Normal/Abnormal
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, children’s mental health problems were attributed to
what is possessed by evil spirits
This lobe contain the functions underlying much of our thinking and reasoning abilities.
what is frontal
A ____ assessment measure allows for the scores of one child to be compared to the scores of other similar children.
What is standardized
The ____ category of intellectual disability is overrepresented in minority groups.
what is mild
The basic sounds that make up a language are called
what is phonemes
Freud was the first to link mental disorders to
what is childhood experiences
ACTH causes the adrenal glands to release
what is cortisol
The “C” in the “ABCs of behavioral assessment” stands for
what is consequences
This is associated with intellectual disability and is a disorder in which males have an extra X chromosome.
what is Klinefelter’s syndrome
By the age of ____, a child’s auditory map for phonetic discrimination is complete.
what is 1 year
Until the mid-twentieth century, this mental condition was believed to be caused by inadequate, uncaring parents?
what is autism
A child who cannot control his temper has problems in emotion
what is regulation
The most commonly used intelligence scale today is the
What is Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV
This is the most common form of intellectual disability resulting from chromosomal abnormalities.
what is down syndrome
Language functions are housed primarily in the
what is left temporal lobe
The ability to successfully adapt in the environment is referred to as
what is resilience
The process of attachment typically begins between ____ of age.
what is 6-12 months
These are used to study cerebral glucose metabolism.
what are PET scans
This is the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability.
what is Fragile-X syndrome
The age at which stuttering tends to recede is around
what is 5 years old
Psychological disorders are defined as patterns of behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or physical symptoms that are associated with
what is distress
This part of the brain is implicated in disorders affecting motor behavior?
What is Basal ganglia
More than 70% of practicing clinicians identify their therapeutic approach as
what is eclectic
Schizophrenia is extremely rare prior to
what is adolescence
The cause of most learning disorders is
what is genetically based neurological problems