childhood disorders Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| autism | the most common developmental disorder. This causes a severe compromise of the ability to engage in, and lack interest in social interactions |
| Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD) | a persistent pattern of defiance, disobedience, and hostility toward authority |
| Conduct Disorder | This disorder causes children to be aggressive with antisocial behaviors such as bullying, assaulting, being cruel to people or animals, vandalism, setting fires, and theft, with no empathy |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | Etiology is unknown. Symptoms of in children are generally grouped into three categories: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness |
| Separation Anxiety Disorder | Although this is normal during childhood, severe symptoms may indicate an anxiety disorder |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder | children excessively worry about all upcoming events. Need constant reassurance |
| Social Phobia Disorder | a constant fear of being embarrassed in social situations. Avoidance reinforces fear |
| Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | There is an association of streptococcal infections in children with OCD. PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections) |
| Anorexia Nervosa | characterized by a profound disturbance of body image with a relentless pursuit of thinness often to the point of starvation. It is a reaction for more independence and control |
| Bulimia Nervosa | more common than anorexia. Patients binge huge amounts of food with huge amounts of liquid. Patients then feel guilty for binging and purge the food by vomiting, using laxatives/enemas, and/or engaging in excessive exercise |
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