Maryville NUR 665 Exam 1/66
questions and Answers
What would you expect to see with the MILD level of ID - - Can live
independently with appropriate support and raise a family (6th grade level)
- What would you expect to see with MODERATE level of ID - - Would
present around 2-3 grade level, will have socialization issues, can perform
semi-skilled labor with supervision
- What would you expect to see with SEVERE/PROFOUND level of ID - -
speech and communication skills minimal, unable to learn vocational
training, may contribute partially to ADL with supervision
- Most common co-morbidity with ID - - autism
- What behaviors do people with ID often exhibit when angry? - - self-
stimulation and self-mutilation
- Three domains of ADHD - - Inattentiveness, Impulsivity, Hyperactivy
- What is the timeline for ADHD? - - 6 symptoms for at least 6 months
- What is a difficult task for ADHD - - Problem solving
- What type of parent education needs to be done when they have children
with ADHD - - control the environment and make it less stimulating,
behavioral therapy
- What is the difference between adult and childhood ADHD - - Hyperactivity
goes away in adulthood but inattention persists
- Common comorbidities with ADHD - - Anxiety and mood disorder
- What is echolalia and when do you see it? - - It is repetitive speech often
seen in autism
- Common comorbidity with autism - - Intellectual disability
- What are some soft signs of autism - - echolalia and avoiding eye contact
- What are some hard signs of autism - - developmental delays
, - What is astereognosis and what is the cause? - - Being able to identify a
key in the hand by feel. It is a deficit of parietal lobe that results in difficulty
performing ADL's. This can be found in autism.
- How does autism affect cognitive development - - Inconsistencies in
language acquisition and development
- How does sensory stimuli affect people with autism - - They will have an
over-response
- What type of therapy is best with autism - - Applied behavioral therapy
(ABA), this is a subset of behavioral modification
- What type of education do you want to give caregivers of people with
autism? - - Don't compare autistic child to peers, you need to find different
ways to communicate.
- What type of pharmacological treatment is used with autism? - -
Risperidone or Abilify are most commonly used for the irritability that comes
with autism
- What do anorexia nervosa patients fear? - - intense fear of gaining weight
so they use restrictive measures.
- What is the BMI criteria for anorexia diagnosis - - BMI of 15-17 (severity of
mild, mod, severe, extreme based on BMI), 15% less than where they should
be in BMI
- What is the distorted view that people with anorexia have? - - They fear
themselves as fat when they are dramatically not fat.
- What types of therapy for anorexia - - CBT, Dynamic and Family
- What type of pharmacological treatment for anorexia - - Nothing FDA
approved, but need to treat the comorbidities. Avoid medications that lower
the seizure threshold.
- What labs would you check with anorexia - - electrolytes and serum
amylase
- What is binge eating disorder? - - recurrent episodes of eating with a
sense of lack of control over eating during the episode
- Timeline for binge eating disorder - - At least once a week for 3 months
questions and Answers
What would you expect to see with the MILD level of ID - - Can live
independently with appropriate support and raise a family (6th grade level)
- What would you expect to see with MODERATE level of ID - - Would
present around 2-3 grade level, will have socialization issues, can perform
semi-skilled labor with supervision
- What would you expect to see with SEVERE/PROFOUND level of ID - -
speech and communication skills minimal, unable to learn vocational
training, may contribute partially to ADL with supervision
- Most common co-morbidity with ID - - autism
- What behaviors do people with ID often exhibit when angry? - - self-
stimulation and self-mutilation
- Three domains of ADHD - - Inattentiveness, Impulsivity, Hyperactivy
- What is the timeline for ADHD? - - 6 symptoms for at least 6 months
- What is a difficult task for ADHD - - Problem solving
- What type of parent education needs to be done when they have children
with ADHD - - control the environment and make it less stimulating,
behavioral therapy
- What is the difference between adult and childhood ADHD - - Hyperactivity
goes away in adulthood but inattention persists
- Common comorbidities with ADHD - - Anxiety and mood disorder
- What is echolalia and when do you see it? - - It is repetitive speech often
seen in autism
- Common comorbidity with autism - - Intellectual disability
- What are some soft signs of autism - - echolalia and avoiding eye contact
- What are some hard signs of autism - - developmental delays
, - What is astereognosis and what is the cause? - - Being able to identify a
key in the hand by feel. It is a deficit of parietal lobe that results in difficulty
performing ADL's. This can be found in autism.
- How does autism affect cognitive development - - Inconsistencies in
language acquisition and development
- How does sensory stimuli affect people with autism - - They will have an
over-response
- What type of therapy is best with autism - - Applied behavioral therapy
(ABA), this is a subset of behavioral modification
- What type of education do you want to give caregivers of people with
autism? - - Don't compare autistic child to peers, you need to find different
ways to communicate.
- What type of pharmacological treatment is used with autism? - -
Risperidone or Abilify are most commonly used for the irritability that comes
with autism
- What do anorexia nervosa patients fear? - - intense fear of gaining weight
so they use restrictive measures.
- What is the BMI criteria for anorexia diagnosis - - BMI of 15-17 (severity of
mild, mod, severe, extreme based on BMI), 15% less than where they should
be in BMI
- What is the distorted view that people with anorexia have? - - They fear
themselves as fat when they are dramatically not fat.
- What types of therapy for anorexia - - CBT, Dynamic and Family
- What type of pharmacological treatment for anorexia - - Nothing FDA
approved, but need to treat the comorbidities. Avoid medications that lower
the seizure threshold.
- What labs would you check with anorexia - - electrolytes and serum
amylase
- What is binge eating disorder? - - recurrent episodes of eating with a
sense of lack of control over eating during the episode
- Timeline for binge eating disorder - - At least once a week for 3 months
