Mental Health/Children Flashcards
A 12-year-old child has been the neighborhood
bully for several years. The parents say, “We can’t
believe anything our child says.” Recently, the child
shot a dog with a pellet gun and set fire to a trash
bin outside a store. The child’s behaviors are most
consistent with:
A.conduct disorder.
Which assessment finding would cause the nurse to
consider an 8-year-old child to be most at risk for
the development of a psychiatric disorder?
A.Being raised by a parent with chronic major depression
if you have a mental disorder in childhood it stays with you to adulthood, t or f
true
in children its hard to differentiate between bipolar disorder and ADD/HD, t or f
true
The difference between bipolar and ADD/HD in children
does the child have grandiose thoughts (think they are superman, superior beings) if so think bipolar
sugar causes ADHD, t or f
false
children who are resilient have better
temperaments, relationships, social intelligence, problem solving skills, ability to distance self from chaos
how is ADHD classified under the new DSM-V
neurodevelopmental disorder
what is the youngest age of dx for ADHD
4
3 characteristics of ADHD
inattention - distracted by everything
hyperactivity - fidgets, talks excessively
impulsivity - blurts out answers - not mannerly
what is oppositional defiance disorder
headstrong defiant child - towards authority
what is conduct disorder
really defiant to the point that they don’t adhere to society’s rules (damage property)
sometimes display signs of anti-social personality disorder
when is anti-social personality disorder dx
age 18
anxiety disorder in kids present like this
school nurse visits for belly ache, headache
what is separation anxiety disorder
a child who cries the whole day after being dropped off at daycare
