NUR 322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety Disorder
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Vulnerability: characteristics that may predispose a child to a disorder is affected by a number of risk factors: Resilience: (cid:272)hild"s capacity to utilize adaptive and positive resources, internal and external, to cope with adversity. Resilience can be used to prevent illness and promote good mental health for all children. Complex set of beliefs and attributes passed on within a group. Groups of people who share similar characteristics. Childhood as a sacred happy time, free of problems. Child going through a stage that will pass. Does not abate or gets worse with time. Pervades more than one aspect of child life. Impaired functioning or development in response to the anxiety. An anxiety disorder that occurs in response to a real or perceived trauma or threat to o(cid:374)e"s life or safety. Mental health care facility for clinical intervention is needed. Help family and child by making referrals for appropriate services. Significant change in appetites or body weights, difficulty sleeping or over sleeping.
