Family Members of Children with Autism Display Higher Than Normal

question 29

Multiple Choice

Family members of children with autism display higher than normal rates of:

• A)echolalia
• B)mental retardation
• C)language deficits
• D)all of these

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Definitions:

Psychotherapy

A general term for treating mental health problems by talking with a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health provider.

Biomedical Therapy

A treatment modality targeting biological underpinnings of mental disorders through medication or other medical procedures.

Electroconvulsive Shock Therapy

A psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in patients to provide relief from mental disorders.

Psychoanalytic

Relating to a theory of psychology which emphasizes unconscious psychological processes and is credited to Freud.