Exam 1 intro to ASD Final Exam 2024
Diagnostic criteria for ASD are now supplemented by _________________ . -
CORRECT ANSWER-Descriptors
if a person is part of the aloof group, which would be one of their behaviors? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Behave as though others don't exist.
Self-stimulatory stereot...
if communication difficulties sufficient for the d
after a scale has been tested and retested it is
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Exam 1 intro to ASD Final Exam 2024
Diagnostic criteria for ASD are now supplemented by _________________ . -
CORRECT ANSWER-Descriptors
if a person is part of the aloof group, which would be one of their behaviors? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Behave as though others don't exist.
Self-stimulatory stereotypic movements include all the behaviors below except for
________________ . - CORRECT ANSWER-repetitive utterances
Terms previously used when referencing autism include all except which of the
following: - CORRECT ANSWER-Cognitive disorder
The term dissociable is used when referring to the ability to _____________
communication and language? - CORRECT ANSWER-Separate
What was the major problem with the concept of autism subtypes? - CORRECT
ANSWER-It proved difficult in practice to make unambiguous distinctions between
them.
If communication difficulties sufficient for the diagnosis of Social Communication
Disorder (SCD) are not noticed until the child enters school, the diagnosis... -
CORRECT ANSWER-may still be made if these difficulties were found to have been
present from a very early age
Which is not one of the Wing's four types of autism-related social behavior? -
CORRECT ANSWER-The quiet group
Which of the following are changes from the DSM-IV to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria? -
CORRECT ANSWER--new diagnostic condition, Social Communication Disorder, was
introduced.
- The severity of symptoms is specified as descriptors.
- Unlike DSM-IV, the DSM-5 abandoned the PDD-suptypes concept in favor of the
spectrum concept
-Restricted and repetitive behavior is no longer seen as an essential element.
Which is not an accurate description of a reaction to the changes from DSM-IV to DSM-
5 in the diagnosis of autism? - CORRECT ANSWER-The changes were accepted as
wonderful and forward-thinking by all.
According to Hans Asperger, children with autistic psychopathy may present with
__________________ . - CORRECT ANSWER--motor clumsiness.
-limited or inappropriate non-verbal communciation.
, -all-absorbing, narrow interests, often to the exclusion of other activities.
By the mid-1970's, which of the following theories about Autism Spectrum Disorder was
disproved? - CORRECT ANSWER-Autism is a form of psychosis
& Autism is a form of neurosis
Creak's 'Nine Points' is a list of diagnostic criteria for what condition? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Childhood Schizophrenia
In the early years, what mental disorder was often diagnosed instead of autism? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Schizophrenia
Infantile autism (as it was called then) was formally recognized as a distinct condition in
1980 by which diagnostic nominclature? - CORRECT ANSWER-Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Third Edition (DSM-III)
Neurosis is _____________ . - CORRECT ANSWER-a term that in the past was used
to characterize ASD & a personality or mental disturbance not resulting from any known
biological cause.
Prior to recognizing ASD as a distinct condition, the less able of these children with ASD
were most likely described as ______________ . - CORRECT ANSWER-feeble minded
Although Hans Asperger's paper ('Autistic Psychopathy in Childhood' ) was originally
published in German in 1944, when did his work become well known in English-
speaking countries? - CORRECT ANSWER-over 40 years later
When was "Infantile autism" first recognized as a distinct condition? - CORRECT
ANSWER-in 1980
Which of the following is in the Creak's Nine Points diagnostic list for schizophrenia? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Gross and sustained impairment of emotional relationships
What distinguishes the ADOS-2 from most other scales used to assess ASD? -
CORRECT ANSWER-It provides 5 separate modules geared for the subject's particular
developmental and expressive language level.
It is a measure that involves direct observation of the person being assessed.
What can be said about reliability when making decisions about special educational
placement? - CORRECT ANSWER-a higher reliability would be best in this situation
When two measures are being compared, it is important that both have high reliability
coefficients because.... - CORRECT ANSWER-High reliabilities help ensure that
differences are not due to chance.
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