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Module 2 Review for Portage Learning Abnormal Psychology
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Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 9 minutes 5 out of 5 * Score for this quiz: 5 out of 5 * Submitted Sep 13 at 6:06pm This attempt took 9 minutes. Review and Reflect questions give you an opportunity to pause and reflect on the content of the module as well as your understanding of the material. These review and reflect questions serve as a review for the module exam. If you can answer these questions in your own words, you should be well-prepared for the exam. Question 1^0 / 0^ pts Your Answer: What is the hallmark feature of Neurodevelopmental disorders? present early in life and stem from problems with neural development Neurodevelopmental disorders are disorders that are present early in life and stem from problems with neural development (i.e. normal growth of neurons in the brain). Question 2^0 / 0^ pts Your Answer: Describe Criteria B for Intellectual Disability in your own words. Deficits in intellectual functioning - This includes reasoning, problem-solving, planning, which are assessed via an intelligence test. Deficits in adaptive functioning that involve the
individual not achieving the developmental and sociocultural standards of independence and responsibility. So without consistent support, the individual develops deficits in at least one of the following areas of daily life and in multiple environments: communication, social participation, or living independently. Symptoms start during the developmental period, observed within the first two years of life, while mild deficits may be more noticeable during school age. Content should match Criteria B, but be restated to be in the student’s own voice and phrasing. Question 3^0 / 0^ pts Your Answer: Autism is now divided into three levels. On what are these levels based? severity Severity Question 4^0 / 0^ pts Your Answer: What causes of Autism were discussed in the module (and are discussed in the DSM)? Genetics (heritability, advanced parental age, and gender) and the medication Valproate Genetics (heritability, advanced parental age, and gender) and the medication Valproate. Question 5^0 / 0^ pts
Negative symptoms involve deficits, or an absence of something. Examples: lack of interest in pleasurable activities, flat affect, lack of any discernible emotion, poverty of speech. Question 8^0 / 0^ pts Your Answer: Summarize, in your own words, the diathesis-stress hypothesis, as it pertains to Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is caused by a genetic vulnerability and factors that may place an individual more at risk, could be triggered by environmental and psychosocial stressors (additional cortisol released) that transform the potential for an episode into an actual disorder Answers need to indicate that Schizophrenia is caused by a genetic vulnerability and triggered by environmental and psychosocial stressors, the so-called diathesis- stress model. Question 9^5 / 5^ pts Your Answer: As a reminder, the questions in this review quiz are a requirement of the course and the best way to prepare for the module exam. Did you complete all questions in their entirety? Yes Quiz Score: 5 out of 5