Intro to Dev (5) Flashcards

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What is autism?

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complex neurodevelopmental disorder, on a spectrum

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What are the triad of impairments in autism?

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  1. Impairments of social behavior
  2. Impairment in communication
  3. Narrowing of interests, resistant of change
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What is an impairment of social behavior?

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Deficits in attention on others
Irregular eye contact
Poor understanding of social context

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What is an impairment of communication?

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Mutism or echolalia
Overly honest
Delays in verbal and non verbal communication

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What is narrowing interests?

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Obsessions
Lack of pretend play
Stereotyped behaviors

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3 cognitive theories of autism?

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  1. Theory of mind
  2. Executive Dysfunction
  3. Weak Central Coherence
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What is the Theory of Mind hypothesis?

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Persons concepts of mental activity, ability to perceive intention and predict behavior of others.

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What do children with autism lack, according to the theory of mind hypothesis?

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ability to attribute mental states to self and others

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What is the Executive Dysfunction hypothesis?

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there are cognitive processes involved in goal directed tasks and problem solving

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3 examples of cognitive processes according to the Executive Dysfunction hypothesis?

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  1. Working memory
  2. Self Control
  3. Mental flexibility
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What do children with autism lack according to the Executive Dysfunction hypothesis?

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executive function (e.g., planning; impulse control)

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What is the Weak Central Coherence hypothesis?

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processing bias for feature and local information and failure to extract gist or see the “big picture” in everyday life

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What do children with autism have according to the Weak Central Coherence hypothesis?

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Superior local processing

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What does the Sally Ann task test?

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Ability of child to take into account another persons state of mind.

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What does the Wisconsin Card Sort task test?

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Ability of child to problem solve and have mental flexibility

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What does the Embedded Figures task test?

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Ability of child to focus on abstract and minute details