Stimulant medications such as Ritalin

Stimulant medications such as Ritalin
 
  a) have not been shown to be effective for improving long-term academic achievement.
  b) have been shown to have equal effectiveness to behavioral training alone.
  c) have been shown to be more effective in white children than Latino or African American children.
  d) all of the above.

Question 2

A child psychologist was asked to provide guidelines for distinguishing autistic disorder and childhood schizophrenia. Which of the following would be a helpful guideline for mental health professionals faced with making a differential diagnosis?
 
  a) Childhood schizophrenia is more likely to run in families.
   b) Childhood schizophrenia rarely occurs until age 7 or later.
   c) Childhood schizophrenia is more likely to involve disordered speech.
   d) Childhood schizophrenia tends to have a major impact on peer
   relationships.

Question 3

Peter rarely makes eye contact, seldom smiles, and infrequently talks in response to other people. He seems indifferent to everyone, including his parents. Which diagnosis is consistent with Peter's behavior?
 
  a) autistic disorder
   b) mental retardation
   c) childhood schizophrenia
   d) obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 4

Based on an examination of home videos of children's first birthdays, the frequency of which behavior is most predictive of a later diagnosis of autism?
 
  a) pointing to objects
   b) failing to look at other people
   c) responding to his/her own name
   d) showing an object to other people