ADHD
What are 5 signs/symptoms of ADHD?
Multiple responses possible.
What other mental health illnesses does anxiety commonly present with?
Depression
What are seven signs and symptoms of depression?
Feeling bad about yourself
Changes in sleep patterns
Feeling overwhelmed by pessimism, anger, guilt, irritability and anxiety
Varying emotions throughout the day
Inability to enjoy life
Reduced pain tolerance
Poor concentration and memory
Low motivation to do things that used to matter to you
Feeling exhausted
Describe what ODD is.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder.
State and describe the three types of ADHD.
Predominantly Inattentive Presentation
Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Presentation
Combined Presentation
What are the six types of anxiety?
Panic Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Social Anxiety
Specific Phobias
What is tryptophan and what does it do?
Amino acid believed to make serotonin.
Define the word comorbidity.
The co-occurrence of one or more disorders in the same child or adolescent either at the same time or in some causal sequence
What is believed to be the biochemical cause of ADHD?
Reduced levels in the neurotransmitters dopamine (reward, risk, impulsiveness) and Norepinephrine (attention and arousal).
Explain the possible causes of Anxiety.
Multiple responses possible so long as the information is accurate.
What do the following neurotransmitters do?
- Dopamine
- Norepinephrine
- Serotonin
- Dopamine: reward, risk, impulsiveness, attention, motivation, pleasure
- Norepinephrine: attention, arousal, anxiety
- Serotonin: obsessions, compulsions.
Explain what is required in diagnosing ADHD.
- Inattention: 6 or more symptoms for less than 16yo, 5 or more symptoms of 17yo and over.
- Hyperactivity/impulsiveness: 6 or more symptoms for less than 16yo, 5 or more symptoms of 17yo and over.
- Several or more symptoms before the age of 12.
- 2 or more settings.
- Effects daily functioning.
- Cannot be explained by any other illness.
Explain how Ritalin works in treating ADHD.
Essentially increases the concentration of dopamine by inhibiting the dopamine transporters within the synapse.
Describe how anxiety can be treated/managed?
- Psychological treatments
- Medicinal treatments
- Anxiety management strategies
Psychological: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; behavior therapies.
Medicinal: Antidepressants; Benzodiazepine.
Management strategies: Muscle relaxation; slow breathing; and many more
Name the main types of antidepressant and explain how it works.
SSRI's
Explain the three types of Bipolar Disorders
Response should explore manic and hypomanic episodes as well as the frequency for Cyclothymic