Disorders Usually Diagnosed During Childhood and Adolescence Flashcards
What affects what is normal child behavior
Culture
Do americans or thai people find child behaviors for serious
Americans
With there a significant difference in ADHD prevalence rates when comparing the US to other countries
No
Do diagnosis rates cary substantially by nation for ADHD
Yes
Are drug interventions on the rise in Europe
Yes
What is autism spectrum disorder
Carious deficits in domains of COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL behavior, fixated INTERESTS and REPETITIVE behaviors
How can people with autism spectrum disorder be classified
MIld, moderate or severe
What did people with the milder range of autism be diagnosed with
Asperger’s syndrome
Do people with autism usually have intellectual impairment
Yes
How many people with autism are boys
75-80%
What are some examples in the DSM for deficits in social communication and social interaction with autsim
Social-emotional reciprocity, nonverbal communicative, relationships
What are some examples in the DSM for restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior in people with autsim
Motor movements, sameness, fixated interests, hyper/hyporeacitivy to sensory input
Symptoms of autsism usally show in early development by what can hide that until later
Untill social demands are too much or they have learned to mask
What are the biological aspects of autism
AMYGDALA overreacts to FACES which leads to feeling THREATENED
What are oversized in the brain in people with autism
Amygdala and jippocampus
What is the fusiform area and how is it different for people with autism
Face perception, doesn’t get enough stimulation
What side of the brain has deficits with autistic people
Right
What does the right side of the brain do
emotional while left is logical
What do people with autism test similarly to
People with right-brain stroke
What two biological issues happen with autism
More common with older fathers, biomarkers for neural inflammation which leads to hyperactive immune responses
What is the cognitive-learning perspective of autism
Only process one STIMULUS at a time, RIGHT side INTEGRATES
Are autism rate rising
Change in diagnostic criteria
What are sutism clusters
Areas that have a high rate of people with autism. Ex. silicone valley
What is autisic savantism
Exceptional talent
What are the treatment options for autism
Applied behavior analysis, TOKEN economies
What did intellectual disability use to be called
mental retardation
What is the IQ of a person with intellectual disability
70 or below, impaired skills relative to PEERS
What can a person with mild intellectual disability do
50-70, 85% of cases, not noticeable, SLOWER, more SUPPORT, BASIC life skills
What can a person with moderate intellectual disability so
35-49, 10%, noticeable DELAYS, LIMITED skills, can still function ALONE sometimes
What can a person with severe intellectual disability do
20-34, 3-4%, delayed MOTOR skills, little COMMUNICATION skills, only SIMPLE life skills, lots of SUPPORT
What can a person with profound intellectual disability do
<20, 1-2%, NURSING care, CLOSE supervision, no communication skilss of life skills
What is the Flynn effect
IQ shifts higher over time
What is inattention with ADHD
Inappropriate for developmental level
What is the list of inattentions with ADHD in the DSM
no CLOSE attention, holding, doesn’t listen, doesn’t do instructions, organizing, no mental effort, loses thing, distracted, forgetful
What is the list of hyperactivity and impulsivity with ADHD in the DSM
fidgets, leaves seat, cuns around, RESTLESS, can’t be quiet, one the go, talks a lot, blurts out, waiting for turn, interrupts
What are the issues with DSM symptoms of ADHD
Large focus on ACADEMICS (problem wiht what school expect), outgrow hyperactivity, oversight of EMOTIONS
What is the most widely diagnosed childhood disorder
ADHD in boys 3-5%
Why is there inequities in disgnosis in ADHD
Usally diganosed with hyperactivity symptoms but girls will usually only have inattention
Is there a brain level difference with children who have ADHD
Yes
Have diagnosis rates increased over time for ADHD
Yes
Why might ADHD be overdiagnosed
VARIABLE criteria, SUBJECTIVE tools, family spysicans
What are the treatments options for ADHD
Stimulants like RITALINE and ADDERAKK, STRATTERA norepi reuptake inhibitor
Do actual drugs achive more than the placebo for treating ADHD
Yes
