Child Psych Disorders Exam #3

Differences between MDD and PDD

Duration

Symptom Severity

Onset

Patterns

Functional impairments

Diagnostic criteria

Similarities between MDD and PDD

Why is low self-esteem most strongly related to depression in adolescents and less strongly related to depression in children or adults

Identify all four parts of a safety plan for an individual who expresses suicidal ideation. Specifically, identify the 5 steps/activities that should be included in the “activities” section of a safety plan.

Describe the negative cognitive triad (Remember: this is different from the CBT triangle) and how this triad impacts the way a child with depression thinks and acts.

What can low mood be replaced with in MDD or PDD for children? Why is this modifier there?

What is the minimum developmental age to diagnose DMDD?

What is the maximum developmental age to diagnose DMDD?

What is the main symptom identified in DMDD?

Manic Episode

Hypomanic Episode

Major Depressive Episode

A manic episode automatically bumps an individual into what bipolar diagnosis

Bipolar I Disorder

Bipolar II Disorder

Cyclothymic Disorder

Why is it important to consider developmental context when diagnosing depressive disorders?

What depressive symptoms are more likely to be reported by parents/clients when coming in for an evaluation or therapy, cognitive or somatic? Why is this?

What color line is illustrating Bipolar I, Bipolar II, Cyclothymic disorder

What differentiates a manic episode from a hypomanic episode

Why is Pediatric Bipolar Disorder controversial in the field of psychology?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive Triad

CBT Triangle

Automatic thought

Core belief

Cognitive restructuring

Socratic questioning

Behavioral activation

Cognitive distortion

How does cognitive triad sustain depression symptoms

Provide an example of an automatic thought and how one can challenge/replace said thought.

Describe how cognitive restructuring can be used to challenge a cognitive distortion/automatic thought.

 

What is the main underlying theory of change in CBT? (e.g., how does CBT work? What is assumed? Think about the CBT triangle)

How is an automatic thought different than a core belief?

What is behavioral activation? What is the theory/reasoning behind the use of behavioral activation? Why does it work?

Why might CBT with a child be difficult?

Why might CBT with a teen be difficult?

Why might depression be hard to diagnose in a child? In a teen?

Fight or flight response

Anxiety

Fear

Panic

Worry

Concern

How is the flight or fight response adaptive/helpful?        

Why might the flight or fight response be maladaptive/harmful?                        

What is the fight or flight response’s role in anxiety?                                

Who experiences the brunt of functional impairments in separation anxiety disorder? Why is this different than other anxiety disorders?

Why does the prevalence of separation anxiety disorder decrease as children age?

What differentiates normative anxiety from clinical levels of anxiety?

What are examples of the content of worries and anxiety in separation anxiety disorder?

What are the content of worries associated with generalized anxiety disorder?

How do the worries associated with generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, social anxiety, and OCD overlap? How are they different?

How does genetic risk for anxiety disorders interplay with environmental risk factors for developing an anxiety disorder?

What are some functional impairments a child or adolescent with GAD might experience?

Primary concern associated with social anxiety disorder

Do social situations need to be avoided in order to receive a social anxiety disorder diagnosis?

Obsession

Compulsion

Examples of obsessions

Examples of compulsions

What is the main impairment criteria associated with OCD

How does early onset of OCD impact prognosis

Describe functional impairments an individual with social anxiety may experience. How are these different than functional impairments an individual with OCD may experience?

Describe the relationship between obsessions and compulsions in OCD.

What differentiates normative obsessions and compulsions from clinical levels of obsessions and compulsions?

What are the content of worries and anxiety in social anxiety disorder?

What are the content of worries/anxieties (i.e., obsessions) in OCD?

exposure therapy

Avoidance

Habituation

Safety behaviors reduce but maintain ___

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Acceptance

Values

Cognitive Diffusion

Self as Context

Committed Action

Create a realistic fear ladder with 10 rungs that would be feasible for an 8 year old with a fear of spiders.

Draw the hexaflex. Explain how all six components/processes of ACT work together to create change.

 

What is a therapist’s role during the creation of a fear ladder? What is a therapists role during an exposure?

How might ACT be used for depression