Lectures 84, 85: Childhood and ADHD/Autism Flashcards

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Symptom domains of ASD (2)

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Social/communication deficits, restricted/repetitive behaviors

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Social/communication deficits includes…

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Social/emotional reciprocity; non verbal communication; maintaining/developing relationships

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Restricted, repetitive behaviors includes…

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Stereotyped speech; routines; fixated interest; sensory input hyper/hyporeactivity

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T/F: Seizures can be seen in ASD?

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True!

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Besides social-communication deficits and restricted/repetitive behaviors, what else is required for an autism diagnosis?

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Symptoms must be present in early childhood and limit/impair everyday functioning

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Which is more important/necessary for autism diagnosis: social-communication deficits or restricted/repetitive behaviors?

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Social-communication deficits (requires 3 out of 3 symptoms)

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How early can an autism diagnosis be made? Advantage?

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12 - 18 months; early intervention = better outcome

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What is the most important “risk alert” for ASD?

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Joint attention: child wants to pay attention to the same thing that you’re paying attention to

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What are the behaviors included in joint attention? (3)

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Pointing (look at this!), bringing and showing, responding to adult point

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Are the rates of autism rising? (3 reasons)

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Unlikely: there are broadened diagnostic criteria, younger age of diagnosis, improved sensitivity

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Genes or environment more important for development of autism? (heritability %)

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Genes! 90%, more than really any other psychiatric conidtion

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Environmental factors and autism? (2 examples)

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Parental age, toxins

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Are there any single genes that cause autism?

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Yes: very rare variants accounting for

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14
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Besides rare genetic mutations, what other genetic model can account for autism?

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Large number of common genetic variations (SNPs)

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Genes related to ASD tend to impact…

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Glutamate synapse (including post synaptic response)

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16
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Potential novel target for ASD based on etiology?

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IGF

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Symptom buckets for ADHD (2). How many symptoms of each? Relation to subtypes (3)?

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Inattention, hyperactive/impulsive; 6; predominantly inattentive, predominantly hyperactive, combined

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What symptoms of ADHD often persist with age? Which ones improve?

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Cognitive/executive problems; hyperactivity

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Neurobiology of ADHD (NE and DA)

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NE: enhances relevant signals in prefrontal region; DA suppresses irrelevant signal in prefrontal region

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Heritability of ADHD (%)

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75%

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One structural and one functional difference in ADHD

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Smaller prefrontal cortex volume; less efficient processing via decreased activity in ACC

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Two reasons to treat ADHD

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Minimize core symptoms; alter course of other disorders

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Are treatments for ADHD effective?

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Yes!

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Four simple environmental modifications for ADHD

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  1. Structure environment; 2. Simplify communication; 3. Use external aids/reminders; 4. Pyschosocial interventions (social skill training)
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How are methylphenidate and amphetamine similar and different?

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Methylphenidate and amphetamine block reuptake, amphetamine also blocks uptake into vesicles and DA release

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26
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Newborn: motor

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Basic reflexes (moro, rooting plamar, Babinksi), some head lifting

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Newborn: social

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Temperament apparent at birth

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Newborn: verbal/cognitive

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Crying, limited response to voice

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6 months: motor

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Primitive reflexes diminish (Moro, rooting and palmar gone); Posture: lifts head, rolls, sits; Picks/passes toys

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6 months: social

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Smiles, stranger danger

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6 moths: verbal/cognitive

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Orients to voice, babbles, some memory improvement

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1 year: motor

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Walking, pointing

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1 year: social

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Separation anxiety, can follow commands

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1 year: verbal/cognitive

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Mama, dada; object permanence

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2 years: motor

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Run, climb stairs, copy a line

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2 years: social

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Terrible twos: says “no”, ambivalence, parallel play

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2 years: verbal/cognitive

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200 words, 2 word sentences

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3 years: motor

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Ride a tricycle, copy a circle, toilet trained

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3 years: social

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Can be away from caregiver comfortably, gender developed

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3 years: verbal/cognitive

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1000 words, complete sentences

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Latency: motor

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Moves and functions as an adult

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Latency: social

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Sexual preference, learning what they are good at, more empathy

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Latency: verbal/cognitive

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Learn to write, better at attention and self-regulation, concrete (logical) thought begins

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Adolescence: motor

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No motor development, but growth during puberty

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Adolescence: social

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Identity determination; increase in risk taking behavior

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Adolescence: verbal/cognitive

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Ability to abstract and see a problem from other people’s points of view

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Piaget’s Stages (4)

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Sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete operations, formal operations

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Sensorimotor stage

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0-2; no language/symbols; “intelligence” means sensory exploration of env’t
and learning how to manipulate body

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Pre-operational stage

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3-6; language without logic, magical thinking; still egocentric

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Concrete operations

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7-12; logical thought

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Formal operations

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13+; logic + abstract thought

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Erikson: conflict of infancy

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Trust vs mistrust

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Erikson: conflict of toddlers

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Autonomy vs shame and doubt: parents must let kids explore

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Erikson: conflict of preschool

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Initiative vs guilt: doing more elaborate tings involve planning, guilt if it doesn’t go well

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Erikson: conflict of school age

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Industry vs inferiority: preoccupied wit what they are good at

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Erikson: conflict of adolescence

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Identity vs role confusion: who am I?

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Erikson: conflict of young adult hood

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Intimacy vs isolation: who am I going to be with?

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Erikson: conflict of middle age

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Generativity vs stagnation: am I being productive?

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Erikson: conflict of old age

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Integrity vs despair: do I feel good about my accomplishments?

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Freud’s psychosexual stages (3) and basic description

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Oral, anal, genital; development in terms of which body part provides the most pleasure at each age

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Oral stage

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0-1; babies suck on everything

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Anal stage

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1-3; preoccupied with bathroom, aware of

bowel control; focus on controlling things (but can’t accomplish full toilet training until age 3)

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Genital stage

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3-5; interest in babies, opposite sex, playing with genitals