Final- Children/Adults/Sleep Flashcards
What percentage of adults diagnosed with psych disorders are first diagnosed between ages 11 and 18
75%
Is it easy to diagnosed children?
No because their brains/behaviors are not fully developeda
How do mental health disorders in children differ from those in adults?
They are not the stereotypical behaviors, the disorder comes out through anger outbursts and in other ways
What are some of the causes of intellectual development disorders?
Fetal alcohol syndrome, infectious disease, trauma/hypoxia, etc.
Dyslexia
Difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols but otherwise do not affect appearance
Dyscaculia
Severe difficulty in performing mathematical calculations as a result of a brain disorder
Dysgraphia
Learning disability that affects writing abilities-difficulty spelling, poor handwriting and trouble putting words thoughts on paper
What is the rule for being diagnosed with a learning disorder?
The learning disorder cannot be related to another abnormal problem
Tourettes syndrome, definition and cause
Brief involuntary vocal or motor activity caused by too much dopaminergic activity in the basal ganglia
Management of tourettes syndrome
Anti-psychotic medications (dampen excitability), behavioral therapy, and deep brain stimulation
Rettes
Normal development to 18 months then sudden change, and full blown by age 3. Progressive loss of motor skills and language
Examples: ataxia, hand flapping, bruxism, hypotonia
Is there a cure for Retts in girls? what is treatment
No. treatment is supportive therapy, PT, speech therapy, family counseling, and antipsychotics
Aspergers
A form of autism spectrum disorder. Young people with this disorder can find difficulty in relating to to others socially and can have behavior/thinking patterns that appear rigid and redundant
Autism Spectrum Disorders example behaviors
Delayed speech development, spinning of objects, preference to play alone, hyperactivity, sleep problems, rejecting cuddles
Autism IQ
Sometimes very high IQ, greater than 70
Autism occurs by what age
Age 3
True or false, autism is primarily regarded as ideopathic
True
Autism is classified as what 3 categories
Mild, moderate, severe
What age do you have to be diagnosed with autism typically
Age 3
Management of autism, meds and other
Medications: anti-depressants, SSRIs and anti-psychotics for hyperactivity
True or false- people with aspergers have no mental retardation
True
Aspergers appears as
An emotionally blunt individual, may have developmental and social symptoms, can be treated with regular school, behavioral interventions and pharmacology
ADHD is more common in ____ and the average is ____
boys, 7 years old
Three types of ADHD
Inattention, ADHD, and Combined
