Chapter 14: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence Flashcards
Individuals with this problem feel extreme
anxiety, often panic, whenever they are
separated from home or a parent
SEPARATION ANXIETY DISORDER
A childhood disorder in which children argue repeatedly with adults, lose their temper and swear, feeling intense anger and resentment
OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER
Disorder marked by inability to focus attention, overactive and impulsive behavior or both.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
A childhood disorder marked by repeated bed-wetting or wetting of ones clothes
ENURESIS
A pervasive developmental disorder marked by extreme unresponsiveness to others, poor communication skills, and highly repetitive and rigid behavior.
AUTISM / AUTISTIC DISORDER
A childhood disorder characterized by repeated defecating in inappropriate places, such as one’s clothing
ENCOPRESIS
A pervasive developmental disorder in which individuals display profound social impairment yet maintain a relatively high level of cognitive functioning and language skills
ASPERGERS’S DISORDER
Awareness that other people base their behaviors on their own beliefs, intentions and other mental states, not on information they have no way of knowing
Theory of Mind
A childhood disorder in which the child repeatedly violates the basic rights of others, displaying aggression and sometimes destroying others property, stealing, or running away from home
CONDUCT DISORDER
A form of mental retardation cause by an abnormality in the twenty-first choromosome
DOWNS SYNDROME
1A level of mental retardation (IQ below 20) at which individuals need a very structured environment with close supervision
PROFOUND RETARDATION
A level of mental retardation (IQ: 20-34)at which individuals require careful supervision and can learn to perform basic work in structures and sheltered settings
SEVERE RETARDATION
A level of mental retardation (IQ 35-49) at which people can learn to care for themselves and can benefit from vocational training.
MODERATE RETARDATION
A level of mental retardation (IQ: 50-70) at which people can benefit form education and can support themselves as adults
MILD RETARDATION
A method for enhancing the communication skills of individuals with autism, mental retardation, or cerebral palsy by teach them to point to pictures, symbols, letters or words on a communication board or computer.
AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
