A Child Is Diagnosed with a Neurodevelopmental Disorder

question 34

Multiple Choice

A child is diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disorder. What is one risk of this with a classification system?

• A) Classification tends to be highly unreliable.
• B) Classification tends to give psychopathology an all-or-nothing quality.
• C) Classification is rarely based on empirical research.
• D) Classification may create a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Definitions:

Failure To Thrive

A condition typically seen in infants and children, where they do not gain weight or grow as expected.

Protein-Energy Malnutrition

A condition resulting from inadequate intake of protein and calories, leading to body tissue wasting and an increased susceptibility to infection.

Neuron's Cell Body

The section of a neuron that houses the nucleus and plays a critical role in sustaining the cell's life.

Dendrites

Branch-like extensions of neurons that receive signals from other nerve cells and transmit them toward the cell body.