Child Psych (lecture)

Question 1

Male kid who shows up with recent hygiene change, social withdrawal, disorganized speech, inappropriate clothing, and delusions (may be misdiagnosed with depression)?

Answer 1

Schizophrenia

Question 2

What does SIG-E-CAPS stand for and its use with regard to mental health?

Answer 2

Sleep changes
Interest
Guilt
Energy
Cognition / Concentration
Appetite
Psychomotor
Suicide

Question 3

How does depression typically present in very young children?

Answer 3

Somatization

Question 4

What happens when an anti depression Rx is given to a bipolar person?

Answer 4

Trigger mania

Question 5

Very angry 9 year old kid who regularly gets in trouble at school and has broken things at the house. This has been happening for the last year and is very consistent.

Answer 5

Disruptive mood regulation disorder

Question 6

17 y.o. kid who abuses animals and fights a lot with other people. He has been in trouble with the police for stealing and violence on multiple occasions, starting at age 9.

Answer 6

Conduct disorder - think of anti social behavior for kids

Question 7

Teenager who is irritable, does not like authoritative figures, and acts like the class clown.

Answer 7

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Question 8

What are the age requirements for encopresis and enuresis?

Answer 8

Encopresis: 4 y.o.
Enuresis: 5 y.o.

Question 9

Kid frequently complains of being sick and inability to go to school, but does not show any signs of being ill.

Answer 9

Separation Anxiety Disorder