PreTest Psychiatry: Disorders Seen in Childhood and Adolescence

Question 1

True or false: clinically significant impairment in social functioning must be present for a diagnosis of ADHD.

Answer 1

False. There must be impairment, but it can be social, occupational, or educational.

Question 2

How long do ADHD symptoms need to be present to have a true diagnosis?

Answer 2

6 months

Remember 6 symptoms for 6 months.

Question 3

Rett disorder usually presents by _____________.

Answer 3

six months of age

Question 4

The first treatment for enuresis in a child (beyond the usual age at which bedwetting stops, around 5-6) is ____________________.

Answer 4

bell-and-pad conditioning

Bladder training should be offered, but it is less successful than conditioning.

Question 5

Methylphenidate can precipitate _____________.

Answer 5

tics

Question 6

The first treatment for sleep terrors is _________________.

Answer 6

establishing safety (such as ensuring that the sleepwalker would not hurt him- or herself)

Question 7

Importantly, in the consideration of conduct disorder, __________________ do not count as aggressive behavior toward others.

Answer 7

teasing siblings or losing temper and becoming vindictive