Week 14 Flashcards
(20 cards)
T/F: Neuropsychological disorders likely originate in normal brain development
False… they originate in abnormal brain development
T/F: Neurological disorders are related to only abnormalities in the brain
False, they are also related to injury to the brain
What are the three categories of disorders?
Developmental, neurological, psychiatric
What are the five categories of neurodevelopmental disorders? (According to DSM)
Intellectual disability
communication disorder
autism spectrum disorder
attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
specific learning disorder
When do neurodevelopmental disorders have an onset and what range of deficits do they encompass?
During developmental period; can be specific to a single function or more global (ex: language vs intelligence)
How many clusters of neurological disorders are there? (Name them)
Traumatic brain injuries
TBI
Epilepsy
Headaches and migraines
Disorders due to motor neuron dysfunction or spinal cord injury
Disorders due to basal ganglia dysfunction
Cerebral vascular disorders (CVD)
T/F: Strokes are an example of traumatic brain injuries
False, they are cerebral vascular disorders
Match the following CVD’s to appropriate descriptions
A. Stroke B. Infarct C. Cerebral Ischemia D. Migraine Stroke E. Cerebral Hemorrhage F. Angiomas/Aneurysm
- Malformations of vessel structure causing abnormalities in blood circulation
- Sudden interruptions of blood flow that produce neuropsychological symptoms
- Sudden constriction of blood vessels
- Abrupt bleeding inside brain (often caused by hypertension)
- Areas of dying/dead tissue due to interruption of flow in vessels
- Vessel blockage prevents sufficient supply of blood to the brain
A-2,B-5,C-6,D-3,E-4,F-1
What kind of treatment for CVD’s are possible?
Anticoagulant therapy
Post-acute phases of surgery techniques
T/F: Learning, Attention, Social behavior, and General intellectual functioning are all linked with psychiatric disorders
False, they’re connected to neurodevelopmental
Match the following Neurodevelopmental disorders to their appropriate descriptions:
A. Intellectual disability B. Communication disorders C. Autism Spectrum Disorder D. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder E. Learning disorder
- Impairment that affects adaptive functioning in various social, practical, and conceptual domains
- Includes individuals with significant impairments in social interaction and display repetitive behavior patterns
- impairments in attention that may be associated with hyperactivity
- Encompassing impairments in verbal/nonverbal communication
- Persistent difficulties in reading, writing, math, usually observed during schooling years
A-1,B-4,C-2,D-3,E-5
T/F: Psychiatric disorders are identified by the DSM-5 as behavioral disorders characterized by dramatic abnormalities in cognitive and social functioning in the absence of obvious lesions to the brain
False: All is correct but it is the APA, not DSM
What are the three broad categories of psychiatric disorders
- Schizophrenia 2. Mood disorders 3. Anxiety disorders
Match the following psychiatric disorders and their associated symptoms:
A. Schizophrenia
B. Mood disorders
C. Anxiety disorders
- Debilitating symptoms are cognitive and include spreading of attentional function spread, verbal abilities, processing speed, and general IQ
- Characterized by mania and depression
- Characterized by intense fear that is inappropriate to circumstance
A-1, B-2, C-3
What are the 5 symptoms of Schizophrenia and how many must be present for at least how long for one to be diagnosed?
- Delusions
- Hallucinations
- Distorted speech
4 disorganized/excessively agitated behavior - Other symptoms causing social/occupational dysfunction
hich one is not an anxiety disorder?
Panic disorder, PTSD, ADHD, generalized anxiety disorder, OCD, specific phobias
ADHD
T/F: Apraxia is the inability to do involuntary movements
False: It is the inability to perform learned (familiar) movements on command, even though the command is understood and there is a willingness to perform the movement
Which of the following is ataxia:
A. It is the inability to make/copy involuntary movements in absence of paralysis. Commonly follows neocortex damage
B. Complete loss or movement and posture in which muscle time is absent but consciousness is spared.
C. Failure of muscular coordination or irregularity of muscular action. Commonly follows cerebellar damage
C (A is apraxia, B is dystonia)
What types of treatments are possible for anxiety disorders?
Pharmacological, Behavioral interventions like psychotherapy
T/F Psychiatric conditions are the most neuropsychological out of the three disorder categories.
False: They are the least
