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Melani1276

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on: Jul 19, 2018
A young child's recent history is characterized by multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics many times throughout the day. These signs are characteristic of what disorder?
 
  A) Trichotillomania
  B) Tourette syndrome
  C) Asperger's syndrome
  D) Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a 10-year-old girl who was sexually abused when she was 7. The nurse knows that children who are sexually abused are at increased risk for which of the following conditions?
 
  A) Dissociative disorders
  B) Autism
  C) Asperger's syndrome
  D) Tourette syndrome


canderson530

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
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Tourette syndrome, the most severe tic disorder, is characterized by multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics many times throughout the day for 1 year or longer.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
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Sexually abused children are at risk for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, dissociative disorders, and depression.


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