Exam 13: Developmental and Disruptive Behavior Disorders

Josie was brought in for an assessment by her mother who suspects Josie may be demonstrating signs of an intellectual disability. In order to determine if Josie meets criteria for an intellectual disability, the clinician must establish that Josie demonstrates deficits in ____ and ____.

Which of the following is NOT one of the key categories of symptoms for diagnosing autism?

Jimmy has poor school achievement in reading. He is failing his reading class, but this failure is not explained by intellectual disability. Jimmy may have a

Children who have a small head size, facial and heart defects, lower intelligence, problems in learning, memory, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and communication and social skills may have been prenatally exposed to

Changes in ____ brain areas changes may help explain problems of motor control, behavior inhibition, and cognition in persons with disruptive behavior disorders.

Prevention programs for disruptive behavior disorders are largely

Discuss the stigma associated with disruptive behavior disorders.

Gene therapy for developmental disorders has been tested in

Diseases, such as meningitis, may result in

According to your textbook, the three main ways to assess disruptive behavior disorders is through

Sandy repeats everything that she has just heard. She is displaying

Children are assessed on their reading, spelling, and arithmetic tasks to determine their grade level using the ____ test.

Intellectual disability subtype categories include

Which youth with oppositional defiant disorder will likely have the LEAST severe adjustment problems in adulthood?

Disorders that are at the end of the continuum of behaviors that begins with mild problems with emotional control and occasional impulsivity, then progresses to being called rambunctious, and finally moves to the extreme problematic level are referred to as

People with autism may show behaviors such as excessive rocking, hand flapping, or walking on their toes that are called

People with developmental disorders often experience severe cognitive and intellectual deficits, so basic assessment strategies are to use tests that assess for

Identify the methods of treating disruptive behavior disorders.

Identify treatment modalities of developmental disorders.

Conduct disorder can be reasonably associated with