Behavioral Pediatrics

Question 1

Behavioral pediatrics is the branch of behavioral medicine concerned with the __________________ of children’s medical illnesses.

Answer 1

Psychological aspects.

Question 2

True or False: In most situations, open communication with a child (using developmentally appropriate language/procedures) about his/her illness is advisable.

Answer 2

True.

Question 3

Multicomponent _____________________ interventions have been found useful for reducing children’s anxiety about medical procedures and the pain they cause.

Answer 3

Cognitive-behavioral.

Question 4

Based on Meichenbaum’s ________________________, cognitive-behavioral strategies for decreasing children’s medical anxieties involve provision of information using techniques such as __________ modeling, reinforcement, _____________ exercises, emotive imagery/distraction, and behavioral rehearsal.

Answer 4

• Stress inoculation model
• Filmed
• Behavioral

Question 5

Children between the ages of ___ and ___ have the most negative reactions to hospitalization, largely due to the child’s __________________.

Answer 5

• 1 and 4
• Separation from family

Question 6

The risk of psychopathology secondary to medical disorders appears to be at greatest risk for children/adolescents with a ________________ disorder. Children with ________________ were found to have a 3x greater risk of psychiatric problems than children without a physical disability.

Answer 6

• Major neurological disorder
• Hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Question 7

______________ adjustment and treatment _______________ have both been found to be problematic in children being treated for serious illnesses.

Answer 7

• School
• Compliance

Question 8

Brown and Madan-Swain (1993) found that treatment of leukemia with CNS irradiation and intrathecal chemotherapy were associated with impaired ________________ functioning and a higher-than-normal rate of ___________________.

Answer 8

• Neurocognitive
• Learning disabilities