SPCE 680 Final Exam Test Bank with complete solution
According to Hans Asperger, children with autistic psycohpathy may present with
motor clumsiness, limited/inappropriate nonverbal communication, all absorbing narrow
interests often to the exclusion of other activities
By the mid-1970's, which theories about ASD were disproved?
ASD is a form of psychosis, ASD is a form of neurosis
Creek's 9 points is a list of criteria for what?
Schizophrenia
In early years, what mental disorder was often diagnosed instead of ASD?
Schizophrenia
Infantile autism was formally recognized in 1980 by which diagnostic
nominclature?
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Neurosis is
a term in the past used to characterize those with ASD, a personality or mental
disturbance not resulting from any known biological cause
Prior to recognizing a distinct condition, the least able of these children with ASD
were most likely described as
feeble-minded
When did Hans Asperger's work become well known in English speaking
countries?
1980's
When was ASD first recognized?
Mid 1900's
One of Creek's 9 points diagnostic list for schizophrenia?
gross and sustained impairment of emotional relationships
Diagnostic criteria for ASD are now supplemented by
descriptors
If a person is part of the aloof group, which would be one of their behaviors?
act as though others don't exist
Self-stimulatory stereotypic movements include all behaviors listed except for:
repetitive utterances
Terms previously used when referencing ASD include all except which:
cognitive disorder
The term dissociable is used when referring to the ability to _ communication and
language
separate
What was the major problem with the concept of autism subtypes?
It proved difficult in practice to make unambiguous distinctions between them
Communication difficulties are often not noticed until
a child starts school
What is not one of the Wing's four types of ASD-related social behavior?
the quiet group
Which are changes from DSM 4 to DSM 5 diagnostic criteria?
,A new diagnostic category was introduced, delayed and impaired language is listed as a
possible specifier, unlike DSM 4, DSM 5 abandoned PDD-subtypes concept
What was not a focus of chapter 2?
Outlining reasons why there was a change in the name of the disorder and why other
major changes to the description and definition of Asperger's Disorder were made
What can be said about reliability when making decisions about special
educational placement?
a higher reliability would be best in this situation
When two measures are being compared, it is important that both have high
reliability coefficients because....
high reliabilities help ensure that differences are not due to chance
For an initial test of a scale, a standardization sample should be used. Which of
the following best describes why this is done?
A standardization sample allows for a representative sample to be used to determine
standard scores and to identify abnormal issues
After a scale has been tested and retested, it is important to look at the reliability
of each section and subsections. In the development of the ADOS, when an item
was deemed to have lower than acceptable reliability, what was the next step for
those items?
remove items or edit items
The Autism Diagnostic Interview, Revised (ADI-R) assesses all of the following
EXCEPT?
developmental history
The Autism Spectrum Rating Scale, (ASRS) is usually filled out by which of the
following?
parents, teachers, clinicians
Which of the following is the age range appropriate for using Psychoeducational
Profile, Third Edition (PEP-3)?
3 months to 7 years
What ages are not recommended for Social Responsiveness Scale, Second
Edition (SRS-2) to be used to diagnosis ASD?
under 2 years
Which of the following scales does not use children with suspected or verified
psychological disorders as a comparison group?
ASRS
What distinguishes the ADOS-2 from most other scales used to assess ASD?
a measure that involves direct observation of the person being assessed, it provides 5
separate modules geared for the subject's particular developmental and expressive
language level
After a scale has been tested and retested, it is important to look at the reliability
of each section and subsections. In the development of a scale, when items are
deemed to have lower than acceptable reliability, what steps are taken with those
items to help ensure greater reliability?
remove the items, edit the items
According to our text, if a test has a reliability of .80 what kind of decision should
it be used for?
, screening
According to the DSM-5, marked deficits in verbal and nonverbal social
communication skills requiring substantive support would be considered a
severity level of _________.
2
The Autism Diagnostic Interview, Revised (ADI-R) assesses all of the following
EXCEPT?
developmental history
Indicate the first academic journal to focus on autism
Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia
The Autism Spectrum Rating Scale, (ASRS) is usually filled out by which of the
following?
parents, teachers, clinicians
According to the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria, which of the following were
considered subtypes of autism?
Autistic disorder, asperger disorder, pdd-nos
The primary reason autism subtypes were eliminated within the DSM-5 was due
to _________________ .
difficulties making a diagnosis because of the ambiguous distinctions between various
subtypes
__________________________________ is characterized by "persistent
difficulties in the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication sufficiently
severe as to interfere with social relationships, academic achievement, and
occupational performance".
social communication disorder
Asperger's early descriptions of autism included which of the following:
severe impairment of social interaction, narrow interests, good vocab, motor clumsiness
What ages are not recommended for Social Responsiveness Scale, Second
Edition (SRS-2) to be used to diagnosis ASD?
under 2
Identify the classification system used by psychiatrists and psychologists to
diagnose autism.
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
Identify the two disorders that are more characterized in the DSM-IV as
degenerative disorders than autism disorders.
rett syndrome and childhood disintegrative disorder
According to the DSM-5, preoccupations, fixated rituals and/or repetitive
behaviors markedly interfering with functioning in all areas and requiring very
substantive support would be considered a severity level of _________.
3
Why is it important to know the reliability of a test?
helps you determine amount of accuracy in a score, helps you calculate the amount of
error in score
With the updated DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, two core impairments have been
emphasized in making a diagnosis, what are they?
social interaction, communication
According to Hans Asperger, children with autistic psycohpathy may present with
motor clumsiness, limited/inappropriate nonverbal communication, all absorbing narrow
interests often to the exclusion of other activities
By the mid-1970's, which theories about ASD were disproved?
ASD is a form of psychosis, ASD is a form of neurosis
Creek's 9 points is a list of criteria for what?
Schizophrenia
In early years, what mental disorder was often diagnosed instead of ASD?
Schizophrenia
Infantile autism was formally recognized in 1980 by which diagnostic
nominclature?
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Neurosis is
a term in the past used to characterize those with ASD, a personality or mental
disturbance not resulting from any known biological cause
Prior to recognizing a distinct condition, the least able of these children with ASD
were most likely described as
feeble-minded
When did Hans Asperger's work become well known in English speaking
countries?
1980's
When was ASD first recognized?
Mid 1900's
One of Creek's 9 points diagnostic list for schizophrenia?
gross and sustained impairment of emotional relationships
Diagnostic criteria for ASD are now supplemented by
descriptors
If a person is part of the aloof group, which would be one of their behaviors?
act as though others don't exist
Self-stimulatory stereotypic movements include all behaviors listed except for:
repetitive utterances
Terms previously used when referencing ASD include all except which:
cognitive disorder
The term dissociable is used when referring to the ability to _ communication and
language
separate
What was the major problem with the concept of autism subtypes?
It proved difficult in practice to make unambiguous distinctions between them
Communication difficulties are often not noticed until
a child starts school
What is not one of the Wing's four types of ASD-related social behavior?
the quiet group
Which are changes from DSM 4 to DSM 5 diagnostic criteria?
,A new diagnostic category was introduced, delayed and impaired language is listed as a
possible specifier, unlike DSM 4, DSM 5 abandoned PDD-subtypes concept
What was not a focus of chapter 2?
Outlining reasons why there was a change in the name of the disorder and why other
major changes to the description and definition of Asperger's Disorder were made
What can be said about reliability when making decisions about special
educational placement?
a higher reliability would be best in this situation
When two measures are being compared, it is important that both have high
reliability coefficients because....
high reliabilities help ensure that differences are not due to chance
For an initial test of a scale, a standardization sample should be used. Which of
the following best describes why this is done?
A standardization sample allows for a representative sample to be used to determine
standard scores and to identify abnormal issues
After a scale has been tested and retested, it is important to look at the reliability
of each section and subsections. In the development of the ADOS, when an item
was deemed to have lower than acceptable reliability, what was the next step for
those items?
remove items or edit items
The Autism Diagnostic Interview, Revised (ADI-R) assesses all of the following
EXCEPT?
developmental history
The Autism Spectrum Rating Scale, (ASRS) is usually filled out by which of the
following?
parents, teachers, clinicians
Which of the following is the age range appropriate for using Psychoeducational
Profile, Third Edition (PEP-3)?
3 months to 7 years
What ages are not recommended for Social Responsiveness Scale, Second
Edition (SRS-2) to be used to diagnosis ASD?
under 2 years
Which of the following scales does not use children with suspected or verified
psychological disorders as a comparison group?
ASRS
What distinguishes the ADOS-2 from most other scales used to assess ASD?
a measure that involves direct observation of the person being assessed, it provides 5
separate modules geared for the subject's particular developmental and expressive
language level
After a scale has been tested and retested, it is important to look at the reliability
of each section and subsections. In the development of a scale, when items are
deemed to have lower than acceptable reliability, what steps are taken with those
items to help ensure greater reliability?
remove the items, edit the items
According to our text, if a test has a reliability of .80 what kind of decision should
it be used for?
, screening
According to the DSM-5, marked deficits in verbal and nonverbal social
communication skills requiring substantive support would be considered a
severity level of _________.
2
The Autism Diagnostic Interview, Revised (ADI-R) assesses all of the following
EXCEPT?
developmental history
Indicate the first academic journal to focus on autism
Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia
The Autism Spectrum Rating Scale, (ASRS) is usually filled out by which of the
following?
parents, teachers, clinicians
According to the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria, which of the following were
considered subtypes of autism?
Autistic disorder, asperger disorder, pdd-nos
The primary reason autism subtypes were eliminated within the DSM-5 was due
to _________________ .
difficulties making a diagnosis because of the ambiguous distinctions between various
subtypes
__________________________________ is characterized by "persistent
difficulties in the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication sufficiently
severe as to interfere with social relationships, academic achievement, and
occupational performance".
social communication disorder
Asperger's early descriptions of autism included which of the following:
severe impairment of social interaction, narrow interests, good vocab, motor clumsiness
What ages are not recommended for Social Responsiveness Scale, Second
Edition (SRS-2) to be used to diagnosis ASD?
under 2
Identify the classification system used by psychiatrists and psychologists to
diagnose autism.
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
Identify the two disorders that are more characterized in the DSM-IV as
degenerative disorders than autism disorders.
rett syndrome and childhood disintegrative disorder
According to the DSM-5, preoccupations, fixated rituals and/or repetitive
behaviors markedly interfering with functioning in all areas and requiring very
substantive support would be considered a severity level of _________.
3
Why is it important to know the reliability of a test?
helps you determine amount of accuracy in a score, helps you calculate the amount of
error in score
With the updated DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, two core impairments have been
emphasized in making a diagnosis, what are they?
social interaction, communication
