Exam 5: Disorders of Childhood

Autism and Asperger's syndrome are listed as separate disorders in the DSM-5.

Amy is 4 years old and, when upset, does not seek comfort from her mother. She also does not accept comfort from her mother when it is offered. In addition, Amy is often emotionally unresponsive and has generally only negative feelings toward her mother. Amy's case BEST illustrates ______ disorder.

The discontinued DSM-IV diagnosis of ______ was given to individuals with autism spectrum disorder who scored well on intelligence tests and who displayed relatively high social functioning.

Briefly describe how the DSM-5 diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder differs from corresponding diagnoses in the DSM-IV. How does the revision of the DSM-IV diagnoses relate to the distinction between categorical and dimensional approaches to diagnosis?

______ attachment is NOT one of the three patterns of attachment originally described by Ainsworth.

As compared with individuals without the disorder, individuals with autism show more mirror neuron activation when looking at emotionally expressive faces.

______ disorder occurs when a child is poorly cared for and does not seek comfort or support from an attachment figure.

One example of a neurodevelopmental disorder in childhood is ______ disorder.

An intellectual developmental disorder called ______ occurs when a particular liver enzyme does not function correctly.

Risk taking or impulsivity in adolescence involves distinct brain networks that are related to the ability to inhibit behavior. These networks may form a(n) ______ related to psychopathology.

Research has found that ______ mothers have a ______ risk for having children with autism.

One of the attachment disorders is ______ disorder.

Mirror neurons are thought to be responsible for enabling ______.

What processes and brain structures are involved in the processing of social information, and what do these processes tell us about the role of social skills in our lives?

Which is the MOST likely reason that Bowlby used the term attachment rather than the traditional term object relations?

Current neuroscience studies show that by the time of full brain development, a person with autism shows deficits in the areas that make up the ______.

Kylie is 8 and is willing to accept anyone as a parental figure. She is overly familiar with strangers and was not cared for well by her biological parents. Kylie has been in over five different foster homes. Kylie is showing characteristics of ______.

Jacob is 32 and has never had a serious romantic relationship. He was considered an aggressive boy in middle school and does not have a strong bond with his mother. When Jacob was young, he could not have cared less if his mother left him with a babysitter. On her return, Jacob was usually emotionless. Jacob's attachment style can be characterized as ______.

______ disorder is characterized by intellectual disabilities in which the person does not meet normal developmental milestones.

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