Chapter 15

Question 0

What are the special vulnerabilities of younger children

Answer 0

Dependency on adults, guardians, peers

Question 1

Pervasive developmental disorder: autism

Clinical picture

Answer 1

Social deficit
An absence of speech 
Self stimulation 
Intellectual ability varies 
Maintaining sameness

Question 2

ADHD attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity

Answer 2

Angry
Inability to sustain attention
People confuse aggression
Treatment: aderall

Question 3

Conduct disorder

Answer 3

9-15 years old
Parents are heavy influence on behavior
Negative peers lead to negative behavior

Question 4

Oppositional defiant disorder

Answer 4

6-9 years old
You say do this and they do the opposite
Parenting heavy influence
Negative peers lead to negative behavior

Question 5

Childhood bipolar disorder

Answer 5

5-12 years
Defiant behavior, explosive destructive rage, extreme sadness, lack of interest
Rapid mood change, manic depressive episodes

Heritable, abnormal brain structure, environmental factors contribute
Antipsychotics