What are the major categories of symptoms in autism spectrum disorders? Define and provide two examples for each category

What will be an ideal response?


• Social and communication deficits
o Delay and deviance
o Delay in development of speech and language
o Differences in communication – not socially directed
• Repetitive behaviors and fixated interests
o Stereotyped/repetitive behaviors – rocking, flapping
o Fixated interests and/or strong attachments to objects; more interested in how things work rather than how people work
o Insistence on sameness in environment
o Oversensitivity or undersensitivity to sensory input

Psychology

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a. safety needs have been met b. esteem needs have been met c. a person has reached adolescence d. self-actualization needs have been met

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CB1 receptors are found mainly outside the brain in immune cells

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

Which technique, though questionable in its validity, is widely used by therapists to help clients recover lost childhood memories?

a) hypnosis b) "truth" serum c) Gestalt therapy d) electroconvulsive therapy

Psychology

What do all types of somatic symptom and related disorders have in common?

A) Awareness that the symptoms are psychological B) Lack of personal distress C) Lack of a recognizable medical cause D) Deception by the "ill" person

Psychology