NSG 322 TOPIC 5 NEURODEVELOPMENTAL
DISORDERS
1. developmental coordination disorder
Answer: -based on impairments in motor skilldevelopment, coordination below the child's
developmental age, and problems interfering with academic achievement or activities of daily
living
2. symptoms of developmental coordination disorder
Answer: delayed sitting or walking or difficulty jumping or performing tasks such as typing
shoelaces
3. typical things a child who has developmental coordination disorder mightsay
Answer: "I hate to draw", or "I don't want ti play kickball"
4. why is early diagnosis, treatment, and education essential for someone with
developmental coordination disorder
Answer: to prevent frustration and unnecessary problems in adult life
5. therapies for developmental coordination disorder
Answer: physical therapy andoccupational therapy
6. stereotypic movement disorder
Answer:
-manifested by repetitive purposeless movements such as hand-waving, rocking, head
banging, nail biting, and teeth grindingfor a period of 4 weeks or more
-more common in boys than in girls
7. behavioral therapy for stereotypic movement disorder includes
Answer: habit-re-versal techniques
8. what drug might help with stereotypic movement disorder
Answer: naltrexone, anopioid antagonist, may block euphoric responses from these behaviors,
thereby reducing their occurrence
9. Tic disorders
Answer: provisional, persistent, and Tourette's disorder
10. provisional tic disorder (least severe)
Answer: single or multiple motor and or vocaltics for less than 1 year
11. persistent motor or vocal tic disorder (middle severe)
Answer: single or multiplemotor or vocal tics but not both for more than 1 year
12. Tourette's disorder (most severe)
, Answer: multiple motor tics and at least one vocaltic for more than 1 year
13. Coprolalia
Answer: involuntary utterance of obscenities or inappropriate remarks
14. what doesTourettes's disorder normally coexist with
Answer: depression, OCD, andanxiety
15. treating tic disorders
Answer: habit reversal techniques, medication, and social sup-ports
16. CBIT for treating tic disorders
Answer:
-learning to recognize an impending tic behavior and using a technique (usually a competing
muscle movement or intentional sound) to essentially distract the tic and/or confuse the
muscles
-involved in tic production, so the actual tic is less likely to present
17. when someone has tic disorders, why would they take medication
Answer: they caninhibit the sudden motor, vocal (or both) interruptions
18. antipsychotics used for tic disorders
Answer: Haloperidol (Haldol), Pimozide (Orap),and Aripiprazole (Abilify)
19. alpha 2 adrenergic agonist for tic disorders
Answer: Guanfacine (Tenex/ Intuniv)
20. side effects of clonidine
Answer: somnolence, fatigue, insomnia, nightmares, irritability, constipation, respiratory
symptoms, and dry mouth
21. side effects of guanfacine
Answer: somnolence, lethargy, fatigue, insomnia, nausea,dizziness, hypotension, and
abdominal pain
22. anti-anxiety med for tic disorder
Answer: clonazepam (Klonopin)
23. how is botulinum toxin type A used for tic disorders
Answer: to calm the muscleassociated with tics
24. when would deep brain stimulation used for someone with a tic disorder-
Answer: when all other choices fail
25. clinical manifestations of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Answer:
DISORDERS
1. developmental coordination disorder
Answer: -based on impairments in motor skilldevelopment, coordination below the child's
developmental age, and problems interfering with academic achievement or activities of daily
living
2. symptoms of developmental coordination disorder
Answer: delayed sitting or walking or difficulty jumping or performing tasks such as typing
shoelaces
3. typical things a child who has developmental coordination disorder mightsay
Answer: "I hate to draw", or "I don't want ti play kickball"
4. why is early diagnosis, treatment, and education essential for someone with
developmental coordination disorder
Answer: to prevent frustration and unnecessary problems in adult life
5. therapies for developmental coordination disorder
Answer: physical therapy andoccupational therapy
6. stereotypic movement disorder
Answer:
-manifested by repetitive purposeless movements such as hand-waving, rocking, head
banging, nail biting, and teeth grindingfor a period of 4 weeks or more
-more common in boys than in girls
7. behavioral therapy for stereotypic movement disorder includes
Answer: habit-re-versal techniques
8. what drug might help with stereotypic movement disorder
Answer: naltrexone, anopioid antagonist, may block euphoric responses from these behaviors,
thereby reducing their occurrence
9. Tic disorders
Answer: provisional, persistent, and Tourette's disorder
10. provisional tic disorder (least severe)
Answer: single or multiple motor and or vocaltics for less than 1 year
11. persistent motor or vocal tic disorder (middle severe)
Answer: single or multiplemotor or vocal tics but not both for more than 1 year
12. Tourette's disorder (most severe)
, Answer: multiple motor tics and at least one vocaltic for more than 1 year
13. Coprolalia
Answer: involuntary utterance of obscenities or inappropriate remarks
14. what doesTourettes's disorder normally coexist with
Answer: depression, OCD, andanxiety
15. treating tic disorders
Answer: habit reversal techniques, medication, and social sup-ports
16. CBIT for treating tic disorders
Answer:
-learning to recognize an impending tic behavior and using a technique (usually a competing
muscle movement or intentional sound) to essentially distract the tic and/or confuse the
muscles
-involved in tic production, so the actual tic is less likely to present
17. when someone has tic disorders, why would they take medication
Answer: they caninhibit the sudden motor, vocal (or both) interruptions
18. antipsychotics used for tic disorders
Answer: Haloperidol (Haldol), Pimozide (Orap),and Aripiprazole (Abilify)
19. alpha 2 adrenergic agonist for tic disorders
Answer: Guanfacine (Tenex/ Intuniv)
20. side effects of clonidine
Answer: somnolence, fatigue, insomnia, nightmares, irritability, constipation, respiratory
symptoms, and dry mouth
21. side effects of guanfacine
Answer: somnolence, lethargy, fatigue, insomnia, nausea,dizziness, hypotension, and
abdominal pain
22. anti-anxiety med for tic disorder
Answer: clonazepam (Klonopin)
23. how is botulinum toxin type A used for tic disorders
Answer: to calm the muscleassociated with tics
24. when would deep brain stimulation used for someone with a tic disorder-
Answer: when all other choices fail
25. clinical manifestations of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Answer:
