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Understanding Childhood Depression Flashcards

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1
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What % of children and adolescents experience a mental disorder?

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17-22%

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Who has more mental disorders boys or girls?

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Boys, but more WOMEN

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Children who have a social phobia usually become what in the presence of stranger?

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Get upset and upset and withdraw with these situations

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What do children with generalised anxiety disorders tend to be like?

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Self conscious and tend to worry excessively

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5
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What is separation anxiety marked by?

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  • Excessive anxiety
  • Panic
    When separated from parent
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What are childhood fears caused by?

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  • Classically conditioned fear responses (Behaviourists)

- Excessive repression and displacement (Traditional psychoanalysts)

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What are childhood fears caused by?

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  • Classically conditioned fear responses (Behaviourists)
  • Excessive repression and displacement (Traditional psychoanalysts)
  • Relationship confusion and self-fragemenation (Contemporary psychoanalysts)
  • Psychological abnormalities (biologists)
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What are depression symptoms for children?

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Persistent crying, negative self-concept, decreased activity, social withdrawal

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Are there any sex differences in childhood depression?

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No, but from 11 downwards

but twice as many girls 16+

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Are there any sex differences in childhood depression?

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No, but from 11 downwards

but twice as many girls 16+

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What does childhood depression respond best to?

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Cognitive behavioural theory, social skills training and family therapy

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What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder?

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Children argue repeatedly with adults, lose their tempers, swear

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What is Conduct disorder?

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Children violate others basic rights by cruel and criminal behaviour

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When do conduct disorders begin?

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Before the age of 10

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Who are conduct disorders exhibited by?

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6 - 16% of boys

2 - 9% of girls

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Who are conduct disorders exhibited by?

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6 - 16% of boys

2 - 9% of girls

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What are behaviour disorders attributed to?

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Genetic and biological factors, antisocial traits, drug abuse, poverty

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18
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In what atmosphere does conduct disorders emerge?

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  • Family conflict

- Hostility

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19
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In what atmosphere does conduct disorders emerge?

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  • Family conflict

- Hostility

20
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How to combat disruptive behaviour disorders?

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  • Community based residential programs, school-based interventions and skill training
21
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What are the 2 types on conduct disorder?

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  1. Life course persistent

2. Adolesence-limited

22
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How common is life-course-persistent in boys than girls?

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10 - 15x more common in boys than girls

23
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What are the neurobiological factors on conduct disorders?

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  • Poor verbal skills

- Low IQ

24
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What are the psychological factor of conduct disorders?

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  • Harsh and insistent partenting
  • Lack of parents monitoring
  • Cognitive basis
25
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What are the psychological factor of conduct disorders?

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  • Harsh and insistent partenting
  • Lack of parents monitoring
  • Cognitive basis
26
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What are early interventions designed to do?

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  • Aid parents to help their children achieve academically

- Involve long term follow up

27
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What is ADHD?

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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

28
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What are children with ADHD like?

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Attend poorly to tasks or are overactive and impulsive

29
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What % of school children have ADHD?

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3 - 5% of school children

80% of these are boys

30
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What % of school children have ADHD?

A

3 - 5% of school children

80% of these are boys

31
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What is a treatment for ADHD?

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Stimulus drugs - Ritalin

32
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What are girls with ADHD more likely to be?

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  • Anxious or depressed
  • Exhibit neurological deficits
  • Symptoms of eating disorders in adolescents
33
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What are girls with ADHD more likely to be?

A
  • Anxious or depressed
  • Exhibit neurological deficits
  • Symptoms of eating disorders in adolescents
34
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What is the inheritability for ADHD?

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70 - 80%

35
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What can influence children getting/having ADHD?

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  • Low birth weight

- Maternal alcohol/tabacco use

36
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What do stimulant medications do for children for ADHD?

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  • Reduce disruptive behaviour

- Improve interactions

37
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What are some side affects for the use of stimulants to treat ADHD in children?

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  • Loss of appetite/weight

- Sleeping problems

38
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What are some side affects for the use of stimulants to treat ADHD in children?

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  • Loss of appetite/weight

- Sleeping problems

39
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What is psychological treatment of ADHD?

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  • Parental training
  • Change in classroom management
  • Behaviour monitoring and reinforcement of behaviour
40
Q

What is Enuresis?

A

Involuntary urination at night

41
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What is Diurnal?

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Involuntary at night

42
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What is Diurnal?

A

Involuntary at night

43
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What is Encopresis?

A

Involuntary defecating

44
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What % of children have a stutter?

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1% - 75% of them boys

45
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How is autism characterised?

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  • By extreme unresponsiveness to others

- Poor communication skills

46
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How many children are affected by autism?

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2 - 5 out of every 10,000

80% boys

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