Child And Adult Psych Disorder Flashcards
Intellectual, sensory motor, communication, social,
behavioral impairment.
Lack of self-esteem.
Poor self-image
Mental Retardation
- Delayed social /communication skills
- Minimal impairment in sensory motor area.
- Academic skills are up to grade 6 level.
- They can do social and vocational skills.
- Minimal self-care.
- Educable
50-70 (Mild)
- Poor social awareness.
- Trainable
- Academic skills are up to grade 2 level.
- May contribute to self-support under close
supervision.
35 – 49 (Moderate)
- Poor motor development.
- Poor speech
- May learn to talk in school and learn hygiene.
- Able to learn simple work task.
20 – 34 (Severe)
- Minimal capacity for sensory motor functioning.
- Very limited self-care.
Below 20 (Profound)
It is characterized by severe pervasive abnormalities in social interaction skills, communication skills,
presence of stereotype behavior, interest and activities.
Pervasive developmental disorder (PDD)
A disorder where a person failed to develop interpersonal skills.
Autistic Disorder
Aloof
Prefers non-living things
Delayed speech
Preoccupied with peculiar interest
Little eye contact
Making facial expression to others
Don’t relate to peer or parents
Impulsive
Delayed development of self-help skills
Aware only of themselves
Self-mutilation
Clumsy
May develop seizures indifferent to others
Withdrawal
Echolalia
Autistic Disorder
Characterized by severe
difficulty in social interaction and communication,
repetitive pattern of behavior and interest.
Asperger disorder
Talk about irrelevant matter
Poor peer relationship
Lack empathy
Lack eye contact and facial expression
Inflexible in routines
Preoccupied with parts of object
Difficulty describing emotions
Difficulty in sensory integration
Aspergers Disorder
A disorder which develop multiple
deficits after a period of normal functioning from birth until 5 months to 18.
Rett’s Disorder
Loss of acquired speech
Loss of motor skills
Stereotype movement
Slow growth and development of head
Seizures
Delayed intellectual development
No interest in social environment
Unsteady gait
Breathing dysfunction
EEG slow normal electrical pattern.
Small feet
Poor circulation on lower extremities
Rett’s Disorder
Etiology:
Defect of the X chromosome.
Occur only once in the family.
Rett’s Disorder
A very rare disorder characterized by regression in a multiple area of functioning after a period of at least 2 yrs. of apparent normal growth and development. Boys are more affected.
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
A disorder characterized by inappropriate degree of
inattention, over activity and impulsivity. This is
evident before the child reaches the age of 7 and may persist until adolescence and adulthood.
CHARACTER:
Inattentive
Hyperactive
Destructive
Impulsive
Restless
Disruptive
Reckless
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
Characterized as aggressiveness and a tendency
to purposefully bother and irritate others.
CHARACTER:
Disobedient
Argumentative
Explosive Outburst
Low frustration tolerance
Blaming others
Frequent conflict with adults
Cannot maintain friendship
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Characterized by aggression to people and animals, destruction of property, deceitfulness, theft and severe violation of rule.
CHARACTER:
Destroys property
Aggression
Vandalism
Stealing
DIAGNOSIS:
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Adjustment disorder
Conduct disorder
A term used to describe several
disorder characterized by motor or phonic tics. It is
an involuntary muscle movement few hours if
patient is in stress, exhaustion and tension.
TIC DISORDER
is a rapid jerky movement of the
eyes, blinking, face, neck, opening of mouth,
sticking out of tongue and moving of shoulders.
MOTOR TICS
a way of producing sound like throat clearing, sniffing, barking and repeating of words.
PHONIC TICS/VOCAL TICS
it is a chronic movement disorder with the presence of multiple motor, phonic/vocal tics.
TOURETTE’S SYNDROME
usually refers to bed wetting (nocturnal enuresis)
CHARACTER:
A repeated urination on clothes during waking
hours (diurnal enuresis) or at night time.
Urinates on clothes 2X a week for 3 months.
Boys are affected from age 5 – 14 yrs old.
The frequency of the condition goes down with
age
ENURESIS
this refers to soiling of clothes with feces. It can be INVOLUNTARY or VOLUNTARY.
CHARACTER:
Depositing feces in inappropriate places, clothing
or floor.
Boys are affected from 4 yrs. old and above.
Soiling occur once a month.
The frequency of the condition goes down with
age.
Encopresis
An excessive anxiety when a child is separated
from the parent (mother), significant others, the
home or familiar surroundings.
The child may show reluctance or refusal to go
to sleep at night or to stay alone in the home
and may withdraw socially.
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Symptoms:
Headache
Nausea
Vomiting
Stomach ache
Separation Anxiety Disorder
The failure to speak in social situation.
Selective Mutism Disorder
Character:
Communicate by gesture
Nodding or shaking the head.
Excessively shy
Withdrawn
Clinging
Isolates
Selective Mutism Disorder:
Occur before the age of 5 years.
Associated with parental neglect, abuse,
failure to meet childs emotional and physical
needs. Repeated changes in childs primary
caregiver.
Reactive Attachment Disorder
A repetitive motor behaviour that is non-
functional and interferes with normal activities
like waving, rocking, twirling objects, biting
fingernails, head banging, biting and hitting
oneself.
Stereotype Movement Disorder
