exam 1 intro to ASD UPDATED Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Diagnostic criteria for ASD are now supplemented by _________________ . - CORRECT
ANSWER -Descriptors
if a person is part of the aloof group, which would be one of their behaviors? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Behave as though others don't exist.
Self-stimulatory stereotypic movements include all the behaviors below except for
________________ . - CORRECT ANSWER -repetitive utterances
Terms previously used when referencing autism include all except which of the following: -
CORRECT ANSWER -Cognitive disorder
The term dissociable is used when referring to the ability to _____________ communication and
language? - CORRECT ANSWER -Separate
What was the major problem with the concept of autism subtypes? - CORRECT
ANSWER -It proved difficult in practice to make unambiguous distinctions between
them.
If communication difficulties sufficient for the diagnosis of Social Communication Disorder
(SCD) are not noticed until the child enters school, the diagnosis... - CORRECT
ANSWER -may still be made if these difficulties were found to have been present from a
very early age
Which is not one of the Wing's four types of autism-related social behavior? - CORRECT
ANSWER -The quiet group
, Which of the following are changes from the DSM-IV to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria? -
CORRECT ANSWER --new diagnostic condition, Social Communication Disorder, was
introduced.
- The severity of symptoms is specified as descriptors.
- Unlike DSM-IV, the DSM-5 abandoned the PDD-suptypes concept in favor of the spectrum
concept
-Restricted and repetitive behavior is no longer seen as an essential element.
Which is not an accurate description of a reaction to the changes from DSM-IV to DSM-5 in the
diagnosis of autism? - CORRECT ANSWER -The changes were accepted as wonderful
and forward-thinking by all.
According to Hans Asperger, children with autistic psychopathy may present with
__________________ . - CORRECT ANSWER --motor clumsiness.
-limited or inappropriate non-verbal communciation.
-all-absorbing, narrow interests, often to the exclusion of other activities.
By the mid-1970's, which of the following theories about Autism Spectrum Disorder was
disproved? - CORRECT ANSWER -Autism is a form of psychosis
& Autism is a form of neurosis
Creak's 'Nine Points' is a list of diagnostic criteria for what condition? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Childhood Schizophrenia
In the early years, what mental disorder was often diagnosed instead of autism? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Schizophrenia
Infantile autism (as it was called then) was formally recognized as a distinct condition in 1980 by
which diagnostic nominclature? - CORRECT ANSWER -Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders-Third Edition (DSM-III)
and CORRECT Answers
Diagnostic criteria for ASD are now supplemented by _________________ . - CORRECT
ANSWER -Descriptors
if a person is part of the aloof group, which would be one of their behaviors? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Behave as though others don't exist.
Self-stimulatory stereotypic movements include all the behaviors below except for
________________ . - CORRECT ANSWER -repetitive utterances
Terms previously used when referencing autism include all except which of the following: -
CORRECT ANSWER -Cognitive disorder
The term dissociable is used when referring to the ability to _____________ communication and
language? - CORRECT ANSWER -Separate
What was the major problem with the concept of autism subtypes? - CORRECT
ANSWER -It proved difficult in practice to make unambiguous distinctions between
them.
If communication difficulties sufficient for the diagnosis of Social Communication Disorder
(SCD) are not noticed until the child enters school, the diagnosis... - CORRECT
ANSWER -may still be made if these difficulties were found to have been present from a
very early age
Which is not one of the Wing's four types of autism-related social behavior? - CORRECT
ANSWER -The quiet group
, Which of the following are changes from the DSM-IV to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria? -
CORRECT ANSWER --new diagnostic condition, Social Communication Disorder, was
introduced.
- The severity of symptoms is specified as descriptors.
- Unlike DSM-IV, the DSM-5 abandoned the PDD-suptypes concept in favor of the spectrum
concept
-Restricted and repetitive behavior is no longer seen as an essential element.
Which is not an accurate description of a reaction to the changes from DSM-IV to DSM-5 in the
diagnosis of autism? - CORRECT ANSWER -The changes were accepted as wonderful
and forward-thinking by all.
According to Hans Asperger, children with autistic psychopathy may present with
__________________ . - CORRECT ANSWER --motor clumsiness.
-limited or inappropriate non-verbal communciation.
-all-absorbing, narrow interests, often to the exclusion of other activities.
By the mid-1970's, which of the following theories about Autism Spectrum Disorder was
disproved? - CORRECT ANSWER -Autism is a form of psychosis
& Autism is a form of neurosis
Creak's 'Nine Points' is a list of diagnostic criteria for what condition? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Childhood Schizophrenia
In the early years, what mental disorder was often diagnosed instead of autism? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Schizophrenia
Infantile autism (as it was called then) was formally recognized as a distinct condition in 1980 by
which diagnostic nominclature? - CORRECT ANSWER -Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders-Third Edition (DSM-III)
