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Mental Health
Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mild mental retardation IQ range | 50-70 |
| Moderate mental retardation IQ range | 35-50 |
| Severe mental retardation IQ range | 20-35 |
| Profound mental retardation IQ range | below 20 |
| Average IQ | 100 |
| Average college student IQ | 110 |
| Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) includes ____ for different disorders | criteria |
| What type of disorders include math, reading and written expression | learning disorders |
| What type of disorders include interference with ADL's? | Motor skills disorders |
| What type of disorders are r/t expressive, mixed, phonologic and stuttering | Communication disorders |
| an appetite for non-nutritive substances (e.g., coal, soil, chalk, paper etc.) persisting for more than one month | Pica |
| eating disorder characterized by vomiting your food, chewing it for a second time, and then swallowing it back down again. | Rumination |
| a sudden, repetitive, stereotyped, nonrhythmic movement or sound that involves discrete groups of muscles. | Tic |
| blinking or jerking of neck are examples of | common simple motor tic's |
| clearing of throat and barking are examples of | common simple vocal tic's |
| Touching objects all the time and jumping are examples of | complex motor tic's |
| Palilalia, Echolalia and Coprolalia are all examples of what kind of tic | complex vocal tic's |
| ___ is the repetition or echoing of one's own spoken words, and may sound like stuttering. | Palilalia |
| is the repetition of vocalizations made by another person | Echolalia |
| ____ is involuntary swearing or the involuntary utterance of obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks. | Coprolalia |
| Tourett's is an ____ neurological disorder with onset in childhood | inherited |
| Tourett's is characterized by the presence of | multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic |
| T/F tics characteristically wax and wane | True |
| T/F tic's are always chronic | False tic's are transient and/or chronic |
| What are some sufficient treatments for tic's, (non-medication) | explanation and reassurance |
| There is no effective medication for every case of ____, but there are medications and therapies that can help when their use is warranted | tics |
| involuntary "fecal soiling" in children who have usually already been toilet trained | Encopresis |
| urination after the age at which bladder control would normally be anticipated. Day or night. | Enuresis |
| Tx for elimination disorders such as encopresis and enuresis | imipramine - cyclic antidepressant drug |
| Name the 4 pervasive development disorders | Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, Rett's, and Childhood Disintegrative Disorder |
| Disorder characterized by sensitivity to outside stimuli | Autistic Disorder |
| Prevalence of Autisitc Disorder | 1:500 to 1:1000 children (more boys) |
| T/F there is not a genetic link to Autistic Disorder | False - there is a genetic link |
| Onset of Autistic Disorder is _____. | Early. 80% born with and diagnosed and 20% diagnosed before age 3. |
| T/F there is no cure for Autistic Disorder | True |
| Little eye contact, few facial expressions towards others, use limited jesters, intelligible speech are seen in ____ disorder | Autistic Disorder |
| Not much expression of moods, don’t engage in play or make believe due to inability to relate to others are emotional sx seen in ____ disorder | Autistic Disorder |
| motor behavior such as repetitive odd behavior or motions like hand flapping, body twisting or head banging are seen in which disorder? | Autistic Disorder |
| Treatment for Autistic Disorder | Antipsychotic for agression and behavioral therapy |
| ____ disorder is distinguished from the other autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in having no general delay in language or cognitive development | Asperger's Disorder |
| Asperger's disorder has the same impairments as autism of ____ and restricted stereotyped behaviors. | social interaction |
| ____ disorder is more common in boys than girls | Asperger's disorder |
| clinical features include a deceleration of the rate of head growth (including microcephaly in some) and small hands and feet of what disorder | Rett's |
| In what disorder does socialization typically improve by the time they enter school | Rett's |
| Rett's syndrome pt's are prone to ____ disorders and up to ____% have seizures | gastrointestinal disorders and up to 80% have seizures |
| With Rett's syndrome a period of normalacy from birth to ____ months is followed by multiple deficits, and is only seen in girls | birth to 5 months (period of normalicy) |
| Also known as Heller's syndrome is a rare condition characterized by late onset (after 3 years of age) | Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD) |
| Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD) is characerized by late onset of which developmental delays | language, social function and motor skills |
| Similar behavior as in Autism, after normal development, onset age 3-4 boys & girls | Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD) |
| Prevalence: 3-5% of school aged; 3:1 boys – girls ratio in non-clinical settings | AD/HD |
| Inattentiveness, over activity and impulsive. Most common for child referral in mental health. Must be distinguished from bipolar disorder. Can lead to social and academic problems. 1/3 to ½ have problems into adulthood are characteristics of | AD/HD |
| T/F AD/HD always includes both inattentive behavior and hyperactive behaviors | False - a pt can have AD/HD without hyperactive behaviors |
| behavioral (reward), psychosocial, educational interventions. When give assignment just give a little at a time to stay focused are all non-drug therapy for which disorder | AD/HD |
| key drugs to treat AD/HD | Ritalin, Adderall, Cylert and Vivance |
| Which drug for AD/HD causes liver damage | Cylert |
| Which drug for AD/HD is new and longer acting | Vivance |
| What class of drug, other than stimulants, are given to AD/HD pt due to isolation and not doing well in school | antidepressants |
| drugs such as Ritalin and Concerta work no better than therapy after ____ years of treatment | three |
| Omega-3 fatty acids, ____ and ____ may have benefits with regards to ADHD symptoms | zinc and magnesium |
| Which disorder is an ongoing pattern of disobedient, hostile, and defiant behavior toward authority figures which goes beyond the bounds of normal childhood behavior. | Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
| T/F Oppositonal defiant disorder pt violate others rights and don’t have any remorse. | True |
| 25% of this type of disorder develop conduct disorder and 10% of this same disorder are diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder as adults | Oppositional defiant disorder |
| Which disorder is characterized by a pattern of repetitive behavior where the rights of others or the social norms are violated. | conduct disorder |
| Conduct disorder is persistent antisocial behavior that impairs functioning as a child or adult? | Child |
| prevalence of conduct disorder | 3:1 boy to girl |
| T/F conduct disorder is less serious if developed before age ten | False - before age ten the outcome is more serious |
| After the age of 18, a conduct disorder may develop into ___ disorder. | antisocial personality disorder. |
| These 4 areas; aggression to people and animals, destruction of property, deceitfulness and theft, serious violation of rules are areas of which disorder | Conduct disorder |
| vandalism and threat are (mild, moderate, or severe) examples of conduct disorder | moderate |
| forced sex, cruelty to animals, use of weapons and robbery are (mild, moderate, or severe) conduct disorder | severe |
| An adolescent with Conduct Disorder is hospitalized briefly in a psychiatric unit. He is aggressive and threatening. Based on this data, what nursing diagnosis is most appropriate? | risk for violence |
| What is the most important activity/intervention on an adolescent psychiatric unit, when within the group of clients nearly all have the diagnosis of Conduct Disorder? | consistent limits and structure |
| An adolescent who is negative, defiant, and hostile toward authority figures to the extent that it interferes in academic and work settings, but does not break laws is ____ disorder | oppositional defiant disorder |
| A school nurse is administering methylphenidate (Ritalin) to a child with ADHD. The child starts to grab the medication while running through the nurse's office. What is the best intervention to help the child focus and take the medication? | Give a firm, short instruction to stop, and watch the child take the medication. |
| A child with AD/HD becomes hyper as bedtime approaches, what advise should the nurse give the mother? | Establish a bedtime routine and follow it regularly. |
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