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Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders

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Mild mental retardation IQ range   50-70  
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Moderate mental retardation IQ range   35-50  
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Severe mental retardation IQ range   20-35  
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Profound mental retardation IQ range   below 20  
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Average IQ   100  
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Average college student IQ   110  
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Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) includes ____ for different disorders   criteria  
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What type of disorders include math, reading and written expression   learning disorders  
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What type of disorders include interference with ADL's?   Motor skills disorders  
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What type of disorders are r/t expressive, mixed, phonologic and stuttering   Communication disorders  
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an appetite for non-nutritive substances (e.g., coal, soil, chalk, paper etc.) persisting for more than one month   Pica  
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eating disorder characterized by vomiting your food, chewing it for a second time, and then swallowing it back down again.   Rumination  
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a sudden, repetitive, stereotyped, nonrhythmic movement or sound that involves discrete groups of muscles.   Tic  
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blinking or jerking of neck are examples of   common simple motor tic's  
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clearing of throat and barking are examples of   common simple vocal tic's  
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Touching objects all the time and jumping are examples of   complex motor tic's  
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Palilalia, Echolalia and Coprolalia are all examples of what kind of tic   complex vocal tic's  
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___ is the repetition or echoing of one's own spoken words, and may sound like stuttering.   Palilalia  
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is the repetition of vocalizations made by another person   Echolalia  
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____ is involuntary swearing or the involuntary utterance of obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks.   Coprolalia  
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Tourett's is an ____ neurological disorder with onset in childhood   inherited  
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Tourett's is characterized by the presence of   multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic  
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T/F tics characteristically wax and wane   True  
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T/F tic's are always chronic   False tic's are transient and/or chronic  
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What are some sufficient treatments for tic's, (non-medication)   explanation and reassurance  
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There is no effective medication for every case of ____, but there are medications and therapies that can help when their use is warranted   tics  
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involuntary "fecal soiling" in children who have usually already been toilet trained   Encopresis  
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urination after the age at which bladder control would normally be anticipated. Day or night.   Enuresis  
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Tx for elimination disorders such as encopresis and enuresis   imipramine - cyclic antidepressant drug  
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Name the 4 pervasive development disorders   Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, Rett's, and Childhood Disintegrative Disorder  
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Disorder characterized by sensitivity to outside stimuli   Autistic Disorder  
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Prevalence of Autisitc Disorder   1:500 to 1:1000 children (more boys)  
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T/F there is not a genetic link to Autistic Disorder   False - there is a genetic link  
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Onset of Autistic Disorder is _____.   Early. 80% born with and diagnosed and 20% diagnosed before age 3.  
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T/F there is no cure for Autistic Disorder   True  
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Little eye contact, few facial expressions towards others, use limited jesters, intelligible speech are seen in ____ disorder   Autistic Disorder  
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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  
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motor behavior such as repetitive odd behavior or motions like hand flapping, body twisting or head banging are seen in which disorder?   Autistic Disorder  
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Treatment for Autistic Disorder   Antipsychotic for agression and behavioral therapy  
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____ disorder is distinguished from the other autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in having no general delay in language or cognitive development   Asperger's Disorder  
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Asperger's disorder has the same impairments as autism of ____ and restricted stereotyped behaviors.   social interaction  
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____ disorder is more common in boys than girls   Asperger's disorder  
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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  
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In what disorder does socialization typically improve by the time they enter school   Rett's  
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Rett's syndrome pt's are prone to ____ disorders and up to ____% have seizures   gastrointestinal disorders and up to 80% have seizures  
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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)  
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Also known as Heller's syndrome is a rare condition characterized by late onset (after 3 years of age)   Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD)  
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Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD) is characerized by late onset of which developmental delays   language, social function and motor skills  
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Similar behavior as in Autism, after normal development, onset age 3-4 boys & girls   Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD)  
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Prevalence: 3-5% of school aged; 3:1 boys – girls ratio in non-clinical settings   AD/HD  
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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  
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T/F AD/HD always includes both inattentive behavior and hyperactive behaviors   False - a pt can have AD/HD without hyperactive behaviors  
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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  
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key drugs to treat AD/HD   Ritalin, Adderall, Cylert and Vivance  
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Which drug for AD/HD causes liver damage   Cylert  
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Which drug for AD/HD is new and longer acting   Vivance  
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What class of drug, other than stimulants, are given to AD/HD pt due to isolation and not doing well in school   antidepressants  
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drugs such as Ritalin and Concerta work no better than therapy after ____ years of treatment   three  
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Omega-3 fatty acids, ____ and ____ may have benefits with regards to ADHD symptoms   zinc and magnesium  
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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  
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T/F Oppositonal defiant disorder pt violate others rights and don’t have any remorse.   True  
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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  
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Which disorder is characterized by a pattern of repetitive behavior where the rights of others or the social norms are violated.   conduct disorder  
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Conduct disorder is persistent antisocial behavior that impairs functioning as a child or adult?   Child  
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prevalence of conduct disorder   3:1 boy to girl  
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T/F conduct disorder is less serious if developed before age ten   False - before age ten the outcome is more serious  
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After the age of 18, a conduct disorder may develop into ___ disorder.   antisocial personality disorder.  
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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  
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vandalism and threat are (mild, moderate, or severe) examples of conduct disorder   moderate  
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forced sex, cruelty to animals, use of weapons and robbery are (mild, moderate, or severe) conduct disorder   severe  
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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  
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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  
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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  
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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.  
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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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