PSYC 2490 UNIT 9 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS A+ GRADED
DSM diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - ANSWER 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
Difference between autism and schizophrenia - ANSWER They differ in onset symptoms,
causes, and treatment
- autism = neurodevelopmental condition, present in early life
- schizophrenia = a psychiatric disorder, appears in later life
What diagnostic category and disorders for ASD encompass from the DSM IV - ANSWER
Category of pervasive developmental disorder
- Autistic disorder
- Asperger's disorder
- pervasive developmental disorder
Prevalence of autism (Canada and USA) - ANSWER Canadian estimates = range from 1-3
per 1000 births
USA = 1 in 68 children
What's the occurrence of autism in males VS females - ANSWER Occurs 3-4x more often
in males
, Autism is characterized by deficits in what main areas - ANSWER 1) social interaction
2) verbal and nonverbal communication
3) behavioural interests
Deficits in social interactions in autism (2 critical features) - ANSWER 1) social
difficulties
- avoiding eye contact
- interest in human face
- smiling, pointing
2) responses to the environment
Verbal and nonverbal communication impairments in autism - ANSWER - 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
Echolalia - ANSWER Refers to the repetition of another persons words or phrases, using
the same intonation
- common characteristic of speech in children with autism
Pronoun reversal - ANSWER 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
ANSWERS A+ GRADED
DSM diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - ANSWER 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
Difference between autism and schizophrenia - ANSWER They differ in onset symptoms,
causes, and treatment
- autism = neurodevelopmental condition, present in early life
- schizophrenia = a psychiatric disorder, appears in later life
What diagnostic category and disorders for ASD encompass from the DSM IV - ANSWER
Category of pervasive developmental disorder
- Autistic disorder
- Asperger's disorder
- pervasive developmental disorder
Prevalence of autism (Canada and USA) - ANSWER Canadian estimates = range from 1-3
per 1000 births
USA = 1 in 68 children
What's the occurrence of autism in males VS females - ANSWER Occurs 3-4x more often
in males
, Autism is characterized by deficits in what main areas - ANSWER 1) social interaction
2) verbal and nonverbal communication
3) behavioural interests
Deficits in social interactions in autism (2 critical features) - ANSWER 1) social
difficulties
- avoiding eye contact
- interest in human face
- smiling, pointing
2) responses to the environment
Verbal and nonverbal communication impairments in autism - ANSWER - 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
Echolalia - ANSWER Refers to the repetition of another persons words or phrases, using
the same intonation
- common characteristic of speech in children with autism
Pronoun reversal - ANSWER 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
