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Youth and adolescent Flashcards

1
Q

what percent of the popuation have a mental health issues/ episodes happen before the age of 25?

A

More than 75% of people with serious mental health issues experience their first
episode before the age of 25 (Layard and Hagel, 2015).

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over half of all mental health issues start at what age?

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At least half of all mental health issues emerge by the age of 14 (World Health
Organisation, 2014)

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3
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what are the most common mental health issues for adolescents. (3)

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Anxiety, depression and self harm. (WHO, 2019)

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how are Symptoms exhibited by young people?

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Symptoms exhibited by young people may be transient and
change over time and often does not fall neatly into a
diagnostic category

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5
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Defines adolescence

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WHO defines adolescence as between 10-19yrs

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6
Q

what way does the brain develop?

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The brain develops from the back (cerebellum) to the front
(prefrontal cortex).

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7
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when does the brain finish develop.

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First born female 19
Other female 25
First born male 25
Other male 32

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first step of Adolescent Development

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Adjust to sexually maturing bodies and feelings

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second step of Adolescent Development

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Develop and apply new product relationships

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Thrid step of Adolescent Development

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Identify meaningful moral standards, values, and belief systems (sense of identity)

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Fourth step of Adolescent Development

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Meet the demands of increasingly mature roles and responsibilities

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Fifth step of Adolescent Development

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Renegotiate relationships with adults in parenting role

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Sixth step of Adolescent Development

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finding their own values and beliefs.

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Seventh step of Adolescent Development

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adjust to new physical sense of self.

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Seventh step of Adolescent Development

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Develop and apply abstract thinking skills.

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Early: stage

Midd: stage

Late: stage

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1.Early: “Am I normal?”

  1. Midd: Where do I belong?
  2. Late: Where am I going?”
17
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Physical Development of Girls (Growth and Puberty)

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Growth: 11 - 14 years

Puberty: 11 - 14 years

18
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Physical Development of boys (Growth and Puberty)

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Growth: 13 - 17 years

Puberty: 12 - 15 years

19
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what are the two main types of childhood Trauma?

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  1. Single traumatic event e.g., car accident or sexual assault
  2. Period of prolonged stress due to a traumatic experience,
    e.g. domestic violence or sexual abuse
    Trauma
20
Q

what is the Impact of Trauma? (5)

A

*brain development
* behaviours
* emotional-regulation
* physical health
* mental health

21
Q

what is depression

A

Depression is an illness that affects how a person feels,
thinks and behaves

22
Q

what is deliberate Self-Harm

A

deliberate self-harm is a behaviour and Not an illness

23
Q

what are some of the way people deliberately Self-Harm?

A
  1. cutting
  2. overdosing
  3. burning
  4. punching/hitting
24
Q

who is most likely to attempts suicide?

A

female are the most likely to attempt suidide

25
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Who is most likely to commit suide?

A

males are more likely to commit suide

26
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What can be done to help

A

1.Ask
them about about suicide.

2.Talk
with the person alone if possible

  1. Acknowledge that it may be difficult to talk
  2. Confidentiality
    discuss the limits of confidentiality
  3. Assessing risk
  4. Giving hope.
27
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what is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

A

Fear about particular situations

  • Re-experiencing events that have occurred, e.g. via
    daytime memories, flashbacks, play or nightmares
  • Avoiding places or things that remind them of the
    traumatic event
  • Irritability, moodiness and trouble concentrating
  • Negative thinking about the future
  • Hypervigilance and easily startled
  • Headaches and stomach upsets
  • Dissociation
    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
    (PTSD)
28
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What can be done to help poeple with PTSD

A
  1. To provide a safe environment
  2. Attend to urgent medical needs
  3. Increase social and emotional supports for the child and
    family/whānau
29
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what is Psychosis

A

Disturbances in thought or perception

30
Q

what are two main symptoms of psychosis

A

they are are hallucinations
and delusions

31
Q

What can be done to help with psychosis

A

Early intervention
e.g., Explore cultural/ spiritual interpretations of symptoms

family collaboration

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