Psych 381 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Three criteria for intellectual disability - CORRECT ANSWER - Deficits in intellectual functions (stable across
lifespan)
- Deficits in adaptive behavior (varies by age, less stable)
- Onset before age 18 years
Common intelligence tests - CORRECT ANSWER - Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - fourth edition
(WISC-IV)
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - fourth edition (WAIS-IV)
IQ score for intellectual disability - CORRECT ANSWER 70 (+/- 5)
Percent of population with IQ below 70 - CORRECT ANSWER 2.3%
Purpose of intelligence tests - CORRECT ANSWER Determine potential for school achievement
Adaptive skills by age - CORRECT ANSWER Preschool - acquisition of motor abilities, language, self control
School age - peer relationships
Adults - live independently
Can be "cured"
Causes of intellectual disabilities - CORRECT ANSWER Biological - Downs Syndrome, Fragile X, PKU,
Infectious Diseases
Toxins
Premature birth
Psychological - Grossly abnormal environments
Social - Cultural-familial frequent among poor
Treatment of intellectual disabilities - CORRECT ANSWER Primary - good maternal and child healthcare
Secondary - Early education programs
Tertiary - teach survival skills and behavioral modification
Autism spectrum disorder criteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Persistent deficits in social communication and
interaction
- Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interest, activities
- Symptoms present early in development
- Cause clinically significant impairment in social/occupational/other areas
ASD prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER About 200/10,000 children
ASD frequency - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 x as many boys as girls
- more common among siblings
ASD causes - CORRECT ANSWER Mirror neurons (fire when performing an action, but also when observing
someone else perform it)
ASD treatment - CORRECT ANSWER Medication - antipsychotics, SSRIs
Behavioral - applied behavioral analysis for specific behavioral modification
Externalizing disorders - CORRECT ANSWER Failure to control behavior according to expectations
- angry/aggressive, break rules, impulsive, hyperactive, inattentive
- more frequent in males
Internalizing disorder - CORRECT ANSWER Characterized by symptoms such as
- sadness, fear, withdrawal
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Three criteria for intellectual disability - CORRECT ANSWER - Deficits in intellectual functions (stable across
lifespan)
- Deficits in adaptive behavior (varies by age, less stable)
- Onset before age 18 years
Common intelligence tests - CORRECT ANSWER - Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - fourth edition
(WISC-IV)
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - fourth edition (WAIS-IV)
IQ score for intellectual disability - CORRECT ANSWER 70 (+/- 5)
Percent of population with IQ below 70 - CORRECT ANSWER 2.3%
Purpose of intelligence tests - CORRECT ANSWER Determine potential for school achievement
Adaptive skills by age - CORRECT ANSWER Preschool - acquisition of motor abilities, language, self control
School age - peer relationships
Adults - live independently
Can be "cured"
Causes of intellectual disabilities - CORRECT ANSWER Biological - Downs Syndrome, Fragile X, PKU,
Infectious Diseases
Toxins
Premature birth
Psychological - Grossly abnormal environments
Social - Cultural-familial frequent among poor
Treatment of intellectual disabilities - CORRECT ANSWER Primary - good maternal and child healthcare
Secondary - Early education programs
Tertiary - teach survival skills and behavioral modification
Autism spectrum disorder criteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Persistent deficits in social communication and
interaction
- Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interest, activities
- Symptoms present early in development
- Cause clinically significant impairment in social/occupational/other areas
ASD prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER About 200/10,000 children
ASD frequency - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 x as many boys as girls
- more common among siblings
ASD causes - CORRECT ANSWER Mirror neurons (fire when performing an action, but also when observing
someone else perform it)
ASD treatment - CORRECT ANSWER Medication - antipsychotics, SSRIs
Behavioral - applied behavioral analysis for specific behavioral modification
Externalizing disorders - CORRECT ANSWER Failure to control behavior according to expectations
- angry/aggressive, break rules, impulsive, hyperactive, inattentive
- more frequent in males
Internalizing disorder - CORRECT ANSWER Characterized by symptoms such as
- sadness, fear, withdrawal
