Although the diagnosis of autism is often not made until toddlerhood (between 18–30 months of age), there are often signs in infancy that the disorder is already present
What are two signs of autism that a caregiver might see in an infant as young as 8–10 months of age?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: They do not engage in joint attention with parents, or point to objects to show to others, or look at others or respond to their own name.
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Evidence for a syndrome of externalizing behavior problems has been demonstrated by statistical analysis of
a. arrest reports. b. clinicians' diagnoses of children. c. children's descriptions of their own behavior. d. checklists on which adults rate children's psychological symptoms.
An individual who goes through life as a loner with no motivation to interact with others but with relatively normal behavior and beliefs is likely to be diagnosed with ________ personality disorder
a. histrionic b. narcissistic c. schizoid d. paranoid
Person-centered therapy is a specific type of
A. psychodynamic therapy. B. behavioral therapy. C. humanistic therapy. D. cognitive therapy.
Strongly cohesive groups may assume that their decisions can't be incorrect and to put pressure on all group members to strongly support the group's decisions. This is known as ________
a) a social dilemma b) groupthink c) deindividuation d) group polarization