Exam 11: Abnormal Behaviour Across the Lifespan

Jomy has poorly developed skills in recognizing words and comprehending written text.He reads laboriously and distorts,omits,and substitutes words when reading aloud.He also has trouble decoding letters,perceiving a w as an m or an L as a J.He is only eight years old and his reading skills are far behind those of his classmates.He is suffering from ________.

Chromosomal abnormalities become more likely as parents age.

Most people with autism spectrum disorder are ________.Most people with savant syndrome are ________.

Estimates of prevalence of Klinefelter's syndrome range from 1 in ________ males.

Fragile X syndrome causes intellectual disability in 1 of every ________ males.

Which of the following is NOT true of children with cultural-familial intellectual disability?

Each of the following is involved in the development of conduct disorder in children EXCEPT ________.

Discuss the theoretical perspectives on and the treatment of conduct disorder an oppositional defiant disorder.

PKU is a fatal genetic disorder.

The _________ nature of speech and reading may be central to the cause of learning disorders.

All medications used to treat Alzheimer's disease inhibit the breakdown of acetylcholine.

Past studies about the use of medications in treating childhood or adolescent depression have shown superior results.

Autism spectrum disorder is one of the mildest chronic disorders of childhood.

Autism spectrum disordered children usually show evidence of prominent delusions or hallucinations.

Denzel never developed appropriate male secondary sexual characteristics.Fellow male classmates often tease him because of his enlarged breasts and his poor muscular coordination.He also has mild intellectual disability and is infertile.Denzel is most likely suffering from ________.

In Canada,children with all levels of intellectual disability are integrated into regular classrooms,typically with a modified curriculum.

In a classic study conducted by O.Ivar Lovaas,children suffering from autism spectrum disorder received more than 40 hours of one-to-one behaviour modification each week for at least two years.Significant intellectual and educational gains were reported for __% of the children in the program.

Childhood depression typically occurs with all of the following psychological disorders EXCEPT __________.

Childhood depression rarely occurs by itself.

Discuss the process of diagnosing someone with delirium.