Exam 15: Atypical Development

Autism is this type of disorder, and features disturbances in social interaction, impairments in communication and stereotyped patterns of behavior, beginning early in life and profoundly impacting the person and family.

A pattern of negative, defiant, disobedient, and hostile behavior toward parents and other authority figures, established prior to age 8 is a(n)

What percent of children in the United States has some type of pervasive developmental disorder?

Kris has adolescent-onset conduct disorder. Which of the following is most likely to have caused this disorder?

Research supports the hypothesis that psychopathology arises mostly as a result of

fMRI diagnosis has indicated that the cause of learning disabilities may be

Many young women who suffer from bulimia have also been diagnosed with __________, which is a psychiatric disorder in which individuals have irrational, unfounded fears that those they love will abandom them.

Of the following, which is the most promising explanation for eating disorders?

All of the following indicate inattention in a child EXCEPT

What percent of parents of hyperactive children themselves have a history of hyperactivity?

Beginning at age 13 to 15, girls are ________ as likely to report high or chronic levels of depression as boys.

What does Kathy Pratt, an educator in the field of childhood disorders, say about autism?

Kate has an eating disorder and Jimmy suffers from anxiety. Both have

Eating disorders are classified as

Which of the following girls is MOST likely to become bulimic?

__________ is the view that change occurs throughout life, and is fundamental to developmental psychopathology.

Will has developed a conduct disorder. It is most likely that his parents were

__________ is defined as a pattern of behavior that is unusual in a person's culture and interferes with his or her psychological, social, and/or educational functioning.

Which of the following children is most likely to become depressed?

The most common brand name for methylphenidate, used to treat ADHD, is __________ .