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Chapter 6 - Exam 4
PSYC 315 psychopathology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? | significant and persistent differences in social interaction and communication skills as well as restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviours, interests or activites |
| what is central coherence? | strong tendency of humans to interpret stimuli in a relatively global way that takes the broader context into account |
| what is childhood-onset schizophrenia (COS)? | rare and possibly more severe form of schizophrenia that has an onset prior to age 18 and worse long-term outcomes |
| what are delusions? | disturbances in thinking involving disordered thought content and strong beliefs that are misrepresentations of reality |
| what is discrete trial training? | method of teaching readiness skills or other desired behaviours that involves a step by step approach of presenting a stimulus and requiring a specific response |
| what is echolalia? | a childs immediate or delayed parrot-like repetition of words or word combinations |
| what are hallucinations? | disturbances in percepection in which things are seen, heard, or otherwise sensed even though their not real or present |
| what is incidental training? | method of teaching readiness skills or other desired behaviors that works to strengthen the behavior by capitalizing on naturally occurring opportunities |
| what is joint attention? | ability to coordinate ones focus of attention on another person and an object of mutual interest |
| what is mentalization? | awareness of other people and one's own mental states |
| what are negative symptoms? | loss in normal functioning such as lack of motivation and lack of pleasure in once pleasurable activities |
| what are positive symptoms? | excess or disturbances normal functioning such as hearing voices, seeing figures and having thoughts not based on reality |
| what is preservation of sameness? | characteristic with ASD who show an anxious and obsessive insistence on the maintenance of sameness that no one but the child may disrupt |
| what are repetitive behaviors and interests? | behaviours that are characterized by their high frequency, repetition in a fixed manner and desire for sameness in the environment |
| what is schizophrenia? | involves characteristic disturbances in thinking (delusions), perception (hallucinations), speech, emotions, and behavior |
| what is self-stimulatory behaviors? | repetitive body movements or movements of objects such as hand flapping or spinning a pencil |
| what is spectrum? | disorder whose symptoms, abilities, and characteristics are expressed in many different combinations and in any degree of severity |
| what is theory of mind | cognition and understanding of mental states that cant be observed directly such as beliefs and desires both in ones self and in others |
| what are the 3 critical factors that contribute to the differences as to why ASD in on a spectrum? | level of intellectual ability, differences in language and behaviour changes with age |
| what does deficits in social-emotional reciprocity look like in ASD? | it looks like abnormal social approaches and failure of having a normal back and forth conversation |
| what do deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors look like in ASD? | it looks like lack of facial expressions and poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication |
| what do deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships look like in ASD? | it looks like difficulty adjusting behavior to suit various social contexts to difficulties in sharing imaginative play or in making friends |
| true or false. IDD is common in autistic children | true |
| what are some accompanying disorders in AD? | aside from IDD, epilepsy, anxiety, adhd, oppositional and conduct problems |
| when can ASD be detected? | as early as 12 to 18 months |
| what are key features of COS? | occurs during childhood, has a gradual, rathern than suddent onset and is likely to persist into adolescence and adulthood |
| how low are the signs of disturbances for schizophrenia? | at least 6 months |
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