- Assume it's an exacerbation of dementia.
- Assess for underlying medical causes (e.g., urinary tract infection, pain) or medication side effects.
- Restrain the patient to prevent harm.
- Increase their antipsychotic medication.
No category found.
- Scaffolding.
- Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD).
- Private speech.
- Guided participation.
- Identity vs. Role Confusion.
- Intimacy vs. Isolation.
- Generativity vs. Stagnation.
- Industry vs. Inferiority.
- Punish the child for accidents.
- Seek a medical evaluation to rule out physiological causes, then a behavioral consultation.
- Wait until age 6, as training is variable.
- Assume the child is being defiant.
- These medications cure dementia.
- They may slow the progression of symptoms but do not cure the underlying disease, and side effects need careful monitoring.
- These medications are effective in all stages of dementia.
- They should only be used in very severe dementia.
- Enhanced lung capacity.
- Increased risk of respiratory infections, asthma, and developmental delays.
- Accelerated growth.
- No significant impact.
- Generativity vs. Stagnation.
- Ego Integrity vs. Despair.
- Intimacy vs. Isolation.
- Identity vs. Role Confusion.
- Babbling.
- Holophrases.
- Telegraphic speech.
- Overregularization.
- Object permanence.
- Conservation.
- Egocentrism.
- Animism.
- Microsystem.
- Mesosystem.
- Exosystem.
- Macrosystem.
- Increase dosage of dementia medication.
- Rule out delirium caused by a medical issue (e.g., UTI, pneumonia).
- This is a normal progression of dementia.
- Sedate the patient immediately.
- Sensorimotor.
- Preoperational.
- Concrete Operational.
- Formal Operational.
- Wait until 12 months for a hearing test.
- Seek an immediate hearing screening.
- Assume the infant is ignoring the sound.
- The infant is just sleepy.
- Antidepressants are not effective in children.
- The potential for side effects, the need for gradual titration, and the importance of combining medication with psychotherapy.
- Antidepressants should be given for life.
- Children are immune to withdrawal symptoms.
- Accelerated physical growth.
- Increased risk of behavioral problems, attention deficits, and cognitive impairments.
- Enhanced fine motor skills.
- No significant impact if the child is well-fed.
- Early-onset dementia.
- Menopause.
- Depression.
- A new anxiety disorder.
- Assimilation.
- Accommodation.
- Schema.
- Equilibration.
- Normal developmental variation.
- Potential delay in gross motor development.
- The infant is just lazy.
- Lack of environmental stimulation.
