school. This causes him to be absent several days a week. Even though his parents have rules limiting the amount of time he spends watching television and playing video games, he blatantly disregards the rules. He refuses to do chores, and commonly throws temper tantrums to get his way. He is not physically aggressive. This behavior has been going on for nine months. Alexsander’s symptoms are MOST consistent with:
oppositional defiant disorder
Someone who repeatedly defecates in his or her clothes involuntarily would be said to have:
encopresis
A young child displays an intellectual (ID). His health care provider determines the causes of overexposure to lead. The lead exposure is an example of what kind of biological cause of ID?
childhood problems
A 65-year old in very good health typically will experience occasional:
memory difficulties
A disorder that has significant cognitive deterioration, dementia, has been reclassified as:
neurocognitive disorder
Rebecca is 68 years old and has just been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. This disorder is most likely:
GAD
In addition to having an IQ score of approximately ____ or below, to be diagnosed with intellectual disability, a person must have poor adaptive behavior.
70
Among the most important brain structures in short-term memory formation is the:
prefrontal cortex
A childhood disorder marked by repeated involuntary bedwetting or wetting of one’s clothes is known as:
enuresis
A child displays normal behavior & intelligence, but she does not seem to be able to explain her actions & intentions as well as you would expect. If the deficit is severe enough, she might be diagnosed with:
a language disorder
When a child with autism spectrum disorder jumps, flaps his arms, twists his hands & fingers, and makes unusual faces, the child is engaging in:
Self-stimulatory behavior
Drugs used to treat Alzheimer’s disease affect to NT in the brain: is glutamate and:
acetylcholine
Among elderly persons who would benefit from mental health services MOST:
do not get the treatment they need
In the last 24 hours Rudy has suddenly begun having great difficultly concentrating & thinking in an organized way. He is confused about where he is and he is experiencing hallucinations. What is most likely happening with Rudy?
he is experiencing delirium
What age is part of the fastest-growing age group in most countries?
85 years old
Dawna begins to exhibit symptoms of schizophrenia at the age of 70. This diagnoses is:
uncommon. It’s unusual for new cases of schizophrenia to develop later in life.