Physical Health 2

Question 1

T/F: asthma attacks are brought on from negative emotions/events.

Answer 1

False. A variety of emotions, both positive and negative, can lead to an attack.

Question 2

What percent of cases of recurrent abdominal pain in children has it’s cause in organic disease?

Answer 2

Less than 10%. The rest is psychogenic

Question 3

Describe the usual family situation of a child with psychogenic abdominal pain.

Answer 3

-families with a high incidence of family pathology, in which one or both parents also suffer from recurring pain, usually abdominal

Question 4

What are the 2 ways children can become handicapped after birth (aquired)?

Answer 4

1. acute/chronic illness

2. sudden injury

Question 5

3 Coping Styles of physically disabled children

Answer 5

1. denial, pretend not to see stares of be different
2. over-awareness and preoccupation
3. come to terms with it

Question 6

T/F: Children with disabilities rate their quality of life differently than other kids.

Answer 6

False. Studies find children with disabilities rate their quality of life no differently than other kids.

Question 7

How do handicapped children compare to the normal population in terms of population levels of psychiatric disorder?

Answer 7

• psychiatric disorder is more than 2x as common in handicapped children of normal intelligence than in healthy 5-15 yr olds
• (17% vs 7%: study)

Question 8

How does age of onset affect the outcomes of physically handicapped children?

Answer 8

• congenital disabilities are usually more severe than acquired ones, because they interfere with normal development from birth or even earlier, they usually cause more psychosocial disturbance in later years
• the older child who was normal until being disabled in late childhood or adolescence is most vulnerable to a sudden crushing loss of self esteem

Question 9

Which community size is more likely to be accepting of a handicapped child? family size?

Answer 9

• the smaller the hometown, greater the chance of the child being accepted as a “regular” person and adjusting to the handicap
• a large extended family, network of family friends, or supportive classmates may act as a buffer to protect child

Question 10

What are the 3 main types of cerebral palsy?

Answer 10

1. spastic (most common)
2. athetoid
3. ataxic

Question 11

define; cerebral palsy

Answer 11

• a variety of neurological disorders
• characterized by weakness, paralysis, poor coordination, spasticity, and multiple involuntary movements
• can be congenital (less than one percent) or aquired

Question 12

What is the strongest risk factor for cerebral palsy?

Answer 12

premature birth

Question 13

What are the 3 stages of worry that parents of CP children go through?

Answer 13

1. Worry over developmental milestones
2. Worry over reaching academic and social potential
3. Worry over what will happen to child when parent dies