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Quiz 4 PsychoPathology answers updated .
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Quiz 4 PsychoPathologyADHD circuitry - ✅✅ -ADHD is a disorder of the PFC which involves the
Cortico Striatal Thalamic Cortex loop (the execution, reward and habit
pathway seen in OCD)
Circuits are regulated by NE and DA.
FUN FACT: Stimulants stimulate dopamine so that the person with ADHD
does not need to get a "dopamine hit" from extraneous stimuli, but rather from
the medication so that they can focus.
✅✅-Less awareness of bias
Burnout can cause... -
Common symptoms in adulthood - ✅✅-See slide #6!
Comorbid medical conditions in autism? - ✅✅-Down syndrome
Fragile X
Rett Syndrome
Hydrocephalus
Seizures
Intellectual disabilities
Hearing Impairment
Tourette's
Seizures
Other developmental disabilities
Concerning symptoms that might indicate CD? - ✅✅-Bullying, threatening
ppl
Physically cruel to people/animals
Uses weapons to harm others
Sexual assault
Setting fires
Lies for personal gain
,Lack of remorse/empathy
Shallow/deficient affect
*Insensitive to punishment*--motivated by reward
Conduct disorder - ✅✅ -Persistent, repetitive pattern of behavior that violates
other's *basic* rights or violates *major* age-appropriate societal rules or
norms as indicated by...
3+ of the following criteria for the *past 12 months*
See slide 14
Coprolalia vocal tics - ✅✅-Swearing/obscenities
Copropraxia - ✅✅-obscene gestures
✅✅
Course of ADHD re: Inattention, Impulsivity, and Comorbidities? -
-Inattention is relatively constant from school age on. (This can result in
failure to meet demands and low self-esteem).
Impuls/Hyperact tends to decrease with age (But still there can be a risk for
SUD, accident/injury, car accidents d/t I/H)
Comorbidities tend to increase over time
Diagnosis REQUIRES onset of symptoms before age _________ - ✅✅-18!
Tics/tourettes usually occur in early childhood from 2-12 y/o
FUN FACT: Males to females 4:1
Differential Diagnoses for ADHD? - ✅✅-Bipolar
Anxiety
Depression
Sleep Disorder
SUD (Memory: BAD*SS)
*Hyper*thyroidism/Chronic illness (Memory: HYPERactivity)
, Differential diagnoses for Conduct Disorder? - ✅✅-ODD
IED
ADHD
Adjustment
DMDD
Depression
Bipolar
(Not mentioned but I'm gonna say SUD)
Memory: *O*nly BAD IDeAS
Differential diagnoses for IED? - ✅✅-Mood
Anxiety
Psychotic
Personality Disorder
(MAPP)
Differential diagnoses for ODD? - ✅✅
-Conduct disorder
Adjustment Disorder
ADHD
PTSD
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
(jMemory: PAID AD, Charles)
Differential diagnoses for Tic/Tourettes disorder? - ✅✅-Autism
Carbon Monoxide Poisoining
Sydenham Chorea
Brain Tumor
Drug intoxication
Functional Neurologic Symptom Disorder
Postinfectious Encephalitis
Inherited disorders (eg Huntington Disease)
Dopamine and ADHD - ✅✅ -In non-ADHDer brains, modest stimulation of
D1 and D3 receptorshelp to screen input and improve attention (ie they help
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