Exam 11: Abnormal Behaviour Across the Lifespan

A disorder characterized by a broad delay in the development of adaptive and intellectual abilities that affect most areas of cognitive and social functioning is ________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three diagnostic criteria from the DSM-5 that must be met for a person to be labelled mentally retarded?

The cause of Down syndrome remains unknown.

Each of the following diseases EXCEPT ________ carries the risk of causing intellectual disability in an infant if the mother contracts the disease during pregnancy.

Matthew has deficient writing skills.His writing is characterized by numerous errors in spelling,punctuation,grammar,and he has difficulty in composing sentences and paragraphs.Although he is only nine years old,he is already far behind his classmates in his writing skills.He is suffering from ________.

There is no discernable gender difference in the risk of depression in childhood.

The major cause of Autism spectrum disorder appears to be parents who are cold,distant,and rejecting toward their child.

Ajesh is a human calendar.Although he has an intellectual disability and cannot add two numbers correctly,when asked,he can correctly calculate the day of the week for virtually any date named in the past or the future.Ajesh is best described as suffering from ________.

Learning disorders appear to run in families.

The best predictors for later development of Alzheimer's disease are __________.

Neuropsychological testing,EEG studies,and MRI studies of children and adolescents with ADHD point to abnormalities in the areas of the brain involved in regulating the processes of attention,inhibition of motor (movement)behaviour,and _______control.

Depression and_______,especially when combined with low self-esteem,are major risk factors for suicide among adolescents.

Prenatal testing can identify fragile X syndrome.

Researchers have found that children become depressed because they think depressing thoughts.

Many behaviour patterns that are normal for children would be considered abnormal among adults.

Boys with conduct disorder are more likely than girls to engage in each of the following EXCEPT ________.

Winnie has intellectual disability.She has few communication skills,although she understands and responds to some speech.She can conform to daily routines and repetitive activities and profit from systematic habit training,but she needs continuing direction and supervision in a protective environment.She experienced marked delay in motor development and has an IQ of 34.Her intellectual disability is best described as ________.

Family problems are present in about ________ % of the cases of adolescent suicide attempts.

Describe the assessment of intellectual disability.

Each of the following is listed among the categories of attention-deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders EXCEPT ________ disorder.