Chapter 37: Care of children and young people with mental health issues

1. What does the acronym GAD stand for?

  1. General Anxiety Diagnosis
  2. Global Adjustment Disorder
  3. General Anxiety Disorder
  4. Genetic Adaptation Diagnosis

Answer: C

2. A diagnosis of major depression presents which of the following signs and symptoms?

  1. Overwhelming feelings of joy
  2. Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt, neglect of personal appearance, low mood most of the day
  3. Occasionally feeling down
  4. Bad temper

Answer: B

3. What is the difference between conduct disorder and oppositional disorder?

  1. Conduct disorder and oppositional disorder are both the same
  2. Conduct disorder occurs due to environmental factors and oppositional disorder occurs due to biological factors
  3. Symptoms of conduct disorder fall into four main categories: i) aggressive behaviour ii) destructive behaviour iii) deceitful behaviour and iv) violation of rules.  Symptoms of oppositional disorder include: i) throwing repeated temper tantrums ii) excessive arguing with adults iii) refusing to comply with requests and rules iv) defiant towards people in authority
  4. None of the above

Answer: C

4. In attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, which of the following relates to poor attention?

  1. Does not seem to listen when spoken to directly
  2. Can be forgetful in daily activities
  3. Fails to give close attention to details and makes careless mistakes
  4. All of these

Answer: D

5. How has the recognition and diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder been improved over the years?

  1. Development of better neurochemical tests
  2. Better training of education, health and social care staff
  3. Greater public awareness
  4. All of these

Answer: D