CHAPTER 11: Abnormal Behaviour Across the Lifespan

Question 1

Mainstreaming

Answer 1

having all students with disabilities included in regular classroom (integration, inclusion)

Question 2

Savant syndrome

Answer 2

person with neurodevelopmental disorder can perform exceptionally in specific domain

Question 3

Autistic thinking

Answer 3

tendency to view oneself as the center of the universe and to believe that external events somehow refer to oneself

Question 4

Dyslexia

Answer 4

learning disorder characterized by impaired reading ability and may involve difficulty with alphabet or spelling

Question 5

Decoding

Answer 5

problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words

Question 6

Oppositional defiant disorder

Answer 6

disorder in childhood or adolescence

characterized by excessive oppositionality or tendencies to refuse requests from parents and others

Question 7

Autism spectrum disorders

Answer 7

disorder that involves impaired behaviour or functioning in multiple areas of development

chronic, lifetime conditioning

Question 8

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Answer 8

excessive motor activity, impulsivity, and/or inability to focus one’s attention

Question 9

Hyperactivity

Answer 9

abnormal behaviour characterized by extreme resetlessness and difficulty maintaining attention

most often found in young boys

Question 10

Intermittent explosiveness disorder

Answer 10

impulsive or anger-based aggressive outbursts that begin rapidly with little build-up

Question 11

Conduct disorder

Answer 11

abnormal behaviour in childhood characterized by dirsuptive, antisocial behaviour

Question 12

Separation anxiety disorder

Answer 12

extreme fears of separation from parents or others that the child is dependent on

Question 13

Delirium

Answer 13

extreme mental confusion in which people have difficulty focusing their attention, speaking clearly and coherently, and orienting themselves to environment

Question 14

Dementia

Answer 14

cognitive impairment involving generalized profound progressive deficits in memory, ability to communicate, judgement, motor coordination, and learning of new information

Question 15

Vascular dementia

Answer 15

dementia caused by cardiovascular risk factors (diabetes, smoking, cholesterol)

Question 16

Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 16

neurodegenerative disease that accounts for most dementia cases