PS381 Exam Intervention Children and Adolescents Questions with Complete Solutions
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Child therapy
Institution
Child Therapy
Who is the client in psychological services for children and adolescents? - Answer-- Children and youth rarely refer themselves for services
- Parents are the gatekeepers to services in most cases
- Alliances between the parent and therapist determines whether and how the child participates in th...
PS381 Exam Intervention Children and
Adolescents Questions with Complete
Solutions
Who is the client in psychological services for children and adolescents? - Answer-- Children
and youth rarely refer themselves for services
- Parents are the gatekeepers to services in most cases
- Alliances between the parent and therapist determines whether and how the child participates
in therapy (e.g., number of missed sessions) and the alliance between the youth and the
therapist determines whether the child improves in therapy
Burden of Child and Youth Mental Disorders - Answer-- Child, his/her friends, and siblings
- Parents, caregivers
- School, healthcare, and criminal justice
Meta-analysis on therapy outcomes for children and adolescents comparing evidence-based
practice with community care - Answer-- Growing evidence that standard community care of
child and adolescent disorder is less effective than evidence-based psychotherapy
- Youth receiving evidence-based psychotherapy have a better outcome than 60% of youth
receiving usual care
Evidence-based treatments that work with children - Answer-- Many involve parents learning
strategies to respond to their children's behaviour
- Many parents who bring their children for psychological services are asked to change their
behaviour toward the child or adolescent
- Treatments for externalizing problems often include others who are trained to respond in a way
that encourages desirable behaviour
Although treatments for internalizing problems usually focus on the child - Answer-many
approaches also include the parents
In the treatment of adolescent depression - Answer-attention is also focused on interpersonal
issues
, - Most effective treatments fall under the umbrella of behavioural, cognitive-behavioural, and
interpersonal approaches
The involvement of parents - Answer-speaks to the importance of attending to protective factors
in designing psychological interventions for youth
Disruptive Behaviour Disorders in Children and Youth - Answer-- Oppositional Defiant Disorder
(ODD)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) - Answer-reflects a pattern of persistent negativistic and
hostile behaviour that is usually evident before the age of 8 years
Children with ODD have problems in several contexts - Answer-Such as home and school
- ODD often precedes conduct disorder (CD),
Conduct Disorder (CD) - Answer-involves a pattern of serious violation of the rights of others,
including aggression, destructiveness, and deceitfulness, as well as serious violation of rules
Young people diagnosed with ODD and CD - Answer-are at risk for other mental health
problems such as ADHD, learning problems, depression, and substance abuse
- There is evidence that these problems, if left untreated, persist into adolescence and
adulthood
Treatment of Disruptive Behaviour Disorders - Answer-Disruptive behaviour is the most
common reason for which adults refer children and youth for mental health services
- Approaches include parenting programs and Multi-systemic Therapy (MST)
Evidence-Based Parenting Programs - Answer-Based on social learning theory
- According to this approach, oppositional child behaviour can be changed by modifying the
child's social environment rather than by working directly with the child
- Maladaptive patterns of parent-child interaction inadvertently encourage both parents and
children to engage in inappropriate behaviours
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