CAMHS

Question 1

what are the attachment styles?

Answer 1

1. secure (distress when mum leaves, happy & hugs when comes back)
2. insecure ambivalent (distress when mum left, fear of stranger & goes to mum when returns but no physical contact)
3. insecure avoidant (no interest when mum leaves, happy with stranger)

Question 2

what is type A and type C general idea (attachment styles)?

Answer 2

type A (avoidant) = negative self view, indifferent to other people’s views, hard to engage (avoid people - think people hate them)

type C (ambivalent) = low self worth, disruptive, hard to manage, impulsive (don’t trust people)

Question 3

what is secure base vs safe haven?

Answer 3

secure base = attachment figure that provides safe space

safe haven = attachment figure that provides safe place where retreat to in times of danger & anxiety

Question 4

what are subtypes of reactive attachment disorder (RAD)?

Answer 4

1. inhibited = child who doesn’t seek comfort in parent/caregiver at times of alarm
2. disinhibited = child who shows excessive familiarity in strangers

Question 5

what is conduct disorder? types?

Answer 5

= repetitive or persistent behaviour where basic rights of other violated (no boundaries)

1. mild - moderate (restricted to fam environment)
2. severe
   
   1. unsocialised = mostly violent - dealt with in justice system
   2. socialised = more low key antisocial acts - better at avoiding jail

Question 6

what is presentation/criteria for diagnosis of conduct disorder?

Answer 6

= 3 or more in past 12 months (with 1 in past 6)

1. aggression to people or animals
2. destruction of property
3. deceitfulness or theft
4. serious violation of rules

Question 7

what are antenatal causes of cerebral palsy?

Answer 7

• maternal infections
• trauma in pregnancy

Question 8

what are perinatal causes of cerebral palsy?

Answer 8

• birth asphyxia (deprived oxygen)
• pre-term birth

Question 9

what are postnatal causes of cerebral palsy?

Answer 9

• meningitis
• severe neonatal jaundice
• head injury

Question 10

what is duchenne’s muscular dystrophy?

Answer 10

x-linked recessive genetic disease causing muscle weakness & wasting (defective gene for dystrophin on x-chromosome)

Question 11

what is presentation of duchenne muscular dystrophy?

Answer 11

usually starts at age 3-5yrs with pelvis muscle weakness and then progressively gets worse affecting all muscles

Question 12

what is gower’s manoeuvre?

Answer 12

specific technique to stand up from lying that’s done in duchenne muscular dystrophy