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Abnormal Psych Exam 2--Autism
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
03/14/2012

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Term
autism spectrum disorder basic features
Definition
-biologically based disorder
-social communication deficits
-restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests
Term
-1943
-1944
-1950's and early 1960's
-1970's
Definition
-Autism identified by Kanner
-Aspergers identified
-refrigerator paretns by Bettelheim
-renewed interest in autism as neurlogical condition
Term
pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified
Definition
-lots of symptoms for Autism and Asbergers -show areas of impairment -don't have full spectrum of symptoms
Term
Rett's disorder
Definition
-problem with development of gray matter in brain
-significant impairment
-nonverbal for life
-more common in females
Term
childhood disintegrative disorder
Definition
-very rare
-normal or slighly delayed development of first few years of life
-3 to 10 years old, person regresses to early stages of functioning
-hallucinations
-delusions
Term
autism
Definition
-at least 6 over deficits in following areas
-social interaction
-communication
-restricted and repetetive interest
Term
aspergers disorder
Definition
-no cognitive delay
-no language delay
-social use of language impaired
-importance of clinically significant impairment
Term
common behavior with autism
Definition
-hyperactivity and attention problems
-sensory hypersensititivy
-sleep abnormalities
-no sense of danger
-bizarre fears
-tantrums and/or agression
-self-injurious behavior
Term
broader autism phenotype
Definition
-communication deficits
-alloffness: lack of interest in social interactions
-rigidity: cognitive or behavioral
Term
treatment
Definition
-psychopharmacological
-therapy
-treatment without evidence
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adults
Definition
-1/3 have some adult independence
-high functioning adults continue to have some difficulty
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