Question 1

Approximatelypercent of neurodevelopmental disabilities associated with severe intellectual disabilities have genetic causes.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 25 
C) 10 
D) 45 
E) 60 
A) 5 
B) 25 
C) 10 
D) 45 
E) 60

Question 2

Ames (1992)conducted a longitudinal study of Romanian infants who had spent varying amounts of time in orphanages.Which of the following is NOT one of the findings of this research?

Accepted Answer

A) Approximately three years after adoption over half of the children adopted at an older age were not yet ready for the school grade appropriate to their age. 
B) The children who had been in the orphanage the longest had the lowest IQs. 
C) Orphans who entered an infant development program after adoption were found to progress rapidly. 
D) All of the children at time of adoption were found to be delayed in intelligence. 
E) Almost 80% of the children at time of adoption were found to be delayed in gross and fine motor skills. 
A) Approximately three years after adoption over half of the children adopted at an older age were not yet ready for the school grade appropriate to their age. 
B) The children who had been in the orphanage the longest had the lowest IQs. 
C) Orphans who entered an infant development program after adoption were found to progress rapidly. 
D) All of the children at time of adoption were found to be delayed in intelligence. 
E) Almost 80% of the children at time of adoption were found to be delayed in gross and fine motor skills.

Question 3

Impairment of mathematics often show impairments that reflect deficits in working memory and executive function.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

For education,volunteer activity,and employment,results of a study using the AIMS Interview found the most frequently occurring category to be

Accepted Answer

A) segregation. 
B) normalization. 
C) marginalization. 
D) integration. 
E) assimilation. 
A) segregation. 
B) normalization. 
C) marginalization. 
D) integration. 
E) assimilation.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT associated with Down syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A) congenital heart disease 
B) poor muscle tone 
C) kidney abnormalities 
D) congenital cataracts 
E) gastrointestinal abnormalities 
A) congenital heart disease 
B) poor muscle tone 
C) kidney abnormalities 
D) congenital cataracts 
E) gastrointestinal abnormalities

Question 6

Research findings about the etiology of learning disorders are inconclusive,but according to the text it is generally believed that

Accepted Answer

A) psychological causes may be implicated. 
B) biological causes may be implicated. 
C) neither biological nor psychological causes are likely to be implicated. 
D) biological causes may be implicated,but secondary to psychological causes. 
E) both biological and psychological causes may be implicated. 
A) psychological causes may be implicated. 
B) biological causes may be implicated. 
C) neither biological nor psychological causes are likely to be implicated. 
D) biological causes may be implicated,but secondary to psychological causes. 
E) both biological and psychological causes may be implicated.

Question 7

Children with autism spectrum disorder are often very responsive to and become irritated by minor changes in their non-social environment,such as a change in routine or arrangement of furniture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

While issues such as deinstitutionalization were major issues in the 1970s and 1980s,according to the text the focus shifted in the 1990s to

Accepted Answer

A) studying normalization. 
B) examining mainstreaming. 
C) reducing marginalization. 
D) reinstituting institutionalization. 
E) evaluating quality of life. 
A) studying normalization. 
B) examining mainstreaming. 
C) reducing marginalization. 
D) reinstituting institutionalization. 
E) evaluating quality of life.

Question 9

The changes that have been made to diagnosis of mental retardation in DSM-5 include

Accepted Answer

A) replacing the term with intellectual developmental disorder; reduced emphasis on IQ; increase emphasis on cultural issues and adaptive behaviour. 
B) replacing the term with mental developmental disorder; reduced emphasis on IQ; increase emphasis on cultural issues and adaptive behaviour. 
C) replacing the term with intellectual developmental disorder; increased emphasis on cultural issues and adaptive behaviour. 
D) replacing the term with intellectual developmental disorder; reduced emphasis on IQ. 
E) reduced emphasis on IQ; increase emphasis on cultural issues and adaptive behaviour. 
A) replacing the term with intellectual developmental disorder; reduced emphasis on IQ; increase emphasis on cultural issues and adaptive behaviour. 
B) replacing the term with mental developmental disorder; reduced emphasis on IQ; increase emphasis on cultural issues and adaptive behaviour. 
C) replacing the term with intellectual developmental disorder; increased emphasis on cultural issues and adaptive behaviour. 
D) replacing the term with intellectual developmental disorder; reduced emphasis on IQ. 
E) reduced emphasis on IQ; increase emphasis on cultural issues and adaptive behaviour.

Question 10

A recent survey of women with intellectual disability living in community residences indicated that betweenpercent had been sexually assaulted.

Accepted Answer

A) 75-80 
B) 65-70 
C) 45-50 
D) 85-95 
E) 25-30 
A) 75-80 
B) 65-70 
C) 45-50 
D) 85-95 
E) 25-30

Question 11

A recent Canadian survey of aberrant behaviour among children,adolescents and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders found clinically significant aberrant behaviour in roughlypercent of children as well as adolescents and adults.

Accepted Answer

A) 100 
B) 25 
C) 75 
D) 50 
E) 90 
A) 100 
B) 25 
C) 75 
D) 50 
E) 90

Question 12

Perceiving deviant behaviours to be a function of a neurodevelopmental disorder is called

Accepted Answer

A) dual diagnosis. 
B) oversight. 
C) diagnostic overshadowing. 
D) diagnostic oversight. 
E) overshadowing. 
A) dual diagnosis. 
B) oversight. 
C) diagnostic overshadowing. 
D) diagnostic oversight. 
E) overshadowing.

Question 13

Evidence suggests that an effective predictor of outcome among people with autism spectrum disorder is

Accepted Answer

A) an IQ of 70. 
B) an IQ above 95. 
C) the absence of significant psychiatric problems. 
D) the development of fluent speech by age 5. 
E) the absence of epilepsy or sensory impairments. 
A) an IQ of 70. 
B) an IQ above 95. 
C) the absence of significant psychiatric problems. 
D) the development of fluent speech by age 5. 
E) the absence of epilepsy or sensory impairments.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT included in the acculturation framework?

Accepted Answer

A) segregation 
B) assimilation 
C) integration 
D) ostracization 
E) marginalization 
A) segregation 
B) assimilation 
C) integration 
D) ostracization 
E) marginalization

Question 15

The Dementia Scale for Down Syndrome (DSDS)was developed to detect and rate the severity of dementia among people who are not verbal and who cannot follow test instructions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

approaches are generally the intervention of choice for maladaptive behaviours such as aggression and self injury.

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioural 
B) Cognitive 
C) Medical 
D) Psychodynamic 
E) Existential 
A) Behavioural 
B) Cognitive 
C) Medical 
D) Psychodynamic 
E) Existential

Question 17

The influence of theprinciple has contributed to theof thousands of people living with disabilities.

Accepted Answer

A) regularity; deinstitutionalization 
B) regularity; ostracizing 
C) contact; normalization 
D) normalization; ostracizing 
E) normalization; deinstitutionalization 
A) regularity; deinstitutionalization 
B) regularity; ostracizing 
C) contact; normalization 
D) normalization; ostracizing 
E) normalization; deinstitutionalization

Question 18

In Canada,the preferred term is,whereas in the United States,the term most often used is,although the two are often used interchangeably.

Accepted Answer

A) intellectual disability; learning disability 
B) intellectual disability; mental retardation 
C) intellectual disability; developmental handicap 
D) intellectual disability; learning ability 
E) mental handicap; developmental disability 
A) intellectual disability; learning disability 
B) intellectual disability; mental retardation 
C) intellectual disability; developmental handicap 
D) intellectual disability; learning ability 
E) mental handicap; developmental disability

Question 19

The best known chromosomal abnormality associated with intellectual disability is
The most common type of this abnormality is.

Accepted Answer

A) Fragile X syndrome; trisomy 21 
B) Tay-Sachs disease; trisomy 21 
C) Down syndrome; trisomy 23 
D) Tay-Sachs disease; trisomy 23 
E) Down syndrome; trisomy 21 
A) Fragile X syndrome; trisomy 21 
B) Tay-Sachs disease; trisomy 21 
C) Down syndrome; trisomy 23 
D) Tay-Sachs disease; trisomy 23 
E) Down syndrome; trisomy 21

Question 20

Impaitment of mathematics is also known as

Accepted Answer

A) dyscalculia. 
B) dysalgebra. 
C) dystonia. 
D) dyslexia. 
E) dysgraphia. 
A) dyscalculia. 
B) dysalgebra. 
C) dystonia. 
D) dyslexia. 
E) dysgraphia.

Approximatelypercent of neurodevelopmental disabilities associated with severe intellectual disabilities have genetic causes.

Ames (1992)conducted a longitudinal study of Romanian infants who had spent varying amounts of time in orphanages.Which of the following is NOT one of the findings of this research?

Impairment of mathematics often show impairments that reflect deficits in working memory and executive function.

For education,volunteer activity,and employment,results of a study using the AIMS Interview found the most frequently occurring category to be

Which of the following is NOT associated with Down syndrome?

Research findings about the etiology of learning disorders are inconclusive,but according to the text it is generally believed that

Children with autism spectrum disorder are often very responsive to and become irritated by minor changes in their non-social environment,such as a change in routine or arrangement of furniture.

While issues such as deinstitutionalization were major issues in the 1970s and 1980s,according to the text the focus shifted in the 1990s to

The changes that have been made to diagnosis of mental retardation in DSM-5 include

A recent survey of women with intellectual disability living in community residences indicated that betweenpercent had been sexually assaulted.

A recent Canadian survey of aberrant behaviour among children,adolescents and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders found clinically significant aberrant behaviour in roughlypercent of children as well as adolescents and adults.

Perceiving deviant behaviours to be a function of a neurodevelopmental disorder is called

Evidence suggests that an effective predictor of outcome among people with autism spectrum disorder is

Which of the following is NOT included in the acculturation framework?

The Dementia Scale for Down Syndrome (DSDS)was developed to detect and rate the severity of dementia among people who are not verbal and who cannot follow test instructions.

approaches are generally the intervention of choice for maladaptive behaviours such as aggression and self injury.

The influence of theprinciple has contributed to theof thousands of people living with disabilities.

In Canada,the preferred term is,whereas in the United States,the term most often used is,although the two are often used interchangeably.

The best known chromosomal abnormality associated with intellectual disability is The most common type of this abnormality is.

Impaitment of mathematics is also known as

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Exam 14: Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Approximatelypercent of neurodevelopmental disabilities associated with severe intellectual disabilities have genetic causes.

Ames (1992)conducted a longitudinal study of Romanian infants who had spent varying amounts of time in orphanages.Which of the following is NOT one of the findings of this research?

Impairment of mathematics often show impairments that reflect deficits in working memory and executive function.

For education,volunteer activity,and employment,results of a study using the AIMS Interview found the most frequently occurring category to be

Which of the following is NOT associated with Down syndrome?

Research findings about the etiology of learning disorders are inconclusive,but according to the text it is generally believed that

Children with autism spectrum disorder are often very responsive to and become irritated by minor changes in their non-social environment,such as a change in routine or arrangement of furniture.

While issues such as deinstitutionalization were major issues in the 1970s and 1980s,according to the text the focus shifted in the 1990s to

The changes that have been made to diagnosis of mental retardation in DSM-5 include

A recent survey of women with intellectual disability living in community residences indicated that betweenpercent had been sexually assaulted.

A recent Canadian survey of aberrant behaviour among children,adolescents and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders found clinically significant aberrant behaviour in roughlypercent of children as well as adolescents and adults.

Perceiving deviant behaviours to be a function of a neurodevelopmental disorder is called

Evidence suggests that an effective predictor of outcome among people with autism spectrum disorder is

Which of the following is NOT included in the acculturation framework?

The Dementia Scale for Down Syndrome (DSDS)was developed to detect and rate the severity of dementia among people who are not verbal and who cannot follow test instructions.

approaches are generally the intervention of choice for maladaptive behaviours such as aggression and self injury.

The influence of theprinciple has contributed to theof thousands of people living with disabilities.

In Canada,the preferred term is,whereas in the United States,the term most often used is,although the two are often used interchangeably.

The best known chromosomal abnormality associated with intellectual disability is The most common type of this abnormality is.

Impaitment of mathematics is also known as

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety and Related Disorders

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Depressive Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual Dysfunction Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

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