PSYC 2490 - UNIT 9 QUESTIONS
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\Q\.DSM diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - ANSWERS✔-1) persistent
deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts
2) restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities
3) symptoms must be present in early developmental period
4) symptoms cause clinically significant impairment in important areas of current functioning
5) the disturbances are not better explained by intellectual disability or global developmental
delay
\Q\.Difference between autism and schizophrenia - ANSWERS✔-They differ in onset symptoms,
causes, and treatment
- autism = neurodevelopmental condition, present in early life
- schizophrenia = a psychiatric disorder, appears in later life
\Q\.What diagnostic category and disorders for ASD encompass from the DSM IV - ANSWERS✔-
Category of pervasive developmental disorder
- Autistic disorder
- Asperger's disorder
,- pervasive developmental disorder
\Q\.Prevalence of autism (Canada and USA) - ANSWERS✔-Canadian estimates = range from 1-3
per 1000 births
USA = 1 in 68 children
\Q\.What's the occurrence of autism in males VS females - ANSWERS✔-Occurs 3-4x more often
in males
\Q\.Autism is characterized by deficits in what main areas - ANSWERS✔-1) social interaction
2) verbal and nonverbal communication
3) behavioural interests
\Q\.Deficits in social interactions in autism (2 critical features) - ANSWERS✔-1) social difficulties
- avoiding eye contact
- interest in human face
- smiling, pointing
2) responses to the environment
\Q\.Verbal and nonverbal communication impairments in autism - ANSWERS✔-- Those who
develop speech often don't communicate meaningfully or have speech that's abnormal in tone
and content
- some children are mute or minimally verbal
- echolalia
- pronoun reversal
, \Q\.Echolalia - ANSWERS✔-Refers to the repetition of another persons words or phrases, using
the same intonation
- common characteristic of speech in children with autism
\Q\.Pronoun reversal - ANSWERS✔-A speech problem in which the child refers to himself or
herself as "he," "she," or "you" and uses "I" or "me" in referring to others
- often found in the speech of children with autism
- thought to be related to deficits in joint attention and to difficulties in understanding the
perspectives of others
\Q\.Theory of mind - ANSWERS✔-The latter inability to attribute mental states to oneself and
others
- thought to be a unique characteristic of individuals with autism
\Q\.Mainstreaming in autism - ANSWERS✔-The placement of children with special needs and
disorders in regular school classes with children who don't have those special needs
\Q\.Stimming in autism - ANSWERS✔-Hand flapping, rocking and other repetitive movements
- may help the children cope with their environment by reducing stress and helping calm
intense emotions
\Q\.TRUE - ANSWERS✔-T or F: genetic fcators are currently considered to play a dominant role
in the development of autism
\Q\.What has been linked with autism that has gotten a lot of media attention in the last 2
decades - ANSWERS✔-The link between the measles/mumps vaccine and autism
COMPLETE WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
\Q\.DSM diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - ANSWERS✔-1) persistent
deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts
2) restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities
3) symptoms must be present in early developmental period
4) symptoms cause clinically significant impairment in important areas of current functioning
5) the disturbances are not better explained by intellectual disability or global developmental
delay
\Q\.Difference between autism and schizophrenia - ANSWERS✔-They differ in onset symptoms,
causes, and treatment
- autism = neurodevelopmental condition, present in early life
- schizophrenia = a psychiatric disorder, appears in later life
\Q\.What diagnostic category and disorders for ASD encompass from the DSM IV - ANSWERS✔-
Category of pervasive developmental disorder
- Autistic disorder
- Asperger's disorder
,- pervasive developmental disorder
\Q\.Prevalence of autism (Canada and USA) - ANSWERS✔-Canadian estimates = range from 1-3
per 1000 births
USA = 1 in 68 children
\Q\.What's the occurrence of autism in males VS females - ANSWERS✔-Occurs 3-4x more often
in males
\Q\.Autism is characterized by deficits in what main areas - ANSWERS✔-1) social interaction
2) verbal and nonverbal communication
3) behavioural interests
\Q\.Deficits in social interactions in autism (2 critical features) - ANSWERS✔-1) social difficulties
- avoiding eye contact
- interest in human face
- smiling, pointing
2) responses to the environment
\Q\.Verbal and nonverbal communication impairments in autism - ANSWERS✔-- Those who
develop speech often don't communicate meaningfully or have speech that's abnormal in tone
and content
- some children are mute or minimally verbal
- echolalia
- pronoun reversal
, \Q\.Echolalia - ANSWERS✔-Refers to the repetition of another persons words or phrases, using
the same intonation
- common characteristic of speech in children with autism
\Q\.Pronoun reversal - ANSWERS✔-A speech problem in which the child refers to himself or
herself as "he," "she," or "you" and uses "I" or "me" in referring to others
- often found in the speech of children with autism
- thought to be related to deficits in joint attention and to difficulties in understanding the
perspectives of others
\Q\.Theory of mind - ANSWERS✔-The latter inability to attribute mental states to oneself and
others
- thought to be a unique characteristic of individuals with autism
\Q\.Mainstreaming in autism - ANSWERS✔-The placement of children with special needs and
disorders in regular school classes with children who don't have those special needs
\Q\.Stimming in autism - ANSWERS✔-Hand flapping, rocking and other repetitive movements
- may help the children cope with their environment by reducing stress and helping calm
intense emotions
\Q\.TRUE - ANSWERS✔-T or F: genetic fcators are currently considered to play a dominant role
in the development of autism
\Q\.What has been linked with autism that has gotten a lot of media attention in the last 2
decades - ANSWERS✔-The link between the measles/mumps vaccine and autism
