When Luke Was 17 Years Old,his Intelligence Test Score Was

question 32

Multiple Choice

When Luke was 17 years old,his intelligence test score was below 98 percent of test-takers.Now at the age of 23,he needs adult supervision because he is not able to adapt to the normal demands of independent living.Luke most clearly meets the requirements for being assigned a diagnosis of

• A) Down syndrome.
• B) autism spectrum disorder.
• C) intellectual disability.
• D) savant syndrome.

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Definitions:

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The extent to which a specific treatment, procedure, or regimen produces a beneficial result under ideal conditions.

Schizophrenia

A persistent psychological disorder characterized by a disintegration of the connection between cognition, emotion, and actions, resulting in incorrect perceptions, unsuitable behaviors and emotions, detachment from actuality into illusion and false belief, and a feeling of psychological disintegration.

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Xanax

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