Development Flashcards
What level of IQ measures IDD?
<70
What is the development disorder w/ onset prior to age 18 years, characterized by impairments in measured intellectual performance & adaptive skills across multiple domains?
Intellectual Development Disorder (IDD)
What is characterized by a withdrawal of the child into the self & into a fantasy world of their own creation?
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
What disorder has inborn errors of metabolism like Tay-Sach’s disease or hyperglycinemia as a genetic predisposing factor?
Intellectual Development Disorder (IDD)
What level measures mild level of IDD?
50-70
Predominantly inattentive presentation, predominantly hyperactive/impulsive presentation, or combined type (criteria for both) are clinical presentations of what disorder?
ADHD
What disorder is characterized by an impairment in communication & imaginative activity? For example verbal/nonverbal skills may be affected/absent.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
What treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) targets behaviors like aggression, deliberate self-injury, temper tantrums, & quickly changing moods?
Psychopharmacological (meds)
What disorder may be caused by infections like meningitis & encephalitis, poisoning like insecticides, meds, or lead or physical traumas like head injuries, asphyxiation, & hyperpyrexia as general medical conditions acquired in infancy or childhood?
Intellectual Development Disorder (IDD)
What medication for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is used for children & adolescents 5-16 years old & is based on weight of the child & the clinical response?
Risperidone
What medication for Autism Spectrum Disorder is used in children & adolescence 6-17 years old & is initiated 2mg/day, may be increased to 5mg/day at intervals of no less than 2 wks & up to a maximum of 15mg/day?
Aripiprazole (Abilify)
What disorder is characterized by impairment in social interaction, show little interest in people, & have a difficult time forming interpersonal relationships w/ others?
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
What disorder has essential features that include developmentally inappropriate degrees in inattention, impulsiveness, & hyperactivity, but is not recognized until school age?
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
What disorder may be caused by maternal illnesses & infections during pregnancy like rubella or cytomegalovirus or maternal ingestion of alcohol/drugs or complications of pregnancy like toxemia & uncontrollable diabetes as a disruption in embryonic development?
Intellectual Development Disorder (IDD)
What level measures moderate level of IDD?
35-49
What disorder may be caused by abnormal levels of dopamine, norepinephrine & possibly serotonin as a biochemical predisposing factor?
ADHD
What disorder is characterized by restricted activities & interests. For example, minor changes in environment are often met w/ resistance or sometimes w/ hysterical responses.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
What medication for Autism Spectrum Disorder has side effects like drowsiness, increased appetite, nasal congestion, fatigue, constipation, drooling, dizziness, weight gain, & sedation?
Resperidone
What disorder may be caused by fetal malnutrition, viral, trauma, complications of birth resulting in deprivation of oxygen to infant or premature birth as a pregnancy & perinatal factor?
Intellectual Development Disorder (IDD)
What common symptoms include: oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder. anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, & substance use disorder?
Co-morbidity for ADHD
What disorder is characterized by highly distractible w/ extremely limited attention span & often shift from 1 uncompleted activity to another?
ADHD
What medication for Autism Spectrum Disorder has side effects like sedation, fatigue, weight gain, vomiting, somnolence, & tremor & need caution when prescribing?
Aripiprazole (Abilify)
What is the term used to describe the simultaneous presence of 2 chronic diseases or conditions in a pt?
Co-morbidity
What disorder is linked to several chromosomes to development of it as a genetic predisposing factors?
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)