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11) The major type of pervasive developmental disorder is ________. A) mental retardation B) autism C) attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder D) communication disorder 12) Autistic disorder is classified as a ________ in the DSM-IV. A) childhood schizophrenia B) pervasive developmental disorder C) form of mental retardation D) savant syndrome 13) The pervasive developmental disorders include all of the following EXCEPT __________. A) autistic disorder B) Asperger’s disorder C) Tay-Sachs disease D) pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified 14) Pramile has autistic disorder. She frequently will say, “She is hungry” when letting her father know that she wants her dinner. This type of statement is known as __________. A) echolalia B) parroting C) pronoun reversal D) reference reversal 15) Children with autistic disorder who function at an average level of intelligence would most likely still show deficits in ___________. A) memory B) ability to engage in symbolic play C) fine motor skills D) visual special skills 16) Peter is unresponsive to most social stimuli. He rarely smiles, talks, or makes eye contact with others. He seems indifferent to everyone, including his parents. He engages in solitary, ritualistic behaviours, such as constantly flapping his hands. He sometimes goes into sudden tantrums or panics. He also insists on the same familiar food each day. Peter’s disorder is ________. A) autism B) childhood schizophrenia C) mental retardation D) avoidant disorder 17) Autism is a(n) ________ disorder. A) episodic, temporary B) episodic, lifelong C) chronic, temporary D) chronic, lifelong 18) Autism was defined, in North America, by _______. A) Eugen Bleuler B) Carl Jung C) Sigmund Freud D) Leo Kanner 19) The term autism derives from the Greek word meaning ________. A) self B) lost C) inward D) alone 20) Autistic thinking is the tendency to ________. A) engage in persistently obsessive thought patterns B) see oneself as the centre of the universe C) see oneself as being “swallowed up” by the universe D) engage in abstract thinking patterns that no one else can understand