PSY 334 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nonverbal Communication, Nosology, Hans Asperger

• School: Stony Brook University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 334
• Professor: matthewlerner

Document Summary

Autism spectrum disorders: autism spectrum disorder is listed on the dsm-5. It is an umbrella term for a wide range of autistic disorders that exist along a spectrum. Pervasive developmental disorders refer to the same set of symptoms/ disorders but have been retired since the publication of dsm-5. Case study with children across the country: donald triplett, kanner type autism, kanner (1943) symptoms. 5: hans asperger (1944, had a clinical for special children in vienna. Schizophrenic reaction, childhood type label: dsm-ii (1968, not included. The condition may be manifested by the autistic, atypical, and withdrawn behavior (bettelheim et al. ,) Infantile autism: what are the symptoms and age of onset for infantile autism (think language, speech, patterns) etc. Know: the attachment hypothesis: higher rates of autism among colder moms. Each disorder is written by individual panels of experts, who are in turn influenced by many exterior motives. Used to be high vs low functioning.