pervasive developmental disrorders Flashcards
1
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what are pervasive developmental disorders
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childhood disorders with delayed development of socialization and communication
2
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examples of PDD
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autism and Asperger syndrome
3
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autism
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evident in first 3 years difficulties in verbal and nonverbal communication resistance to change little/ no eye contact sensitivity to sound prefer to be alone
4
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Asperger syndrome
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less severe type of autism
have normal language skills and intelligence
difficulty with abstract concepts
5
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what is schizophrenia
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chronic psychotic disorder disturbed thinking and disorganised speech delusions people want 2 hurt hallucinations voices disorder of movement clumsiness
6
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3 types of schizophrenia
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catatonic - mute no respond to environment
disorganised - disorganised speech
paranoid- delusions
