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Psych 350 - Important Points: Q’s And A’sWhat metric is the DSM-5's primary indicator for severity in Anorexia
Nervosa? ✔️Ans - Body Mass Index
Trisomy 21 is another name for ✔️Ans - Down Syndrome
Medication that is commonly used to control ADHD symptoms? ✔️Ans
- Adderall
Even though more than 2.3% of people have IQs below the 70 cutoff, only
about 1% of the population has an intellectual disability. The prevalence of
intellectual disability is lower than the prevalence of low IQs because..
✔️Ans - Many adults with low IQs have adequate adaptive skills.
What are the two specific types of brain abnormalities found in Alzheimer's
disease? ✔️Ans - Neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques
What is part of the criterion for diagnosing ODD ✔️Ans - Often argues
with authority figures or, for children and adolescents, argues with adults
The continuous performance test, which asks the subject to press specific
buttons depending on the stimuli, is used to measure ✔️Ans -
Sustained attention
What would be an effective reinforcer for changing specific behaviors
associated with autism? ✔️Ans - The child's favorite food
A potential problem for the interpretation of IQ scores is the observation
that IQ scores in general are rising across generations. This is known as
the.. ✔️Ans - Flynn effect
For both anorexia and bulimia, the rate of occurrence in females compares
to in males is about ✔️Ans - 10 to 1
BLANK is a state of confusion that develops over a short period of time and
is often associated with agitation and hyperactivity. ✔️Ans - Delirium
, What are the primary characteristics of bulimia nervosa? ✔️Ans -
Binge eating and compensatory behaviors, such as purging
Stereotypical movements, known as Chorea, are a symptom of ✔️Ans -
Huntington's Disease
Serrita with anorexia and Michelle with bulimia-there was a very clear
difference in their emotional reactions to their behavior. Serrita felt BLANK
while Michelle felt BLANK. ✔️Ans - Pride/shame
AS discussed in class, IQ, which is assessed by standardized measures such
as the WAIS-IV, typically has a mean of BLANK and a standard deviation of
BLANK. ✔️Ans - 100; 15
What is the primary characteristic of anorexia nervosa? ✔️Ans -
Starving oneself to a low body weight.
Aspect of an IQ test that asks the subject to manipulate blocks to form a
predefined pattern. This type of task would be a good indicator of..
✔️Ans - Performance IQ
DSM-5 includes BLANK in the section for Tic Disorders ✔️Ans -
Tourette's disorder
One distinction between types of intelligence is between crystallized and
fluid intelligence. A good example of a test of fluid intelligence is:
✔️Ans - The ability to solve abstract puzzles, like Raven's Progressive
Matrices
A child with what would likely be said to have an externalizing disorder?
✔️Ans - Serious misconduct
what disease foes Michael J. Fox and Muhammed Ali have? ✔️Ans -
Parkinson's Disease
A person can only be diagnosed as having intellectual disability if he or she
has an IQ that is at or below.. ✔️Ans - 70
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