Chapter 13 - Disorders of Childhood Flashcards
focuses on the disorders of childhood within the context of life-span development
developmental psychopathology
Proposed chapters for childhood disorders for DSM 5
Neurodevelopmental Disruptive, Impulse control and Conduct disorders
mental retardation
intellectual development disorder
pervasive developmental disorders (autism, Asperger’s)
Autism spectrum disorder
Motor skills disorders
motor disorders
Feeding disorders of infancy or early childhood
feeding and eating disorders
conduct disorder oppositional defiant disorder
disruptive, impulse control and conduct disorder
selective mutism
communication disorders
Autism spectrum disorder
autistic asperger’s childhood disintegratie pervasive developmental disorder
Intellectual development disorder
mental retardation
disorders characterized by more outward-directed behaviors
externalizing disorders
disorders characterized by inward focused experiences and behaviors
internalizing disorders
DSM IV TR subtypes of ADHD
predominantly inattentive type predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type combined type
children whose problems are primarily those of poor attention
Predominantly inattentive type
children whose difficulties result primarily from hyperactive/impulsive behavior
predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type
environmental toxins ADHD
preservatives and food coloring lead nicotine
focus on behaviors that violate the basic rights of other s and violate societal norms
conduct disorder
the child does not meet the criteria for conduct disorder but exhibits behaviors such as losing temper, arguing with adults, refusing to comply with requests, deliberately doing things to annoy others, being angry, spiteful, touchy, vindictive
oppositional defiant disorder
Moffitt’s theorized courses of conduct problems
life course persistent adolescence limited/ adolescent onset
3 meetings to get to know assess and provide feedback to parents re: their kids and parenting practices
Family checkup
program in which parents are taught to modify their responses to their children so that prosocial behavior is consistently rewarded
Parent management training
treatment involving delivering intensive and comprehensive therapy services in the community
multisystemic treatment
characterized by constant worry that some harm will befall their parents or themselves when they are away from their parents
separation anxiety disorder
condition in which a person shows a problem in a specific area of skill that is not due to intellectual development disorder or deficient intellectual opportunities
learning disability
involves significant difficulty with word recognition, reading comprehension, written spelling
dyslexia
involves difficulty in producing or understanding numbers, quantities, or basic arithmetic operations
dyscalculia
Symptoms in depressed children and adults
depressed mood inability to experience pleasure fatigue concentration problems suicidal ideation
Different symptoms in depressed kids
more guilt lower early morning wakefulness early morning depression loss of appetite weight loss
4 symptoms of PTSD in children
intrusions or reexperiencing avoiding trauma related situations negative changes in cognitions or mood hyperarousal
parenting practice associated with childhood anxiety
overprotectiveness
psychological factors that predict anxiety in kids
emotion regulation problems insecure attachment
CBT for kids
psychoeduc cog restructuring modeling skills training relapse prevention
treatment used with kids between ages 7 and 13 focuses on confronting fears, developing new ways of thinking about fears, exposure to feared situations, practice and relapse prevention
Coping Cat
regions that are important for phonological awareness
left temporal parietal occipital
dyscalculia involves poor _______ memory
semantic
involves helping kids master the task of converting sounds to words
phonics instruction
organization whose mission is to promote progressive policies, sound research, effective practices and universal human rights for people with intellectual disabilities
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social and practical adaptive skills
Intellectual disability
program based on the person’s strengths, weaknesses and amount of instruction needed
Individualized educational program
extra copy of chromosome 21
trisomy 21 down syndrome
mutation in fMR1 gene
fragile X syndrome
infant, born w/o obvious signs of difficulty, suffers from a deficiency of liver enzyme phenylalanin hydroxylase, interfering with myelination
Phenylketonuria PKU
enzyme needed to convert phenylalanine to tyrosine
phenylalanine hydroxylase
used to reduce inappropriate and self-injurious behavior intensive instruction by dividing the targeted behavior into smaller componenets
applied behavior analysis
teaches children to guide their problem solving efforts through speech
self-instructional training
deficits in social communication and interactions restricted, repetitive behavior patterns, interest or activities
autism spectrum disorder
interactions that require two people to pay attention to each other
joint attention
areas of the brain most often associated with identifying faces and emotion
fusiform gyrus temporal lobes amygdala
refers to a person’s understanding that other people have desires, beliefs, intentions and emotions that may be different from one’s own.
theory of mind
in which the child echoes
echolalia
in which kids refer to themselves in third person
pronoun reversal
intensive therapy for asd
lovaas
intervening in a key area may lead to changes in other areas
pivotal response treatment
involves correct comprehension and sufficient vocabulary use, but unclear speech and improper articulation
speech sounds disorder
disturbance in verbal fluency that is characterized by one or more of the following speech patters repetition, long pauses, substituting for difficult words
childhood onset fluency disorder
involves one or more vocal and multiple motor tics
Tourette’s disorder
involves marked impairment in the development of motor coordination that is not explainable by intellectual developmental disorder or a disorder such as cerebral palsy
developmental coordination disorder
