Pica Basics
What type of Mental Health Disorder is Pica Classified as?
What is an Eating Disorder
Eating sharp or hard objects like stones can cause "chipping" or "cracking" of these, which we use to chew our food.
What is Teeth
What is Ashley
What are three factors that influence Pica
What is Medical, Psychological, and developmental
What makes Pica different from other Eating disorders
This common symptom happens when a non-food item gets stuck and stops "bathroom business" from moving through the body.
What is Constipation
When did Ashley (the guest speaker) develop Pica?
What is During her Pregnancy
True or false, is there one single assessment tool to test for Pica eating disorder
What is no
What is the most common stage of life in which pica is found?
Adolecence
A person who eats coins or metal might experience "Toxicity," which is a fancy word for this kind of "sickness."
What is poisoning?
What material did Ashley crave?
What is Sponge material
What is the type of approach used to describe using a variety of sources and information to treat Pica
What is a multidisciplinary approach
To meet the requirement for an official diagnosis, how long must the behavior last?
What is one month
This "dental" risk occurs because chewing on hard substances like stones or metal wears down this protective outer layer of the teeth.
What is enamel
What was the gender of the guest speaker's baby
What is Female
What does the FBA assessment stand for?
Functional Behavior Assessment
Pica is often a "red flag" for a deficiency in this specific mineral, which helps transport oxygen in the blood.
This "heavy metal" poisoning is a major risk for children who eat old wall scrapings or contaminated soil.
What is Lead Poisoning
What is Ashley's (guest speaker) academic background?
What is Buissnes
What does the DSM-5 stand for?
What is Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders