Exam 11: Abnormal Behaviour Across the Lifespan

For youth aged 10 to 19 years,Health Canada (1999c)reports that suicide is the ______ cause of death,accounting for almost 1 in 5 deaths.

Deinstitutionalization of people with intellectual disability has largely resulted in massive social problems and swelled the ranks of America's homeless population.

Mainstreaming appears to help most children with mild and moderate intellectual disability achieve their full potential.

Researchers have recently pinpointed some specific causal processes in the brain that can account for Autism spectrum disorder.

Recent research has pointed to ________ as a possible cause of savant syndrome.

Turner's syndrome occurs only among males.

Marco has a round face;a broad,flat nose;small,downward sloping folds of skin at the inside corners of his eyes;a protruding tongue;small,squarish hands;and unusually short arms and legs in relation to his body.He suffers from intellectual disability and from heart and respiratory problems.He most likely has ________.

Which of the following is NOT a subtype of Alzheimer's disease?

Many depressed children neither report nor are aware of feelings of depression.

To be diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder,the disorder must persist for at least ________ months.

Brianna has intellectual disability.She experienced noticeable delays in her motor development,especially speech,but she can learn simple communication,elementary health and safety habits,and simple manual skills.She can perform simple tasks in sheltered conditions and loves to participate in simple recreational activities.However,she is incapable of self-maintenance.Her IQ is 39 and she is unable to progress in functional reading and arithmetic.Her intellectual disability is best described as ________.

Discuss intervention in cases of intellectual disability.

Describe prenatal factors that can cause intellectual disability.

Instead of having two sex chromosomes,females with Turner's syndrome have three.

Most cases of delirium are reversible.

Learning theorists view oppositional defiant disorder as arising from ________.

Adolescents who talk about suicide are only venting their feelings and do not really intend to kill themselves.

Stimulants used in treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have been shown to do each of the following EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following is NOT true of children with Down syndrome?

Most people with savant syndrome are male.