Exam 15: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

________ are delays in cognitive development in the areas of language, speech, mathematical, or motor skills that are not necessarily due to any demonstrable physical or neurological defect.

________ attempt to help children or others receive services that they need but often are unable to obtain for themselves.

Which of the following is a possible explanation for the seeming lack of emotion in autistic children?

Among children, the most commonly diagnosed disorders are ________

For children with mild intellectual disabilities, the best approach to education is likely to be ________

Which of the following is a symptom of Tourette's syndrome?

Discuss the relationship between oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, juvenile delinquency, and antisocial personality disorder.

What is a negative aspect of using stimulant medications for ADHD treatment?

Children with separation anxiety disorder ________

Of the several environmental influences listed in the chapter which make children vulnerable to psychological problems, which one can also protect children from these problems?

Low socioeconomic status and living in a poor neighborhood are ________ variables that increase the probability of a child developing conduct disorder.

Jenny has an IQ in the average range. However, at school she is doing very poorly. She has consistently scored at two or more grade levels below the grade she is actually in. From this, a diagnostician would hypothesize that Jenny most likely ________

What was the greatest problem that emerged when a classification system for childhood disorders was being developed?

What two childhood disorders are characterized by aggressive or antisocial behavior?

________ is a neurodevelopmental disorder that involves a wide range of problematic behaviors including deficits in language and perceptual and motor development; defective reality testing; and impairments in social communication.

Artiss developed conduct disorder early. Bertram developed conduct disorder late. This suggests that ________

What is the clinical picture of oppositional defiant disorder? How is this disorder related to conduct disorder?

What is coprolalia?

The diagnoses of depression and bipolar disorder in children and adolescents have __________ in number of the past few years, although diagnosing them has become controversial.

A crucial aspect of for those in the field of developmental psychopathology is understanding individual maladaptation ________