NSG 322 Neurocog New Full Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct
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- What are risk factors for a neurodevelopmental disorder?
Answer: genetic, neurobiological, temperament, resilience, ACEs, NEGLECT (#1)
- What is temperament?
Answer: overall mood, attitude and behavior that a child habitually uses to cope w the demands and expectations of the environment
- What is resilience?
Answer: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties
- What is the most prevalent form of child abuse?
Answer: neglect
- What is language disorder?
Answer: difficulty attaining and using language due to deficits in production or comprehension of language (can be expressive or receptive), usually prior to age 3
- What is speech sound disorder?
Answer: difficulty producing specific sounds, responds well to treatment
- What is child-onset fluency disorder?
Answer: stuttering, hesitation/reception, significantly impacts communication, most children recover
- What is social communication disorder?
Answer: usually no problem w language or speaking, but with using verbal/nonverbal means for interacting socially- also evident in written communication
- What is developmental coordination disorder?
Answer: impairments in motor skill development, coordination below child's developmental age, problems interfering w ADLs/academic achievement
- Treatment for developmental coordination disorder
Answer: PT, OT, early intervention
- What is stereotypic movement disorder?
Answer: repetitive purposeless movements for 4+ weeks (head banging, rocking, teeth grinding) 1 / 2
- What is a common risk factor for stereotypic movement disorder?
Answer: intellectual disability
- Treatments for stereotypic movement disorder?
Answer: safety measures (helmets), behavioral therapy
Meds: naltrexone
- What is provisional tic disorder?
Answer: single or multiple motor and or vocal tics for LESS than one year
- What is persistent motor or vocal tic disorder
Answer: single/multiple motor OR vocal tics, but NOT BOTH for more than one year
- What is tourette's disorder?
Answer: multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic for more than one year
- What age does tourette's onset?
Answer: before 18, usually 4-6
- What is the therapy for Tourette's
Answer: comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (CBIT), all about habit reversal
- What are the meds for Tourette's
Answer:
AP: haloperidol & pimozide, aripiprazole, risperidone
Alpha 2 agonists: guanfacine, clonidine Antianxiety: clonidine Botox DBS
- Side effects of guanfacine
Answer: somnolence, lethargy, fatigue, insomnia, hypertension, dizziness
- Side effects of clonidine
Answer: somnolence, insomnia, irritability, constipation, dry mouth
- What are the specific learning disorders?
Answer: dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dyslexia
- What is intellectual disability?
Answer: deficits in 3 areas: intellectual, social, daily functioning
- Interventions for intellectual disability?
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Answer: long term planning for needs as the child ages, use strength based perspective in evaluation, support families