According to her parents, Tina was a healthy, happy baby for the first year of her life. She
was curious and sociable, held her arms out to be picked up, and babbled very often. Shortly
after her first birthday, things suddenly changed.
At age 2, Tina rarely makes a sound and
spends most of her time sitting and wringing her hands. Although her eyes follow her parents
when they are in the same room as her, she no longer makes an effort to get their attention or
to interact with them. From this description, which of the following disorders is Tina most
likely to have:
a. Autism
b. Asperger's disorder
c. Rett's syndrome
d. Childhood disintegrative disorder
e. The child's symptoms fit several of the above conditions equally well.
Question 2
During the first half of the 20th century, what activity came to characterize applied psychology more than any other?
a. intelligence testing
b. vision, hearing, and other sensory acuity testing
c. personality testing
d. psychoanalytic treatment
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