Child and Adolescent Psychology

Question 1

What are the criteria for conduct disorder?

Answer 1

violent towards people or animals, destruction of property, deceitfulness, serious violation of rules

**violation of the basic rights of others or social norms/rules

Question 2

What is conduct disorder a/w?

Answer 2

antisocial personality disorder

ADHD

Question 3

What is the treatment of conduct disorder?

Answer 3

firm, consistently reinforced rules, psychotherapy

Question 4

What are the criteria for oppositional defiant disorder?

Answer 4

6 mo of negativistic, hostile, and defiant behavior during which there is:
a frequent loss of temper
arguments
defying of rules
annoying people
easily annoyed
anger and resentment
blames others for mistakes

Question 5

How do we treat ODD?

Answer 5

psychotherapy

Question 6

How is ODD different from conduct disorder?

Answer 6

ODD doesnt steal

Question 7

What are the types of ADHD?

Answer 7

predom hyper active
predom inattentive
combined

Question 8

What are the criteria for ADHD?

Answer 8

inattention- problems listening, concentrating, paying attention, organizing tasks, easily distracted, forgetful

hyperactivity- blurting out, interuptive, fidgety, leaving seat, talking excessively

Question 9

When does ADHD have to be diagnosed by?

Answer 9

7 yo

Question 10

2/3 of kids with ADHD also have ______________.

Answer 10

ODD

Question 11

How do we treat ADHD?

Answer 11

stimulants, SSRI, psychotherapy

Question 12

What is enuresis?

Answer 12

involuntary voiding after 5yo

2x wk for 3 mo

Question 13

What is the treatment for enuresis?

Answer 13

behavioral modification

antidiuretics

Question 14

What is encopresis?

Answer 14

involuntary or intentional passage of feces in inappropriate places
at least once a month for 3 mo

Question 15

When are most kids both urinary and bowel continent?

Answer 15

4yo

Question 16

How do we treat encopresis?

Answer 16

psychotherapy, stool softners

Question 17

40%–90% of youth with depressive disorders also have ____________.

Answer 17

other psychiatric disorders

Question 18

The most frequent co-morbid diagnoses in children with MDD are:

Answer 18

Anxiety disorders
Disruptive disorders
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
In adolescents, substance use disorders. `

Question 19

The single most predictive factor associated with the risk of developing MDD:

Answer 19

high family loading

Question 20

Most Common Antidepressant Approval in Children:

Answer 20

Fluoxetine (Prozac) 
Depression, age 8+ 
OCD, age 7+
Escitalopram (Lexapro)
Depression, age 12+
Sertraline (Zoloft) 
OCD, age 6+

Question 21

What is the black box warning on antidepressants in children?

Answer 21

increased suicidality up till 24 yo

Question 22

SSRIs- Common Side Effects in Children:

Answer 22

CNS stimulation
Insomnia, anxiety, agitation, nervousness
Manic activation
Sexual side effects: decreased libido & anorgasmia
Gastrointestinal symptoms, nausea
Tremor
Weight loss/gain
Headache

Question 23

What is the narrow phenotype for bipolar disorder in children?

Answer 23

Meet adult criteria for bipolar disorder

Question 24

What is the broad phenotype for bipolar disorder in children?

Answer 24

Chronic severe explosive irritability and aggression

“severe mood dysregulation” (different from classic bipolar in its course)

Question 25

Childhood onset depression leads to an increased chance of this:

Answer 25

bipolar disorder