IDD/LearningD

Question 1

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is associated with: (5x)

Answer 1

FACIAL DYSMORPHISMS, POSTNATAL GROWTH RETARDATION, INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION AND LEARNING DIFFICULTIES.

Question 2

Child w IQ of 68 will likely have adjustment issues and struggles w which developmental stage?

Answer 2

ADOLESCENCE

Question 3

Most common genetic abnormality leading to intellectual disability

Answer 3

DOWN’S SYNDROME

Question 4

4 y/o girl developed normally in the 1st 18 months of life, but afterwards developed decelerated head growth, loss of purposeful hand movements, midline upper extremity stereotypies (e.g. hand-wringing), severe psychomotor retardation and social withdrawal:

Answer 4

RETT DISORDER

Question 5

Person w/ MR who achieves 1st grade education fits which diagnostic classification?

Answer 5

MODERATE MENTAL RETARDATION

Question 6

6 y/o child in 1st grade is doing very poorly. WISC-R IQ score is 60. Compared with other children his age he has sig. impairment in social skill, dressing, language, and feeding. What is the Dx?

Answer 6

MILD MENTAL RETARDATION

Question 7

Medications for Tx of aggression in an individual w/ MR

Answer 7

LITHIUM, THIORIDAZINE, HALDOL, PROPANOLOL (NOT CLONAZEPAM)

Question 8

10 y/o IQ 69. Findings that would confirm Dx of MR?

Answer 8

DEFICITS IN SELF-CARE AND SOCIAL SKILLS

Question 9

The non-genetic cause of mental retardation in the US is:

Answer 9

FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME

Question 10

A child with mod-sev mental retardation wakes frequently at night, claps at inappropriate times, and has bouts of paroxysmal laughter. Syndrome?

Answer 10

ANGELMAN’S SYNDROME

Question 11

4 y/o child is brought in for an evaluation. The child iis demonstrating developmental delays, foraging for food, and having many temper tantrums. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer 11

PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME

Question 12

An individual with a full scale IQ of 65 could be expected to plateau at what level of academic functioning?

Answer 12

6TH GRADE

Question 13

17 y/o pt with IQ 65 and commensurate deficiencies in activities of daily living, communication, and motor skills can be expected to function on which academic level?

Answer 13

SIXTH GRADE

Question 14

10 y/o child learned to clean his room without being asked. The parents achieved this by reinforcing this behavior with a one-dollar bill every third time the child cleaned the room without being asked. This type of reinforcement schedule is known as: (4x)

Answer 14

FIXED-RATIO

Question 15

30 y/o morbidly obese pt refuses to change eating and exercise habits, “I’ll worry about my health when I am 65.” One month later his father, also obese, dies of a myocardial infarction. The now obvious disparity between pt’s current behavior and knowledge of the circumstances surrounding his father’s death is an example of which learning theory process? (x2)

Answer 15

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

Question 16

Learning from consequences of one’s actions (2x)

Answer 16

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question 17

Example of learned helplessness is a child who stops all attempts to improve after being punished for failing or failing no matter how hard the child tries? (2x)

Answer 17

FAILING NO MATTER HOW HARD THE CHILD TRIES.

Question 18

22 y/o experiences a earthquake (7.0) during a seminar. In the months that follow he develops fearful reaction to sudden or loud noises. Pt avoids classes in the same building that the seminar was in. What is the mechanism of the behavior? (2x)

Answer 18

AVERSIVE CONDITIONING

Question 19

Child who fears bike riding becomes less fearful after watching other children having fun while bike riding. Which learning principle? (2x)

Answer 19

IMPRINTING

Question 20

What learning pattern is demonstrated by a patient (w/ panic disorder a/w public places) leaving an area when panic attack begins, and experiencing cessation of sx (2x)?

Answer 20

NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT

Question 21

To be eligible for special ed, must have?

Answer 21

DOCUMENTED DISABILITY

Question 22

Reinforcing behavior w reward every third time a behavior is done is called:

Answer 22

FIXED RATIO

Question 23

Cognitive-behavioral explanation of trichotillomania suggests hair pulling reduces an uncomfortable tension that the child is experiencing. What is this an example of?

Answer 23

NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT

Question 24

The evolution of addiction from an impulsive to a compulsive act is characterized by the increasing importance of which of the following factors?

Answer 24

NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT

Question 25

To define learning disability, look for discrepancy between:

Answer 25

INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL AND PERFORMANCE

Question 26

Worsening temper tantrums in 3 y/o. First occurred in grocery store and child was quieted with candy. The tantrums would occur at home and would escalate until given candy. Psychiatrist tells parents not to give candy during a tantrum under any circumstances. Outcome?

Answer 26

TANTRUMS WILL INCREASE THEN DECREASE

Question 27

The most common learning disability found in school-age children

Answer 27

READING DISORDER

Question 28

What is most common learning/communication D/O in kids receiving special ed?

Answer 28

READING DISORDER

Question 29

A 4th grade child is falling behind peers. Child has IQ of 92, but lower than expected scores on achieve tests and adaptive functioning. Teacher reports child voices understanding of material, but struggles with homework, what is child’s diagnosis?

Answer 29

LEARNING DISABILITY

Question 30

A medical student takes amphetamines to stay awake while studying for an exam. When she takes the exam without any medication, she finds that she has much greater difficulty than usual remembering the material. What is this an example of?

Answer 30

STATE-DEPENDENT LEARNING

Question 31

Which of the following is an example of semantic memory in a child?

Answer 31

REMEMBERING THAT THE TOWN PARADE OCCURS EVERY JULY 4TH

Question 32

Imitating one’s valued mentor while performing psychotherapy is an example of what type of learning?

Answer 32

SOCIAL LEARNING

Question 33

Form of learned fear in which a person or an animal learns to respond more strongly to an otherwise innocuous stimulus is:

Answer 33

SENSITIZATION

Question 34

A child practices violin to prevent parents nagging, what does this describe?

Answer 34

NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT

Question 35

A mother gives an 8 y/o a “time out” for five min in the bedroom because of his misbehavior. This is an example of what behavioral technique?

Answer 35

PUNISHMENT

Question 36

The most common deficit underlying reading disorder in English-speaking children is deficit in:

Answer 36

PHONOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING

Question 37

In learning theory, the presentation of an aversive stimulus that is contingent upon the occurrence of a particular response is known as:

Answer 37

PUNISHMENT

Question 38

Child who fears bike riding becomes less fearful after watching other children having fun while bike riding. Which learning principle?

Answer 38

MODELING

Question 39

The operant procedure in which a desirable behavior pattern is learned by the successive reinforcement of approximations to that behavior is called:

Answer 39

SHAPING

Question 40

Pt receives $20 for negative drug test, but locked out of reward after a positive test until 3 negative tests, this is an example of which behavioral technique?

Answer 40

CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT