Final Exam ASD Questions and Answers
The iiAutism iiSpectrum iiRating iiScale, ii(ASRS) iiis iiusually iifilled iiout iiby iiwhich iiof iithe
iifollowing? iiParents, iiTeachers, iiClinicians, iiAll ii- iiAnswers ii-ALL
What iitheory iibelow iiwas iidisproved iiby iithe ii1970's? ii- iiAnswers ii-Poor iiearly iimother-
child iirelationships iiis iithe iicause iiof iiASD.
The iiDSM-5 iidiagnostic iicriteria iinow iiallows iiolder iiindividuals iito iibe iiclassified iiwith
iiASD; iihowever, iithe iisigns iiof iiautism iimust iihave iibeen iipresent ii_______________ ii. ii-
iiAnswers ii-from iiquite iiearly iiin iichildhood.
According iito iithe iiDSM-5, iipreoccupations, iifixated iirituals iiand/or iirepetitive iibehaviors
iimarkedly iiinterfering iiwith iifunctioning iiin iiall iiareas iiand iirequiring iivery iisubstantive
iisupport iiwould iibe iiconsidered iia iiseverity iilevel iiof ii_________. ii- iiAnswers ii-3
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iithe iiage iirange iiappropriate iifor iiusing iiPsychoeducational
iiProfile, iiThird iiEdition ii(PEP-3)? ii- iiAnswers ii-6 iimonths- ii7 iiyears
The iiprimary iireason iiautism iisubtypes iiwere iieliminated iiwithin iithe iiDSM-5 iiwas iidue iito
ii_________________ ii. ii- iiAnswers ii-difficulties iimaking iia iidiagnosis iibecause iiof iithe
iiambiguous iidistinctions iibetween iithe iivarious iisubtypes.
Identify iithe iiclassification iisystem iiused iiby iipsychiatrists iiand iipsychologists iito
iidiagnose iiautism. ii- iiAnswers ii-Diagnostic iiand iiStatistical iiManual iiof iiMental iiDisorders
According iito iiour iitext, iiif iia iitest iihas iia iireliability iiof ii.80 iiwhat iikind iiof iidecision iishould
iiit iibe iiused iifor? ii- iiAnswers ii-Screening
According iito iithe iiDSM-5, iimarked iideficits iiin iiverbal iiand iinonverbal iisocial
iicommunication iiskills iirequiring iisubstantive iisupport iiwould iibe iiconsidered iia iiseverity
iilevel iiof ii_________. ii- iiAnswers ii-2
When iitwo iimeasures iiare iibeing iicompared, iiit iiis iiimportant iifor iiboth iito iihave iihigh
iireliability iicoefficients iibecause... ii- iiAnswers ii-High iireliabilities iihelp iiensure iithat
iidifferences iiare iinot iidue iito iichance.
The iiauthor iiof iithe iitext iidiscusses iiseveral iiconcerns iirelated iito iithe iiDSM-5 iidiagnostic
iicriteria. iiWhich iiof iithe iiconcerns iibelow iiwere iidiscussed iiby iithe iiauthor? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Possible iiadverse iieffects iion iiearly iidiagnosis. iiand iiConcern iiabout iipossible iiunder-
diagnosis.
, The iiDSM-5 iicreated iia iinew iidiagnostic iicategory ii(disorder), iiwhich iiwas
ii____________. ii- iiAnswers ii-social iicommunication iidisorder
Kanner's iiearly iidescriptions iiof iiautism iiincluded ii_________________ ii. ii- iiAnswers ii-
muteness iiand iisuperior iirote iimemory iiskills.
Within iithe iiDSM-5, iithe iidiagnostic iicriteria iiis iinow iisupplemented iiby
ii______________. ii- iiAnswers ii-descriptors
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iithe iicorrect iisequence iiof iisteps iito iitake iiin iideveloping iia
iiscale iito iiassess iiASD? ii- iiAnswers ii-Develop iiclear iidefinitions iiof iibehaviors, iicreate iia
iipool iiof iiitems, iirun iia iipilot iistudy
According iito iithe iiDSM-IV iidiagnostic iicriteria, iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iiwere iiconsidered
iisubtypes iiof iiautism? ii- iiAnswers ii-Autistic iidisorder
Asperger iiDisorder
Pervasive iiDevelopmental iiDisorder iinot iiOtherwise iiSpecified
With iithe iiupdated iiDSM-5 iidiagnostic iicriteria, iitwo iicore iiimpairments iihave iibeen
iiemphasized iiin iimaking iia iidiagnosis, iiwhat iiare iithey? ii- iiAnswers ii-Social iiinteraction
iiand iiCommunication
__________________ iiis iicharacterized iiby ii"persistent iidifficulties iiin iithe iisocial iiuse iiof
iiverbal iiand iinonverbal iicommunication iisufficiently iisevere iias iito iiinterfere iiwith iisocial
iirelationships, iiacademic iiachievement, iiand iioccupational iiperformance". ii- iiAnswers ii-
Social iiCommunication iiDisorder
What iidistinguishes iithe iiADOS-2 iifrom iimost iiother iiscales iiused iito iiassess iiASD? ii-
iiAnswers ii-It iiis iia iimeasure iithat iiinvolves iidirect iiobservation iiof iithe iiperson iibeing
iiassessed.
It iiprovides ii5 iiseparate iimodules iigeared iifor iithe iisubject's iiparticular iidevelopmental
iiand iiexpressive iilanguage iilevel.
What iiages iiare iinot iirecommended iifor iiSocial iiResponsiveness iiScale, iiSecond
iiEdition ii(SRS-2) iito iibe iiused iito iidiagnosis iiASD? ii- iiAnswers ii-Under ii2 iiyears
Select iithe iitwo iiindividuals iiwho iifirst iiidentified iiautism. ii- iiAnswers ii-Asperger iiand
iiKanner
Why iiis iiit iiimportant iito iiknow iithe iireliability iiof iia iitest? ii- iiAnswers ii-It iihelps iiyou
iidetermine iithe iiamount iiof iiaccuracy iiin iia iiscore
It iihelps iiyou iicalculate iithe iiamount iiof iierror iiin iia iiscore
The iiAutism iiSpectrum iiRating iiScale, ii(ASRS) iiis iiusually iifilled iiout iiby iiwhich iiof iithe
iifollowing? iiParents, iiTeachers, iiClinicians, iiAll ii- iiAnswers ii-ALL
What iitheory iibelow iiwas iidisproved iiby iithe ii1970's? ii- iiAnswers ii-Poor iiearly iimother-
child iirelationships iiis iithe iicause iiof iiASD.
The iiDSM-5 iidiagnostic iicriteria iinow iiallows iiolder iiindividuals iito iibe iiclassified iiwith
iiASD; iihowever, iithe iisigns iiof iiautism iimust iihave iibeen iipresent ii_______________ ii. ii-
iiAnswers ii-from iiquite iiearly iiin iichildhood.
According iito iithe iiDSM-5, iipreoccupations, iifixated iirituals iiand/or iirepetitive iibehaviors
iimarkedly iiinterfering iiwith iifunctioning iiin iiall iiareas iiand iirequiring iivery iisubstantive
iisupport iiwould iibe iiconsidered iia iiseverity iilevel iiof ii_________. ii- iiAnswers ii-3
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iithe iiage iirange iiappropriate iifor iiusing iiPsychoeducational
iiProfile, iiThird iiEdition ii(PEP-3)? ii- iiAnswers ii-6 iimonths- ii7 iiyears
The iiprimary iireason iiautism iisubtypes iiwere iieliminated iiwithin iithe iiDSM-5 iiwas iidue iito
ii_________________ ii. ii- iiAnswers ii-difficulties iimaking iia iidiagnosis iibecause iiof iithe
iiambiguous iidistinctions iibetween iithe iivarious iisubtypes.
Identify iithe iiclassification iisystem iiused iiby iipsychiatrists iiand iipsychologists iito
iidiagnose iiautism. ii- iiAnswers ii-Diagnostic iiand iiStatistical iiManual iiof iiMental iiDisorders
According iito iiour iitext, iiif iia iitest iihas iia iireliability iiof ii.80 iiwhat iikind iiof iidecision iishould
iiit iibe iiused iifor? ii- iiAnswers ii-Screening
According iito iithe iiDSM-5, iimarked iideficits iiin iiverbal iiand iinonverbal iisocial
iicommunication iiskills iirequiring iisubstantive iisupport iiwould iibe iiconsidered iia iiseverity
iilevel iiof ii_________. ii- iiAnswers ii-2
When iitwo iimeasures iiare iibeing iicompared, iiit iiis iiimportant iifor iiboth iito iihave iihigh
iireliability iicoefficients iibecause... ii- iiAnswers ii-High iireliabilities iihelp iiensure iithat
iidifferences iiare iinot iidue iito iichance.
The iiauthor iiof iithe iitext iidiscusses iiseveral iiconcerns iirelated iito iithe iiDSM-5 iidiagnostic
iicriteria. iiWhich iiof iithe iiconcerns iibelow iiwere iidiscussed iiby iithe iiauthor? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Possible iiadverse iieffects iion iiearly iidiagnosis. iiand iiConcern iiabout iipossible iiunder-
diagnosis.
, The iiDSM-5 iicreated iia iinew iidiagnostic iicategory ii(disorder), iiwhich iiwas
ii____________. ii- iiAnswers ii-social iicommunication iidisorder
Kanner's iiearly iidescriptions iiof iiautism iiincluded ii_________________ ii. ii- iiAnswers ii-
muteness iiand iisuperior iirote iimemory iiskills.
Within iithe iiDSM-5, iithe iidiagnostic iicriteria iiis iinow iisupplemented iiby
ii______________. ii- iiAnswers ii-descriptors
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iithe iicorrect iisequence iiof iisteps iito iitake iiin iideveloping iia
iiscale iito iiassess iiASD? ii- iiAnswers ii-Develop iiclear iidefinitions iiof iibehaviors, iicreate iia
iipool iiof iiitems, iirun iia iipilot iistudy
According iito iithe iiDSM-IV iidiagnostic iicriteria, iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iiwere iiconsidered
iisubtypes iiof iiautism? ii- iiAnswers ii-Autistic iidisorder
Asperger iiDisorder
Pervasive iiDevelopmental iiDisorder iinot iiOtherwise iiSpecified
With iithe iiupdated iiDSM-5 iidiagnostic iicriteria, iitwo iicore iiimpairments iihave iibeen
iiemphasized iiin iimaking iia iidiagnosis, iiwhat iiare iithey? ii- iiAnswers ii-Social iiinteraction
iiand iiCommunication
__________________ iiis iicharacterized iiby ii"persistent iidifficulties iiin iithe iisocial iiuse iiof
iiverbal iiand iinonverbal iicommunication iisufficiently iisevere iias iito iiinterfere iiwith iisocial
iirelationships, iiacademic iiachievement, iiand iioccupational iiperformance". ii- iiAnswers ii-
Social iiCommunication iiDisorder
What iidistinguishes iithe iiADOS-2 iifrom iimost iiother iiscales iiused iito iiassess iiASD? ii-
iiAnswers ii-It iiis iia iimeasure iithat iiinvolves iidirect iiobservation iiof iithe iiperson iibeing
iiassessed.
It iiprovides ii5 iiseparate iimodules iigeared iifor iithe iisubject's iiparticular iidevelopmental
iiand iiexpressive iilanguage iilevel.
What iiages iiare iinot iirecommended iifor iiSocial iiResponsiveness iiScale, iiSecond
iiEdition ii(SRS-2) iito iibe iiused iito iidiagnosis iiASD? ii- iiAnswers ii-Under ii2 iiyears
Select iithe iitwo iiindividuals iiwho iifirst iiidentified iiautism. ii- iiAnswers ii-Asperger iiand
iiKanner
Why iiis iiit iiimportant iito iiknow iithe iireliability iiof iia iitest? ii- iiAnswers ii-It iihelps iiyou
iidetermine iithe iiamount iiof iiaccuracy iiin iia iiscore
It iihelps iiyou iicalculate iithe iiamount iiof iierror iiin iia iiscore
