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HS 691 Quiz 2
Abnormal Psychology
Questions & Answers

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1. The diagnosis ‘Early Infantile Autism’ was proposed by in .
A) Kanner; 1943
B) Asperger; 1843
C) Freud; 1900
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D) Bettelheim; 1984

2. The diagnosis ‘Early Infantile Autism’ is now known in DSM-5 as .
A) Asperger’s Disorder
B) Autism Spectrum Disorder
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C) High-Functioning Autism
D) Autistic Savant
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3. Two of the explanations for an increase in the prevalence of autism are:
A) More children; Childhood obesity
B) Taller children; Childhood malnutrition
C) Greater awareness of autism; Environmental toxins
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D) Childhood obesity; Childhood malnutrition

4. One known risk factor for autism is:
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A) Younger mothers
B) Older mothers
C) Younger fathers
D) Older fathers

5. Which of the following is synonymous with Asperger’s Syndrome?
A) High-Functioning Autism
B) Autism Spectrum Disorder
C) Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
D) Specific Learning Disorder

6. The DSM-5 “A” and “B” criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder measure:

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A) Repetitive behavior; Social and Emotional issues
B) Social and Emotional issues; Repetitive behavior
C) Intelligence; Cognitive functioning
D) Cognitive functioning; Repetitive behaviors

7. What's the irony of the name of the Latin meaning of cerebellum?A) Because it has ¼ of the
neurons of the rest of the brain.
B) Because it has ⅛ of the neurons of the rest of the brain.
C) Because it has four times the neurons of the rest of the brain.
D) Because it has 10 times the neurons of the rest of the brain.

8. What is one of the first cognitive deficits noticed in children with ASD?
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A) Language
B) Memory
C) Perceptual
D) Theory of Mind
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9. The theory that emotionally cold mothers (refrigerator mothers) were the cause of autism
was proposed by .
A) Kanner
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B) Asperger
C) Freud
D) Bettelheim
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10. Prof. Coolidge says the Reactive Attachment Disorder has such a poor prognosis because the
child was .
A) Not touched by caretakers during an early critical imprinting period
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B) Given genes for Reactive Attachment Disorder
C) Born with Reactive Attachment Disorder
D) Raised by only one parent

11. One of the earliest diagnostic labels for ADHD was .
A) ADD with hyperactivity
B) ADD without hyperactivity
C) Minimal brain dysfunction
D) Major brain dysfunction