Exam 17: Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Autistic spectrum disorder often involves stereotyped body movements.These can include which of the following?

Studies suggest that a single gene is not responsible for the expression of autism,and as many as ______ different genes may be involved (Santangelo & Tsatsanis,2005).

A further significant cause of intellectual disability is maternal drug use during pregnancy.For instance,US studies indicate that what percent of pregnant women use illegal drugs?

Another important chromosomal abnormality that causes intellectual disability is known as fragile X syndrome.This is where the X chromosome appears to show physical weaknesses and may be bent or broken.Fragile X syndrome occurs in approximately what percentage of all births?

In the treatment of autistic spectrum disorder,the drug naltrexone has also been found to be beneficial in the control of hyperactivity and self-injurious behaviour.What kind of drug is this?

Children suffering Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)will usually have which of the following?

One form of child abuse that is known to cause intellectual disability is known as:

A number of drugs are used in the treatment of autistic spectrum disorder,mainly to help control problem behaviours.Antipsychotic medications such as _______ are the type of drug most commonly used in the treatment of autism.

Tay-Sachs disease is also a metabolic disorder caused by a recessive gene (often found in children of Eastern European Jewish ancestry).The defective gene results in an absence of the enzyme?

Childhood-onset Fluency Disorder is also known as:

Studies have shown that teenage mothers are significantly more likely to punish their children than praise them,and are significantly less sensitive to their children's needs than older mothers.As a result,children born to teenage mothers are at increased risk of which of the following?

Supported employment settings which provide employment tailored to the individuals own needs are available for individuals with which of the following

More recently,risperidone has been used in the treatment of autistic spectrum disorder is known as risperidone.This is a type of what kind of medication?

In autistic spectrum disorder there are a number of ways to test whether a child has developed a 'theory of mind'.One traditional method is known as the:

Which of the following may cause extreme distress to an autistic child?

Down Syndrome was first described by British doctor Langdon Down in 1866.However,it was not until 1959 that French geneticist Jerome Lejeune first reported that individuals with Down Syndrome almost always possess an extra chromosome in which pair?

DSM-5 allows Intellectual Disability to be specified according to severity.Rather than being 'impaired',an individual may instead be socially ________.

Some disorders are characterised by serious abnormalities in the developmental process.Those that fall under the heading of autistic spectrum disorder are usually associated with a range impairments and delays,including which of the following?

Chromosomal disorders account for around ______ of all diagnosed cases of intellectual disability.

Rett's Disorder,Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and Asperger's Syndrome have been combined in DSM-5 into a single dimensional diagnostic category called __________ disorder.