Candy is a two-year-old with a moderate intellectual disability. She has a single crease across the palm of her hand, slanted eyes, and a harsh voice. What diagnosis would Candy most likely be given?
a. Down syndrome c. fragile X syndrome
b. autism spectrum disorder d. learning disability
Question 2Stephanie meets Sam at a rave. As they are talking, Sam put a drug into Stephanie's drink as she turns her head to talk to a friend. When she wakes up the next morning, she finds herself in bed with Sam and learnsthat he had raped her the night before, although she has no memory of the assault. It is most likely that the drug Sam put into Stephanie's drink was ____.
a. ecstasy c. Rohypnol
b. MDMA d. LSD
Question 3Nicole interacted with her parents in a normal manner until she was one year old. Then, at one, she stopped abruptly and became increasingly alone and bizarre. There was no medical reason for this change. What is an appropriate diagnosis for Nicole?
a. separation anxiety disorder c. Tourette's syndrome
b. autism spectrum disorder d. pediatric bipolar disorder
Question 4In support of the assertion that addiction is a disease, Wollschlaeger (2007) indicates that ____.
a. recovering alcoholics must completely abstain from drinking
b. alcoholics can learn to limit their drinking to appropriate levels
c. controlled drinking may work for some alcohol abusers
d. alcoholics have the ability to control only some aspects of what causes the disease
Question 5What social communication skills would be consistent with a diagnosis of severe autism spectrum disorder?
a. minimal or completely absent skills
b. isolated and awkward communication
c. minimalatypical behaviors
d. effective but somewhat awkward
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