Motor Disorders - Tic Disorders

Question 1

The DSM-5 defines a tic as a “sudden, _________, recurrent, __________ motor movement or vocalization.”

Answer 1

• Rapid
• Nonrhythmic

Question 2

_______________ include:

• Eye blinking
• Facial grimacing and gestures
• Jumping
• Smelling objects
• Echokinesis (imitating someone else’s movements)

Answer 2

Motor tics.

Question 3

______________________ include:

• Grunting
• Snorting
• Barking
• Echolalia
• Coprolalia (repeating socially undesirable words)

Answer 3

Vocal tics.

Question 4

________________ is characterized by the presence of at least one vocal tic and multiple motor tics that may appear simultaneously or at different times, that may wax and wane in frequency but have persisted for at least _______, and that began prior to ____ years of age.

Answer 4

• Tourette’s Disorder
• 1 year
• 18

Question 5

________________________ involves one or more motor or vocal tics that have persisted for more than __________ and began prior to age ____.

Answer 5

• Persistent (Chronic) Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder
• 1 year
• 18

Question 6

_______________________ is characterized by one or more motor and/or vocal tics that have been present for less than _________ and began before age _____.

Answer 6

• Provisional Tic Disorder
• 1 year
• 18

Question 7

Common associated symptoms of Tourette’s Disorder include:

• _____________ and _______________
• Hyperactivity
• Impulsivity
• _____________

Answer 7

• Obsessions
• Compulsions
• Distractibility

Question 8

Tourette’s Disorder has been linked to elevated levels of ______________ and supersensitivity of dopamine receptors in the _________________.

Answer 8

• Dopamine
• Caudate nucleus

Question 9

Treatment of Tourette’s Disorder usually involves pharmacotherapy: _____________ and _____________ have been studied most extensively and found to be effective in about ___% of cases.

Answer 9

• Haloperidol
• Pimozide
• 80%

Question 10

Treatment of associated features of Tourette’s Disorder may involve _______________ for obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and ______________ or _________________ for the hyperactivity and inattention.

Answer 10

• SSRIs
• Clonidine
• Desipramine

Question 11

___________________________ (CBIT) is an evidence-based treatment for children and adults with Tourette’s Disorder and incorporates habit reversal training, relaxation training, and psychoeducation.

Answer 11

Comprehensive Behavioral Treatment for Tics.