The most common comorbid disorders in children with schizophrenia are ____.
a. ASD and other PDDs
b. anxiety disorders
c. conduct disorder and depression
d. pica and mental retardation
Question 2The most common presenting symptom for children with childhood-onset schizophrenia is ____.
a. auditory hallucinations
b. visual hallucinations
c. paranoid delusions
d. flat affect
Question 3Which statement about childhood-onset schizophrenia is false?
a. Childhood-onset schizophrenia appears to be a more severe form of adult-onset schizophrenia.
b. The criteria used to diagnose schizophrenia in adults can reliably be used to diagnose schizophrenia in children.
c. Childhood-onset schizophrenia typically has a sudden onset.
d. Childhood-onset schizophrenia is likely to persist into adolescence and adulthood.
Question 4In comparison to children with ASD, children with childhood-onset schizophrenia ____.
a. tend to be younger at diagnosis
b. show a more chronic and declining course
c. show similar social and language deficits
d. show less intellectual impairment
Question 5A child is close to school again and needs to learn to sit in a chair. Which would be a step-by-step approach using a stimulus that requires a specific response?
a. skills training
b. TEACCH
c. discrete trial training
d. ABA
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