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Year 3 Exams: Psychiatry > Child and Adolescent Psychiatry > Flashcards

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Flashcards

1
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By Age 2, the Brain is what percentage adult weight?

A

75%

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By Age 6, the Brain is what percentage adult weight?

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95%

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By Age 7, the Brain is what percentage adult weight?

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100%

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4
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Left Hemisphere experiences a growth spurt between what ages?

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3-6

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5
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Left Hemisphere function?

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Language Skills

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Right Hemisphere functions?

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Spatial Skills

Recognition of Shapes and Patterns

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The Corpus Callosum grows between what ages?

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3-6

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8
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Which part of brain controls development of fine and gross motor through play?

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Corpus Callosum

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9
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DZ Twins share how much genes?

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50%

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10
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MZ Twins share how much genes?

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100%

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11
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Which childhood behaviour conditions are highly genetic?

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ADHD and Autism

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12
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What is used to identify genetic risk factors for psychiatric disorders?

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Genome Wide Association Studies

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13
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome affects what part of brain?

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Cerebellum

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14
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Prolonged Stress causes prolonged production of which hormone?

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Cortisol

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15
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Early life stress influences function of what circuit in brain?

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Limbic

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16
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What fires when associate an action with subsequent reward in operant conditioning?

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Dopamine Neurons

17
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Early Adversity in childhood has what four functions?

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Decreases DA Response
Decreased Reward Sensitivity
Increased Behaviour to Elicit Reward
Increased Tolerance and Behaviour

18
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What happens to the social brain at 6 weeks?

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sensorimotor control emerging

19
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What happens to the social brain at 24 months:

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secondary representation: able to recognise and label emotions

20
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What happens to the social brain at 3-4 years old?

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Metarepresentation

21
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What medication is useful to treating anxiety around school?

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Serotonin Reuptake inhibitors eg Fluoxetine

22
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When does Autism begin?

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Below Years Old

23
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Male/Female Ratio in Autism?

A

3:1

Year 3 Exams: Psychiatry (29 decks)

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