Exam 13: Disorders of Childhood

Jim,a 10-year-old boy with intellectual disability,must learn how to spell simple words.However,Jim is highly distractable and has no one around who is willing to sit with him and repeatedly go over such a simple task.Jim would likely benefit from

The DSM-5 categorizes all of the following as neurodevelopmental disorders EXCEPT

Which of the following has been considered a mild form of autism?

Most autistic children are born with

Which of the following has NOT been investigated regarding peers and antisocial behavior?

Which of the following BEST explains the fact that ADHD children and their parents typically struggle with discipline and obeying rules?

The most common medication prescribed for autism is

Which of these is not part of the three broad categories that The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)defines as part of Intellectual Disability?

The association between nicotine and ADHD is that

Girls with ADHD

In recent molecular genetic studies,genes associated with the neurotransmitter __________ have been linked to ADHD.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Depressed children and adults both exhibit which of the following symptoms?

School phobia in young children is most often associated with

Joan,an autistic child,reacts to her mother's expression of pain by withdrawing from her.This reaction

Children with learning disabilities typically have __________ intelligence.

In a recent fMRI study examining three different types of readers,adults who had trouble learning to read early in school

All of the following are examples of internalizing disorders EXCEPT:

Which of the following is a childhood disorders classification in the DSM-5?

The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities recommends an individualized assessment