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Abnormal Psychology Learning Check On Childhood Disorders
Abnormal Psychology Learning Check On Childhood Disorders
Childhood Disorders
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6. This treatment is based on the view that conduct problems are influenced by
multiple factors within the family as well as between the family and other
social systems. (MULTISYSTEMIC TREATMENT, MST)
9. 8 year-old Johnny always complains that he feels like vomiting whenever his
parents go to work. His teachers told his parents that he frequently worries
that something bad might happen to his parents while they are at work. His
teachers also mentioned that would frequently have nightmares about his
parents leaving him completely and it causes him much distress. What could
Johnny be suffering from? (SEPARATION ANXIETY DISORDER)
10. Gilberts parents have been concerned about him because he has been
engaging in unruly behaviors such as bullying his classmates and frequently
initiating fights. Gilberts teachers also expressed their concern to his parents
that at a young age of 11, he was found to be stealing the wallets and
cellphones of his classmates. What condition may Gilbert be suffering from?
(CONDUCT DISORDER)
14. This learning disorder involves significant difficulty with word recognition,
reading comprehension, and typically written spelling as well. (DYSLEXIA)
17. This is a chromosomal abnormality that has been linked with intellectual
developmental disorder and is characterized by the individual having an
extra copy of a certain chromosome. (TRISOMY 21/ DOWN SYNDROME)
21. Interactions between two people require paying attention to each other,
whether speaking or communicating emotion nonverbally. This is impaired
in children with autism spectrum disorder and is often referred to as a
problem in _______________ (JOINT ATTENTION)
22. This refers to a persons understanding that other people have desires,
beliefs, intentions and emotions that may be different from ones own.
Individuals with ASD may lack this. (THEORY OF MIND)
23. A language abnormality common in the speech of children with ASD wherein
the child refers to himself or herself as "he," "she," or "you" and uses "I" or
"me" when referring to others. (PRONOUN REVERSAL)
24. All children with ASD also have intellectual development disorder. (FALSE,
do not always)
25. Children with ASD have difficulty recognizing emotions in others. (TRUE)
26. Medication has been shown to be more effective in treating ASD than
behavioral treatment. (FALSE, less effective)
27. In childhood, depression affects boys and girls equally, but in adolescence
girls are affected twice as often as boys. (TRUE)