Chapter 15

Question 1

Developmental Psychopathology

Answer 1

Field of pyschopathology that focuses on determinating what is abnormal at any point in the developmental process by comparing and contrasting it with normal and expected changes that occur.

Question 2

Down Syndrome

Answer 2

Form of moderate-to-severe intellectual disability associated with a chromosomal abnormality and typically accompanied by characteristic physcial features

Question 3

Dyslexia

Answer 3

Impairment of the ability to read

Question 4

Hydrocephaly

Answer 4

Relatively rare condition in which the accumulation of an abnormal amount of cerebrospinal fluid within the cranium causes damage to the brain tissues and enlargement of the skull

Question 5

Juvenile Delinquency

Answer 5

Legal term used to refer to illegal acts committed by minors

Question 6

macrocephaly

Answer 6

Type of intellectual disability resulting from impaired development of the brain and a consequent failure of the cranium to attain normal size

Question 7

Mainstreaming

Answer 7

Placement of children intellectual disabilities in regular school classrooms for all or part of the day.

Question 8

Microcephaly

Answer 8

Type of intellectual disability resulting from impaired development of the brain and a consequent failure of the cranium to attain normal size

Question 9

Pemoline

Answer 9

Drug, similar to Ritalin, used to treat ADHD

Question 10

Phenylketonuria (PKU)

Answer 10

Type of intellectual disability resulting from a baby’s lack of a liver enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine, amino acid found in many foods.

Question 11

Ritalin

Answer 11

Central nervous system stimulant often used to treat ADHD

Question 12

Strattera

Answer 12

A medication used in the treatment of ADHD

Question 13

Tic

Answer 13

Persistent, intermittent muscle twitch or spasm, usually limited to a localized muscle group, often of the facial muscles.