Child & Adolescent Flashcards
Peak severity of tic disorders
10-12 years
Long face, large ears, flat midface, high, arched palate, short stature, macro-orchidism, mitral valve prolapse, joint laxity, strabismus - name the disorder
Fragile X
FMR1 trinucleotide repeat expansion
X-linked with anticipation
The insecure-avoidant attachment child does what when mother returns? #Ainsworth
Doesn’t cry when she leaves and ignores her when she gets back
What does the insecure-ambivalent child do when mum comes back in the room? #Ainsworth
Takes a long time to settle, both approaches and resists mother
Not crying when mum leaves room is suggestive of attachment disorder T/F #Ainsworth
F, securely attached kids don’t always cry
diGeorge syndrome is associated with platelet dysfunction T/F
T
12% have thrombocytopenia
Short, obese, early onset dementia, hypogonadism, hyperphagia, maybe ASD
Prader-Willi It's sporadic c15 25% early dementia 25% ASD
Intellectual disability is a risk factor for tardive dyskinesia T/F
T
Percentage of people with intellectual disability in institutionalised populations who have epilepsy
30-40% apparently
Webbed neck, ovarian failure, cubitus valgus, short, aortic valve abnormalities, normal IQ
Turners
What ages developmentally- hopping and skipping
Hopping at 4, skipping at 5
What did Harlow’s monkeys struggle to be able to do in adulthood?
Mate, and the female monkeys couldn’t rear their young
What is mean age of first word?
11 months
A child should be able to run well by what age?
Two years
Jumping at what age?
Three years
Riding a bicycle at what age?
Six years
When is Piaget’s concrete operational stage?
Six onwards
What is the name of the stages children are in between two and seven years according to Piaget?
Preoperational—
No logic, use of symbols, development of language and make-believe
Which Piagetan stage is characterised by abstract thought and reasoning and when is it possible to enter it?
Formal operational, after the age of 11 years
What did Erik Erikson say characterises the normative task of adolescence?
Identity vs role confusion
The core features of ASD in DSM V
- Persistent deficits in social communication and interaction
- Restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests & activities
—Language has been removed
Around 50% of Tourette’s patients are co-morbid with what?
ADHD, and 40% OCD
You need at least one of these types of tic for a diagnosis of Tourette’s
Vocal
The two types of behavioural intervention that are first line treatments for Tourette’s
- Habit reversal
2. Exposure & response prevention
How old does a child have to be to be diagnosed with pica according to DSM V?
Two years because kids younger than this try to eat everything anyway