Child Psych 1

Question 1

For a patient to be diagnosed with ADHD how many inattention symptoms must they have?

Answer 1

> 6 for more than 6 months

-5 or more for older than 17

Question 2

For a patient to be diagnosed with ADHD how many hyperactive symptoms must they have?

Answer 2

> 6 for more than 6 months

-5 or more for older than 17

Question 3

When must the symptoms start for ADHD ?

Answer 3

before age 12

Question 4

How many settings do the symptoms of ADHD have to occur in?

Answer 4

two or more

Question 5

How are the different subtypes of ADHD classified?

Answer 5

as “presentations”

• ADHD combined presentation
• ADHD predominantly inattentive
• ADHD predominantly hyperactive

Question 6

Is ADHD more common in males or females?

Answer 6

males

Question 7

What should patients be medicated with if they have ADHD?

Answer 7

stimulants

Question 8

What are some behavioral techniques used with ADHD patients?

Answer 8

1. direct contingency management - reinforcement
2. parent management therapy
3. teacher training

Question 9

How many symptoms from what categories must a person have to be diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder?

Answer 9

-4 or more symptoms from any of these two categories

• angry irritable mood
• argumentative and defiant behavior

-vindictiveness at least twice in the past 6 months

Question 10

How long must the symptoms be present to diagnose someone with oppositional defiance disorder?

Answer 10

> 6 months

Question 11

Over the past year, Spiteful sanjay has been losing his temper quite often when playing with his little sister, Susie. He is easily annoyed by her baby drool, and wishes she was never born. When his parents ask him to stop, he defies them and continues to knock over susie’s toys and then blames her for their destruction. What can you diagnose Sanjay with?

Answer 11

being a snotty little brat

• we can NOT diagnose him w/ oppositional defiant disorder
• he has 4 or more symptoms but it only involves his sibling

Question 12

What are the different subtypes of oppositional defiance disorder?

Answer 12

mild - one setting
moderate - 2 settings
severe - 3 settings

Question 13

What are some behavioral techniques used to treat ODD?

Answer 13

• parent child interaction - “bug in the ear”
• problem solving skills training
• PMT

Question 14

How many symptoms, for how long, and from which categories must a patient have to be diagnosed with conduct disorder?

Answer 14

-at least 3 symptoms in past 12 months, at least one present for past 6 months

1. aggression towards people and animals
2. destruction of property
3. deceitfulness or theft
4. serious violation of rules

Question 15

In order for patient to be considered to have conduct disorder, at what age must the “serious violation of rules” begin before?

Answer 15

age 13

Question 16

If an individual is older than 18 and you are looking to diagnose them with conduct disorder, what disorder must not they fit the criteria for?

Answer 16

antisocial personality disorder

Question 17

What are the subtypes of conduct disorder?

Answer 17

based on onset:
child - symptoms before age 10
adolescent - no symptoms before age 10
unspecified

Question 18

For a patient to be diagnosed with conduct disorder they must have 2+ of limited prosocial emotions, what are these?

Answer 18

1. lack of remorse or guilt
2. callous - lack of empathy
3. unconcerned about performance
4. shallow or deficient affect

Question 19

Is conduct disorder more common in females or males?

Answer 19

males

Question 20

What are four types of therapies that are used with patients with conduct disorder?

Answer 20

1. multisystemic therapy
2. multidimensional treatment in foster care
   (while parents receive PMT)
3. functional family therapy
4. anger control training with PMT, PSST