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Which definition is this?
Disorders that are characterized by severe and lasting impairment in several areas of development, including social interactions, communication with others, everyday behaviors, interests, and activities. |
Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
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What is the most common type of pervasive developmental disorder?
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Autism.
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Which definition is this?
A disorder in which children show deficits in social interaction, communication, activties and interests. |
Autism.
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Which definition is this?
Rather than generating ones own words, in this condition people echo what is heard. |
Echolalia.
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What is most important to kids with autism?
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Rituals and routines.
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Which definition is this?
Children who perform stereotyped and repetitive behaviors using parts of their own bodies, such as incessantly flapping their hands or banging their heads against walls. |
Self stimulatory behaviors.
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Which definition is this?
Children with autism that have special talents. |
Sevants.
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What is the best predictor of the outcome of autism?
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The child's IQ and amount of language development before age 6.
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How much do boys outnumber girls in diagnoses of autism?
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3 to 1.
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Does autism appear to vary by national origin, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or parental education?
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NO.
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What are some other examples of Pervasive Disorders other than Autism?
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-Rett's disorder
-Childhood Disintegrative disorder -Asperger's disorder |
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Which definition is this?
Apparently normal development through the first 5 months of life and normal head circumference at birth but then deceleration of head growth between 5 and 48 months, loss of motor and social skills already learned, and poor development of motor skills and language. |
Rett's Disorder.
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Which definition is this?
Apprently normal development for the first 2 years, followed by significant loss of previously acquired skills between ages 2 and 10 and abnormalities of functioning in social interaction, communication, and activities. |
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder.
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Which definition is this?
Deficits in social integration and in activities and interests, but not in language or basic cognitive skills. |
Asperger's Disorder.
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Does parenting have an affect on the development of autism?
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NO.
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Which contributor to Autism is this?
Deficits in the ability to understand that people have mental states and to use this understanding to interact and communicate with others. |
Deficits in theory of the mind.
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Which contributor to autism is this?
Predisposition to a broad range of cognitive impairments. |
Genetic predisposition.
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Which contributor to autism is this?
Possible aberrations of the long arm of chromosome 15 or in the number and structure of the sex chromosomes. |
Chromosomal Abnormalities.
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Which contributor to autism is this?
Broad array or neurological problems, including seizure disorders. |
Neurological Deficits.
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Which contributor to autism is this?
Neurological deficits that could be caused by a number of complications. |
Prenatal and Birth complications.
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Which contributor to autism is this?
Possible imbalances in serotonin and norepinephrine levels. |
Neurotransmitter imbalances.
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How much more likley are the siblings of kids with autism to have the disorder than siblings without?
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50 times.
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How do drugs affect kids with Autism?
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Drugs reduce some behaviors in autism but do not eliminate the core of the disorder.
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How is behavior therapy used to treat autism?
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Behavior therapy is used to reduce inappropriate and self injurious behaviors and to encourage prosocial behaviors in children with autism.
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Why is daydreaming considered to be a dissociative disorder?
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Because when we daydream we can lose consciousness of where we are and of what is going on around us.
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When are dissociative experiences most common?
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When we are sleep deprived and under stress.
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Which definition is this?
The type of consciousness which includes our conscious plans and desires and voluntary actions. |
The active mode of consciousness.
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Which definition is this?
The type of consciousness that registers and stores information in memory without being aware that the information has be processed, as if hidden observers were watching and recording events in people's lives without their awareness. |
Receptive Mode of consciousness.
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What is one long term problem of those who suffer from dissociative disorders?
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People who develop dissociative disorders may have chronic problems integrating their active and their receptive consciousness.
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Which definition is this?
There are separate, multiple personalities in the same individual. The personalities may be aware of each other or may have amnesia for each other. |
Dissociative Identity Disorder.
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Which definition is this?
The person moves away and assumes a new identity, with amnesia for the previous identity. There is no switching among personalities, as there is in dissociative identity disorder. |
Dissociative Fugue.
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Which definition is this?
The person loses memory for important personal facts, including personal identity, with no apparent organic cause. |
Dissociative Amnesia.
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Which definition is this?
There are frequent episodes in which the individual feels detatched from his or her mental state of body. The person does not develop new identities of have amnesia for these episodes. |
Depersonalization disorder.
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What is the cardinal symptom in dissociative identity disorder?
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The presence of multiple alters with distinct qualities.
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Which definition is this?
Alters who are young children, who do not age as the individual ages |
Child alters.
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Which the most common type of alter?
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Child alters.
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Which definition is this?
Alters that inflict pain on or punishment on the other personalities by engaging in self-mutilative behaviors, such as self cutting, or burning and suicide attempts. |
Persecutor personality
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Which definition is this?
An alter that offers adice to the other personalities or to perform functions the host is unable to perform, such as engaging in sexual relations or hiding from abusive parents |
Helper personality.
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What the most common reason people with DID seek treatment?
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Self distructive behavior
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Which definition is this?
Behavior that includes self inflicted burns or injuries, wrist slashing or overdoses. |
Self distructive behavior.
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What are some common problems for kids with DID?
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They are prone to stealing, fire setting, and aggression, they also have symptoms of PTSD. Their emotions are unstable and they are prone to depression, anxiety, and anger, substance abuse, eating disorders, personality disorders etc.
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What is common of most people diagnosed with DID?
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They've already been misdiagnosed with at least 3 other things.
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Which ethnic group is most likely to suffer from dissociative symptoms?
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Hispanics.
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What other type of abuse is associate with dissociatve disorders?
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Sexual abuse during childhood.
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What other types of trauma are associated with dissociative disorders?
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kidnapping, natural disasters, war, famine, and religious persecution.
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What is one reason that DID might occur?
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People may create alter personalities to help them cope with their traumas, much as a child might create imaginary friends to ease lonliness.
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Are dissociative disorders genetic?
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Yes.
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What is the goal of treatment of DID?
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Integration of all of the personalities into one.
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What kinds of treatments are used for DID?
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-Drugs and Psychotherapy combined.
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How long do Dissociative fugues last?
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A few days or event years, and a person may experience repeated fugue states or a single episode.
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Do all people who suffer from fugues have past traumas?
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No.
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Which definition is this?
Amnesia that is caused by a brain injury resulting from disease, drugs, accidents, or surgery. |
Organic Amnesia.
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Which definition is this?
Amnesia that arises in the absence of brain injury or disease and is thought to have psychological causes. |
Psychgenic Amnesia.
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Which definition is this?
The inability to remember information from the past. |
Retrograde amnesia.
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Which definition is this?
Inability to remember new information. |
Anterograde amnesia.
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