Mental Health

Question 1

List four behaviours suggestive of conduct disorder.

Answer 1

• physical aggression to people or animals\
  
  • bullying
  • fighting
  • carrying a weapon
  • cruelty to animals
  • sexual aggression
    2 – destruction of property
  • arson
  • breaking and entering
    3 – deceitfulness and theft
    4 – serious rule-breaking
  • truancy
    staying out late without permission

Question 2

Define obsession and give an example

Answer 2

Obsession is an intrusive repetitive thought that causes distress/anxiety, and is unrealistic or irrational (ie: obsessions about being contaminated by germs)

Question 3

Define compulsion and give an example

Answer 3

Compulsion is a repetitive behavior or ritual, or mental act (ie handwashing, checking, counting) often meant to neutralize a thought, or to prevent an unrealistic outcome

Question 4

non-psychiatric diagnoses for psychosis/delirium.

Answer 4

• toxic ingestion
• Vitamin B12 deficiency
• thyrotoxicosis
• porphyria
• Wilsons
• hypoglycemia
• CNS lesion
• encephalitis
• SLE

Question 5

Inattentive subtype criteria

Answer 5

• Difficulty organizing
  
  • Loses items necessary for completing tasks
  • Distracted by extraneous stimuli
  • Difficulty sustaining attention
  • Fails to complete tasks or follow through
  • Doesn’t appear to listen when spoken to directly
  • Makes careless mistakes
  • Avoids activities requiring sustained mental effort
    Forgetful in daily activities

Question 6

Hyperactive criteria

Answer 6

• Acts “on the go” or “driven by motor”
  
  • Difficulty remaining seated
  • Blurts out answers
  • Difficulty waiting turn
  • Interrupts or intrudes
  • Fidgets
  • Talks excessively
  • Runs/climbs excessively
    Difficulty engaging in quiet leisure activities