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DSM 5 ASWB EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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DSM 5 ASWB EXAM STUDY GUIDEQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
Neurodevelopmental Disorders - ANSWER Conditions that typically manifest in early childhood and are
characterized by developmental deficits in the areas of personal, social, academic, or occupational
functioning.
Neurodevelopment Disorders include the following categories / types - ANSWER Intellectual Disabilities
(formerly classified as Mental Retardation), Communication Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder,
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Specific Learning Disorder, and Motor Disorders.
Intellectual Disabilities - ANSWER Mild, moderate, severe, or profound deficits in such functions as
reasoning, problem solving, planning , abstract thinking, judgment, academic learning, and learning from
experience, with an onset during the developmental period.
Global Developmental Delay - ANSWER Applies to individuals under age 5 who do not meet expected
developmental milestones in several areas of intellectual functioning and who cannot be formally
assessed with standardized assessments of intellectual functioning.
Communication Disorders include the following categories & types - ANSWER Language Disorder, Speech
Sound Disorder, and Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder, Childhood Onset Fluency Disorder
(Stuttering)
Communication Disorders - ANSWER Involve deficits in the development and use of language, speech,
and social communication, respectively.
Childhood Onset Fluency Disorder (stutering) - ANSWER Involves difficulties in the normal fluency and
motor production of speech.
Social Pragmatic Coomunication Disorder - ANSWER difficulties with communication in social areas such
as greetings and sharing information
, Autism Spectrum Disorder - ANSWER Consolidation of the previous disorders of autistic disorder,
Asperger's disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder involves persistent impairments in social
communication and social interaction, as well as restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or
activities.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - ANSWER Indicates a persistent pattern of inattention,
disorganization, and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that is inconsistent with the individual's developmental
level and that affects functioning in academic, occupational, or social areas.
Specific Learning Disorder - ANSWER Usually detected by psychological testing, is diagnosed when there
is a specific deficit in the individual's ability to perceive and process information. Can include
impairments in reading, writing, and/or mathematics (and needs to be so specified) and must either
result in academic or occupational performance that is well below average for the individual's age or that
requires extraordinary effort on the part of the individual in order to reach age-appropriate levels.
Motor Disorders - ANSWER Developmental Coordination Disorder, Stereotypic Movement Disorder and
Tic Disorders
Developmental Coordination Disorder - ANSWER Involves deficits in motor coordination that are not due
to another primary diagnosis such as Cerebral Palsy.
Stereotypic Movement Disorder - ANSWER Involves repetitive, seemingly driven, and apparently
purposeless motor behavior
Tic Disorders - ANSWER Include sudden, rapid, recurrent nonrhythmic, motor movements and/or
vocalizations. The tics are involuntary and tend to increase under stress, but the individual is often able
to suppress them for periods of time.
Tourettes Disorder - ANSWER Involves both motor and vocal tics that have persisted for at least one year.
Persistent (Chronic) Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder - ANSWER Involves either motor or vocal tics, but not
both, that have persisted for at least one year.
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