CAMHS

Question 1

mental health definition

Answer 1

refer to social, emotional, and behavioral functioning

Question 2

communication definition

Answer 2

refer to development and abilities in speech, language, and communication

Question 3

mental health problem definition

Answer 3

• abnormality of behavior, emotion, or social relationships
• prolonged or able to cause suffering or risk to development
• causing distress or disturbance to the individual, family, or community

Question 4

examples of mental health disorder

Answer 4

• anxiety disorders
• mood disorders (depression)
• emotional and behavioral disorders
• eating disorders
• psychosis
• obsessive compulsive disorders
• attachment and personality disorders

Question 5

emotional and behavioral difficulties definition

Answer 5

a range of symptoms presented by children with difficulties adjusting (primarily to school)

Question 6

emotional difficulties

Answer 6

• severe separation anxiety
• excessive sadness
• fearful of new situations
• avoidance/withdrawal from interaction

Question 7

behavioral difficulties

Answer 7

• overactivity
• impulsivity
• low tolerance fir frustration, aggression
• difficulty in behavioral control
• regulation of emotional arousal

Question 8

social-emotional behavioral disorders (SEBD) definition

Answer 8

• a range of emotional and behavioral difficulties presenting in childhood
• described in externalizing and internalizing behaviors

Question 9

externalizing behaviors definition

Answer 9

• impulsive, overactive, and aggressive behaviors
• aggression can be turned toward objects, others, or self

Question 10

why are externalizing behaviors highly concering in very young children

Answer 10

associated with long-term problems including school dropout and delinquency

Question 11

internalizing behaviors definition

Answer 11

shy, anxious, and withdrawn behaviors

Question 12

referrals might state what?

Answer 12

• can’t play
• moody, irritable, aggressive, shy, unhappy, sad
• non-compliant
• bullying or being bullied
• no friends, isolated
• severity, chronicity, and pervasiveness are important

Question 13

?% of young people with mental health difficulties present with previously undiagnosed mild SLCN

Answer 13

81%

Question 14

SLCNs common in depression

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• body language (reduced eye contact, poor posture, flat affect)
• monotonous pitch
• increased latency of response and sparse conversation
• slow rate of speech

Question 15

SLCNs common in anxiety

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• muscle tension (breathing, voice)
• dysfluency
• continuous checking behaviors (disrupt conversation)
• different forms of anxiety (social anxiety, selective mutism)

Question 16

SLCNs common in ADHD

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• talking excessively
• interrupting
• language for self-regulation

Question 17

SLCNs common in schizophrenia

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• disorganized and tangential speech
• impact of negative symptoms (flat affect, decreased social motivation)

Question 18

common challenging behaviors in CAMHS

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• anger, aggression
• disruptive or withdrawn
• difficulties using appropriate social communication skills
• attention and listening
• disengagement
• dysregulation

Question 19

common language and cognition difficulties in CAMHS

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• receptive language
• understanding and using emotions, abstract language, sophisticated emotional language
• executive function (organization)
• metacognition
• misunderstanding negative construction
• humor mis-use

Question 20

common emotional wellbeing difficulties in CAMHS

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• self-consciousness
• low self-esteem
• anxiety
• difficulties with friendships

Question 21

4 most common communication difficulties in CAMHS

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• attention and listening
• pragmatics/social skill
• comprehension
• expressive language

Question 22

does SLCN cause mental health difficulties or vice versa

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the relationship is complex, multi-dimensional, and transactional

Question 23

how does SLCN impact mental health

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• contribute to social isolation and loneliness (risk factors for mood and anxiety disorders)
• impact self-esteem, self-image, and aspirations
• psychological and behavioral consequences (irritability, frustration)
• reduced self-advocacy due to lack of verbal ability to express thoughts and emotions
• restricted social opportunities, participation, reading, and confidence

Question 24

impact of mental health on SLCN (depression)

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• tearfulness, irritable behavior
• decreased prosodic variation
• decreased social awareness and interaction
• decreased body awareness and movement
• impaired attention, concentration, and information processing

Question 25

impact of mental health on SLCN (anxiety)

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• impaired social awareness and interaction
• selective bias of information processing

Question 26

impact of mental health on SLCN (psychosis)

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• compromised language and social skills
• difficulties conveying meaning to others (expressive) and understanding messages (receptive)
• language processing, difficulty understanding facial and voice cues

Question 27

SLCNs can be masked by ?

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• areas of strength
• subtleness
• poor motivation or attitudes (poor eye contact, closed body language, and monosyllabic responses)
• lack of true awareness
• other difficulties (behavior)

Question 28

what is CAMHS

Answer 28

• child and adolescent mental health service
• specialist service for people under 18 with moderate to severe mental health difficulties

Question 29

common MDT in CAMHS

Answer 29

• SLT
• psychologist
• psychiatrist
• social worker
• play therapist
• occupational therapist
• nurse
• art therapist