Research Shows That in the Years When the Diagnostic Criteria

question 84

Multiple Choice

Research shows that in the years when the diagnostic criteria of autism changed,the odds of a patient being diagnosed with autism

• A) increased.
• B) decreased.
• C) remained stable.
• D) fluctuated.

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Definitions:

Nature-nurture Theory

A theoretical framework that debates whether human behavior and traits are predetermined by genetics (nature) or influenced by environment and upbringing (nurture).

Heritability

A measure in genetics that indicates how much of the variation in a particular trait within a population can be attributed to genetic differences among individuals in that population.

Reciprocal Determinism

A concept in psychology proposed by Albert Bandura, suggesting that a person's behavior is influenced by personal factors, the environment, and the behavior itself, all of which interact with each other.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that contains our primal impulses, desires, and needs.