22 Questions
What is a characteristic of Schizophrenia?
Presence of two or more positive symptoms for at least 6 months
What is the term for repeating the speech of others?
Echolalia
What type of disorder is characterized by delusions of grandeur and persecution?
Paranoia
What is the study of how disorders arise and change with time?
Developmental Psychopathology
What is a characteristic of Schizoaffective Disorder?
An uninterrupted period of illness with mood episodes
What is the term for a clinical disorder with several root causes or etiologies?
Heterogeneous
What is the term for the difficulty in forming speech sounds needed to communicate with others?
Speech Sound Disorder
What is the term used to describe a person's ability to understand and use language to communicate?
Communication
What is the term for intellectual disabilities characterized by significantly below-average intellectual and adaptive functioning?
Intellectual Disabilities
What is the term for a disorder characterized by difficulty with reading comprehension and is highly heritable?
Specific Learning Disorder
At what age is the production of clear and accurately pronounced words considered a community norm?
7 years
What is the term for the difficulty with receptive language, resistant to treatment, and having difficulty with reading comprehension?
Language Disorder
What is the term used to describe the difficulties with conceptual, social, and practical domains?
Intellectual Disabilities
What is the term for a disorder characterized by difficulties with expressive ability, receptive language, and resistant to treatment?
Language Disorder
What is the characteristic of Developmental Coordination Disorder?
Noticeable impairments in the development of motor coordination
Which of the following is a criterion for Stereotypic Movement Disorder?
Repetitive, nonfunctional, and self-destructive behaviors
What is the primary feature of Tic Disorders?
Sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization
Which of the following is a criterion for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?
Inattention and Hyperactivity/Impulsivity
What is the characteristic of Simple Motor Tics?
Sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic motor movement
Which of the following is NOT a criterion for Stereotypic Movement Disorder?
Severe deficits in verbal and non-verbal social communication
What is the primary feature of Developmental Coordination Disorder?
Noticeable impairments in the development of motor coordination
Which of the following is a type of Tic Disorder?
Simple Motor Tics
Study Notes
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Neurodevelopmental disorders include: Intellectual Disabilities (ID), Communication Disorder (CD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Specific Learning Disorder, Motor Disorders, and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Intellectual Disabilities (ID)
- Characterized by significantly below-average intellectual and adaptive functioning, evident in childhood.
- Difficulties in three areas: Conceptual Domain, Social Domain, and Practical Domain.
- DSM IV: formerly known as Mental Retardation.
Communication Disorder (CD)
- Includes Language Disorder and Speech Sound Disorder.
- Language Disorder: characterized by expressive ability (lower) and receptive language (average), resistant to treatment, and difficulty with reading comprehension.
- Speech Sound Disorder: difficulty in forming speech sounds needed to communicate with others, responds well to treatment, and improves over time.
Motor Disorders
- Developmental Coordination Disorder: characterized by marked impairment in motor coordination, with performances of motor activities well below that expected for the child's chronological age.
- Stereotypic Movement Disorder: characterized by repetitive, nonfunctional, and self-destructive behaviors.
- Tic Disorders: characterized by sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Characterized by inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity.
- Inattention: difficulty sustaining attention, following through on instructions, and staying organized.
- Hyperactivity-Impulsivity: fidgeting, leaving seat, and interrupting or blurting out answers.
Other Terms
- Developmental Psychopathology: the study of how disorders arise and change over time.
- Echolalia: repeating the speech of others, a symptom of delayed speech development.
- Heterogeneous: a clinical disorder with several root causes or etiologies.
- Prognosis: a prediction of the course, duration, severity, and outcome of a condition, disease, or disorder.
This quiz covers the DSM-5 TR classification of neurodevelopmental disorders, including communication disorders, intellectual disabilities, and more. Test your knowledge of the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities' (AAIDD) definitions and categories.
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