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Flashcards by Averil Tam, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Averil Tam
over 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| TRUE/FALSE? 1A. A majority of people diagnosed with mental illness in adulthood had difficulties identified by the age of three years. | False, behaviour problems from as early as 3yo are predictive of adult psychiatric problems (not majority). |
| TRUE/FALSE? 1B. Children with conduct disorder are more likely to have future psychiatric problems with mood, psychotic, anxiety, substance use and eating disorders. | True |
| TRUE/FALSE? 1C. Adolescents who present with irritability without feeling depressed can still have a major depressive disorder. | True |
| TRUE/FALSE? 1D. School refusal is a distinct, well validated, childhood psychiatric disorder. | False |
| TRUE/FALSE? 2A. When considering a mental health screen in a child or adolescent, you should discuss confidentiality with the young person only if they are mature enough. | False |
| TRUE/FALSE? 2B. When considering a mental health screen in a child or adolescent, a screen should always be done by a psychiatrist or a youth mental health service because there isn’t enough time in a general practice setting. | False |
| TRUE/FALSE? 2C. When considering a mental health screen in a child or adolescent, potential drug and alcohol misuse is rare in children and therefore should not be asked about in case it gives them ideas about maladaptive coping skills. | False |
| TRUE/FALSE? 2D. When considering a mental health screen in a child or adolescent, the family’s experience of receiving care can affect their willingness to participate in screening and treatment. | True |
| TRUE/FALSE? 2E. When considering a mental health screen in a child or adolescent, developmental disability does not have any meaningful psychiatric implications. | False |
| TRUE/FALSE? 3A. A mental state examination of the younger child should consider their behaviour with their parents, and also how the parents behave with the child. | True |
| TRUE/FALSE? 3B. The psychiatric diagnosis alone largely determines your management plan. | False, formulation is more important than diagnosis. |
| TRUE/FALSE? 3C. Thinking about parents’ mental health needs is essential when assessing a child for mental health problems. | True |
| TRUE/FALSE? 3D. Any one factor in a child’s biopsychosocial formulation can only be considered to be either predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating or protective, but not more than one. | False, factors can fit into multiple categories. |
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