Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

Question 1

complicating factors in diagnosis

Answer 1

developmental variability, greater denial and stigma, parent and/or child report of symptoms

Question 2

diagnostic classification

Answer 2

developmental delay and deviance, internalizing disorders, externalizing disorders

Question 3

developmental delay and deviance

Answer 3

intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders, learning disorders, motor skills disorders

Question 4

internalizing disorders

Answer 4

mood- (depression/dysthymia, <2w; characterized by mood change and boredom), family conflict, somatization, suicidal ideation
anxiety- maladaptive, impairing; can persist into adulthood
obsessive compulsive disorder

Question 5

externalizing disorders

Answer 5

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder

Question 6

autism spectrum disorders

Answer 6

criteria A: social communication/interaction deficits (nonverbal communication, verbal communication, social-emotional reciprocity); Criteria B: restricted patterns of behavior/interests (>2) stereotyped speech, motor movt; excessive adherence to routine; restricted, fixated interests with abnormal intensity; hypo/hyperreactivity to sensory input; Criteria C: early childhood; Criteria D: significant impairment

Question 7

separation anxiety disorder

Answer 7

> 4w, not due to other diagnosis; >3 symptoms reluctance to be alone/sleep alone/go somewhere, recurrent nightmares, somatic complaints when separated; 3-8% epidemiology

Question 8

ADHD

Answer 8

pervasive, (school and home), inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity, <12 y/o; inattentive type (6 symptoms), hyperactive-impulsive type (6 symptoms);

Question 9

prevalence of autism spectrum disorders

Answer 9

1:88, 4:1 F:M