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Quiz 5: NURS 222 - Mental Health (Latest Update ) Review
Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A.
Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Etiology - ANS Biological Factors:
-Genetic -Neurobiological
Psychological Factors:
-Temperament
-Resilience
Environmental Factors
-witnessing violence
-neglect and abuse Cultural Factors neurodevelopmental disorders - ANS neurologically
based disorders that are revealed in a clinically significant way during a child's
developing years
Examples:
-communication disorders
-motor disorders
-specific learning disorder
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-Intellectual Developmental Disorders (IDD)
-Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Tourette syndrome - ANS A neurological disorder characterized by involuntary motor tics
and vocalizations. A small percentage of people with this syndrome experience
compulsive swearing.
-Presence of Multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics
STRUCTURAL FACTORS:
-Abnormalities in region-the circuits that interconnect
-Basal Ganglia, frontal lobes, and cortex
-Neurotransmitters: (Dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine) responsible for
communication amping nerve cells
ASSESSMENT:
-vocal tics include words or sounds such as squeaks, grunts, barks, sniffs, snorts, coughs,
and in rare instances complex vocal tics involving uttering of obscenities (cussing)
-Child is NOT faking symptoms:
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-are real, comes and goes
-change frequency and severity
ECHOLALIA- repeating words said by others
ECHOPRAXIA- mimicking imitating the movements of another person
DIAGNOSIS/PLANNING:
-Social Isolation
-Outcome
-Interpersonal interaction using appropriate behaviors
-Appropriately and engage in group therapy
-Making pot holder during activity therapy session
IMPLEMENTATION:
-Nursing care of the client with Tourette's disorder is aimed at:
-Safety of client and others
-Encouraging interpersonal interaction using appropriate behaviors
-Promoting increased feelings of self-worth
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Intellectual Developmental Disorder (IDD) - ANS A disorder marked by intellectual
functioning and adaptive behavior that are well below average. Previously called mental
retardation.
Deficits range from mild to severe in:
-Intellectual Functioning:
-Deficits in reasoning, problem solving, planning, judgment, abstract thinking, and
academic ability as compared to same-age peers
-Social Functioning:
-Impaired communication and language, interpreting and acting on social cues, and
regulating emotions
-Daily Functioning:
-Practical aspects of daily life are impacted by a deficit in managing age-appropriate
activities of daily living, functioning at school or work, and performing self-care
ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES:
-Assess for delays
-Assess for signs of potential neglect or abuse
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