Child psychiatry Flashcards
the 4Ps formulation model stands for
predisposing
precipitating
perpetuating
protective
DALY =
disability adjusted life year
measure of overal disease burden, expressed as years lost due to ill health, disability or early death
leading cause of mortality in 15-29yos
suicide
___% of mental health problems start before 18yo
75%
attachment =
strong emotional tie that develops over time between an infant and primary caregiver(s).
Special and specific affective/emotional relationship
4 principles behind the theory of what attachment allows kids to do
proximity maintenance (stay close to those attached to) safe haven (return in times of stress) secure base (to explore from) separation distress (anxiety if carer anxious)
strange situation test 8 episodes =
mum baby and experimenter m +b m+b+ stranger s+ b m + b b alone s+b m + b
secure attachment signs =
child readily explores use carer as secure base confident easily put down carer = tuned in to child's needs, engaging
anxious attachment: avoidant signs
ignores carer on their return
stranger treated same as carer
carer = disinterested
anxious attachment: ambivalent signs
unsure how to respond to carer
cant deal with attention
carer = unpredictable
temperament =
inherent, constitutionally based characteristics that constitute the core of personality and influence directions for development
9 NYLS dimensions for temperament
activity level approach/withdrawal adaptability mood threshold intensity distractability rhythmicity attention span/persistence
if experience chronic adversity a child is more likely to be resilient if:
+ve carer relationship (attachment)
good learner/problem solver (temperament)
engaging to others (temperament)
feel competent and self-esteem (system)
age of a toddler =
1-3yo
age of a pre-schooler =
4-5yo
middle childhood =
6-12yo
depression = __+___ deficient
serotonin and dopamine
schizophrenia = __+__ deficient
glutamate and dopamine
at birth brain is ___% of adult brain size
30%
what time of the year are children more likely to be born with mental health problems and why
winter
vitamin D deficient
processes that occur in the brain during adolescence
myelination
dendritic and axonal arborisation
grey matter decreases
white matter increases
Id (Freudian) =
uncoordinated instinctual trends
ego (freudian) =
organised, realism - mediates Id and superego
superego (freudian) =
critical and moralising role
Maslow’s hierarchy of need from bottom to top (5)
physiological safety love/beonging esteem self-actualisation