Kids 1
Which Childhood problem is least likely to result in treatment?
Anxiety and depression
What is the prodromal phase in schizophrenia?
A stage of development marked by a steady deterioration and gradual decline in functioning
In the show Atypical, Sam has a fixated interest in penguins. This would be an example of what criteria?
Restricted interest
How many months does a person need in order to be diagnosed with schizophrenia?
6 months
Mike, a ten-year-old boy, has a habit of shoplifting and is seen hitting animals with rocks. He is very aggressive and tends to get into fights. Which diagnosis could Mike have?
Conduct disorder
A child is very active and finds it hard to stay on task. What may the child be suffering from?
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
What is clanging in schizophrenia?
Groupings of words, usually rhyming words, that are based on similar-sounding sounds, even though the words themselves don't have any logical reason to be grouped together
Depressed children and adolescents typically have feelings of___ and a tendency to ___ negative events.
Hopelessness; Blame themselves for
Children are most likely to experience symptoms of schizophrenia. True or false?
False. Symptoms emerge in late adolescence to early adulthood
A mixture of seemingly random words and phrases, most often used to describe a symptom of a neurological or mental disorder
Word salad
What gender is most likely to be diagnosed with autism?
Boys
Examples of negative symptoms in schizophrenia would be
Socially withdrawn, lack of motivation, lack of emotions/interest, and expressions
A diagnosis of an intellectual disability involves the evaluation of?
1. Cognitive capacity
2. Adaptive functioning
What is the most common type of hallucination?
Auditory
Deficiency in specific learning ability in the context of normal intelligence and exposure to learning opportunities would be a
Learning disorder
Why is it hard to diagnose a kid with a mental illness?
Kids do not always signal their own distress
Delusions, heightened perception, hallucinations, and disorganized speech are all examples of what?
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia
Down syndrome is an example of?
An intellectual disability
Max believes that he is a spy and that he is responsible to relay a message to the president. What is Max suffering from?
Grandiose delusions
Jack appears to be in his own world, has difficulty communicating with others, and does not understand social cues. He is most likely suffering from?
Autism spectrum disorder
What is the role of cultural belief in mental illness?
It helps to determine normal from abnormal
Catatonic stupor is
The maintenance of a fixed and rigid behavior that usually involves a lack of communication
A person who is diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder was most likely diagnosed with ___ as a child.
Conduct disorder
Persecutory delusions are
The belief that a person is being persecuted, followed, spied on, etc.
The belief that feelings, thoughts, and actions are being controlled by others is?
Loss of control delusions