Exam 15: Disorders of Childhood

The Autism Genome Project Consortium (2007) identified that __________ may play a critical role in autism spectrum disorders.

A proposal by Child and Youth Advisory Committee of the Mental Health Commission of Canada to establish a national mental health framework specific to children and youth suggested the following EXCEPT:

What term is used to describe the following communication: Teacher: "What are you playing with, Carl?" Carl: "He's playing ball."

Mildly retarded individuals have IQs between about:

What have Pepler and Sedighdeilami (1998) reported about the problems of aggressive girls?

According to a biopsychosocial model of the development of conduct disorder, biological predisposition and sociocultural context operate as:

Typically, the outcome for stuttering is

A new diagnosis in DSM-5 is disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, also known as "the temper tantrum disorder."

During which period in Canadian history did the use of Ritalin to treat ADHD increase by up to 4.5 times its previous use?

It is thought that the genetic vulnerability that develops into ADHD can also develop into:

Children with problems of undercontrol are most likely to come to therapy:

Howard is a happy and well-loved child. He is kindergarten and enjoys most aspects of school. His parents were surprised when his teacher sent a note home, voicing her concern about his ability to learn new skills, like tying his shoes and playing ball. She suspects he may have:

The Montreal Longitudinal-Experimental Study revealed that ______________ consistently predicted later violent delinquency as well as non-violent offending in _____________.

Antipsychotic medications are used to treat all the various symptoms of autism.

When Holly's mom drops her off at daycare, she is happy to go off and play with the other children. When her mom comes to pick her up at the end of the day, she greets her excitedly and tells her all about her day. Holly represents the ______ attachment style.

The category "pervasive developmental disorder" includes which of the following disorders?

Brian was enrolled in a program of anger-control training to reduce his aggression. As part of his cognitive training, peers were told to insult Brian and he was told to:

The most common medication prescribed for autism is:

Gretchen is mentally retarded. She is 18 years old, but her academic skills are at about the 1st grade level despite many years of specialized schooling. She lives with her family and walks each day to a school program where she works on self-care and social skills. Gretchen has some trouble with both fine and gross motor skills, but enjoys playing active games with her brothers and sisters. What level of mental retardation does Gretchen exhibit?

Compare the etiology of mental retardation with the etiology of autism.