Child Development and Health Surveillance Flashcards
Q: What are the four domains of psychomotor development?
A:
1- Gross motor
2- Vision and fine motor
3- Hearing, speech, and language
4- Social, emotional, and behavioural
Q: Define “developmental milestones.”
A:
Key performance skills acquired by most children at specific ages, e.g., a social smile by 8 weeks.
Q: What are “median age” and “limit age” in developmental assessment?
Median age: When half of the population achieves a skill.
Limit age: The age by which a skill should have been developed (red flag).
Q: Name some red flags in child development.
A:
No speech by 18 months.
Persistent low muscle tone.
Not sitting unsupported by 12 months.
Not walking by 18 months.
Q: What is the Healthy Child Programme?
A: A Department of Health initiative offering health and social care guidance throughout childhood, including immunizations and developmental surveillance.
Q: What is global developmental delay?
Delay in two or more developmental domains, affecting approximately 1-3% of children.
Q: What is developmental regression, and why is it significant?
A:
Loss of previously acquired skills, always a red flag for urgent referral.
Q: What factors may cause parents to refuse vaccinations for their children?
A:
Concerns about safety and side effects.
Misinformation, e.g., MMR causing autism.
Religious beliefs.
Q: What is the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3)?
A:
A developmental screening tool used as part of the Healthy Child Programme.
Q: What are contraindications for live vaccines?A:
A:
Immunosuppression.
Pregnancy.
