Developmental Psychopathology Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Developmental Psychopathology examines the origins and progression of psychological disorders within a developmental framework, focusing on how biological, psychological, and environmental factors interact across the lifespan. The course explores major theoretical models and research methods used to study maladaptive development and highlights patterns of risk and resilience from childhood through adolescence. Key topics include the development of emotional and behavioral disorders, genetic and neurological influences, the effects of trauma and adversity, and the implications of developmental pathways for intervention and prevention. Through case studies and empirical research, students gain a comprehensive understanding of how psychopathology emerges and evolves within the context of individual growth and environmental influences.
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Introduction to Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology 3rd Edition by Robert Weis
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Chapter 1: The Science and Practice of Abnormal Child Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a challenge mentioned in your text when determining prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents?
A) There is no single agency that tracks the prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents.
B) There is no standard definition of what constitutes mental disorder.
C) Epidemiological studies use different methods to collect data, each of which yields a slightly different result.
D) Some people do not want to participate in lengthy surveys, or provide inaccurate information.
Answer: B
Q2) Equifinality implies that if we know the disorder the child has,______.
A) we can infer the cause
B) we can infer the prior diagnosis
C) we can infer the duration of disturbance
D) we cannot infer the causes because different people can arrive at the same diagnosis by different routes
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: The Causes of Childhood Disorders: A Levels of Analysis Approach
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Q1) If neuronal communication were like a telephone communication,the ______ would be the caller.
A) cell body
B) axon
C) dendrites
D) myelin
Answer: B
Q2) In what ways do adoptive parents tend to differ from biological parents?
A) Adoptive parents are more likely to have mental health problems.
B) Adoptive parents are less likely to have high income.
C) Adoptive parents are more likely to have higher educational backgrounds.
D) Adoptive parents are more likely to have multiple other children.
Answer: C
Q3) The main idea of the gene-environment correlation model is ______.
A) we sometimes select environments that complement our genotypes
B) gene linkages mean some family environments are more similar than others
C) when stressful life circumstances occur, we see the effects of our genes more than in nonstressful circumstances
D) genes and environment are independent
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Assessment and Diagnosis
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT true of clinically significant impairment?
A) It is required for diagnosis of almost every disorder in the DSM-5.
B) It is considered by some to be a vague term.
C) Clinically significant impairment is the kind of impairment that a clinician considers severe enough to need treatment.
D) It is synonymous with impairment in work functioning.
Answer: D
Q2) One criticism of the DSM-5 is that the distinctions between normal and abnormal are often arbitrary.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which classification approach allows a clinician to convey the severity of the condition?
A) full-spectrum assessment
B) categorical classification
C) prototypical classification
D) dimensional classification
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Treating Children, Adolescents, and Families
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Q1) A goal of cognitive therapy is not to think positively,but instead to view the world more realistically.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An MD who specializes in the assessment,diagnosis,and treatment of mental disorders is a ______.
A) psychologist
B) school psychologist
C) psychiatrist
D) pediatrician
Q3) According to Albert Ellis,an adolescent client who states,"I need to get into my first-choice college.If I don't,I'm just going to die," is displaying a(n)______.
A) cognitive bias
B) cognitive distortion
C) irrational belief
D) fundamental attribution error
Q4) What is the difference between cognitive bias and cognitive distortion?
Q5) What is an enmeshed family?
Q6) Why might it be the case that behavior therapy,overall,works best for children?
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Chapter 5: Intellectual Disability and Developmental
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a recommendation for minimizing the risk of lead exposure?
A) Regularly clean floors and other surfaces of the home.
B) Remove shoes before entering the home.
C) Never drink tap water.
D) Limit exposure to toys that may contain lead-based paint.
Q2) For a behavior analyst,duration recording would be most useful ______.
A) in setting an operational definition of the problem behavior
B) for behaviors that occur frequently and have a clear beginning and ending
C) for behaviors that occur frequently without clear beginnings and endings
D) for behaviors that take a long time to resolve
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a similarity between Down syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome?
A) Both are genetic disorders.
B) Both relate to missing paternal genetic information.
C) Both result in relative strengths in visual-spatial skills.
D) Both are associated with reduced life expectancy, compared to typically developing individuals.
Q4) In what ways can challenging behavior adversely affect children?
Q5) What is the difference between mainstreaming and inclusion?
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Chapter 6: Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Q1) Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)involves a series of line drawings printed on cards that the child presents to caregivers to communicate.Which of the following is NOT true of PECS?
A) The cards are the aids.
B) The line drawings are the symbols.
C) Handing the card to the caregiver is the strategy.
D) Exchanging a picture-symbol for a desired item or behavior is positive reinforcement.
Q2) Joint attention symbolic play engagement and regulation (JASPER)relies on what approach?
A) cognitive behavioral therapy
B) scaffolding
C) discrete trial training
D) reciprocal imitation training (RIT)
Q3) Which of the following disorders is most commonly comorbid with ASD?
A) ADHD
B) anxiety
C) obsessive-compulsive disorder
D) schizophrenia
Q4) Describe some of the evidence for the heritability of ASD.
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Chapter 7: Communication and Learning Disorders
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Q1) Children who seem to talk at others rather than talk with others and seem to have a limited awareness for others' feelings have symptoms most consistent with which of the following disorders?
A) social (pragmatic) communication disorder
B) speech sound disorder
C) language disorder
D) childhood-onset fluency disorder
Q2) Boys are more likely than girls to be classified with a learning disability and receive special education services,but,community-based studies that involve screening all children for learning disabilities show few gender differences.Discuss at least one reason why this might be.
Q3) As with other disorders,childhood-onset fluency disorder is diagnosed only when the extent of the problems exceeds what would be expected based on the child's age and gender.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is the evidence that the anticipatory-struggle theory of stuttering cannot explain all instances of stuttering?
Q5) How might slow processing speed relate to challenges with reading comprehension?
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Chapter 8: Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
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Q1) Which brain region is largely responsible for inhibition and impulse control?
A) globus pallidus
B) orbitofrontal cortex
C) dorsolateral cortex
D) caudate
Q2) Problems with the default mode network most likely relate to which of the following primary symptoms of ADHD?
A) impulsivity
B) inattention
C) hyperactivity
D) sluggish cognitive tempo
Q3) Which of the following is an example of an impulsive symptom?
A) difficulty listening to others
B) difficulty remaining seated
C) difficulty waiting one's turn
D) difficulty making a decision, indecisiveness
Q4) It is possible to be diagnosed with ADHD,even if one has no hyperactive symptoms.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Conduct Problems in Children and Adolescents
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Q1) What is the best way to assess limited prosocial emotions?
A) by asking the child to self-report
B) by asking the parents to describe the symptoms and their duration and severity
C) by seeking reports from multiple adults inolved in the child's life
D) through extensive interviews between the clinician and the child, which may involve role-playing or scenarios
Q2) Parents of disruptive children frequently alternate between which two types of parenting behaviors?
A) authoritarian and authoritative
B) authoritarian and hostile-coercive
C) authoritarian and permissive
D) permissive and hostile-coercive
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a predictor of continued behavior problems after completing the Incredible Years program?
A) high marital distress
B) low socioeconomic status
C) family history of substance abuse
D) lead exposure
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Chapter 10: Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents
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Q1) Which of the following is most strongly associated with high lifetime consumption of substances and risky patterns of substance use?
A) use of heroin
B) parental substance use
C) development of moderate to severe substance use disorder by age 18
D) use of alcohol by age 18
Q2) According to the text,which of the following is an impaired control symptom of substance use disorder?
A) recurrent failure to fulfill major role obligations
B) continued use depsite physical or psychological problems
C) tolerance
D) time spent obtaining the substance or recovering from its effects
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a cognitive factor related to likelihood of relapse among adolescents?
A) exposure to substance-using peers
B) encouragement to engage in substance use
C) desire to enhance mood
D) not regarding substance use as problematic
Q4) What is the role of expectations in the enhanced reinforcement pathway?
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Chapter 11: Anxiety Disorders and Obsessivecompulsive Disorder
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Q1) Which of the following is most strongly associated with the likelihood an individual will seek treatment for a panic attack?
A) age of onset
B) history of panic attacks
C) number of symptoms experienced
D) comorbidity with social anxiety disorder
Q2) Two large studies have examined the effectiveness of various treatments for OCD.What were the central findings of these two studies (POTS I and POTS II)?
A) Sertraline and CBT were approximately equally effective in treating OCD in youths.
B) A combination of sertraline and CBT was the most effective treatment for OCD in youths.
C) Sertraline was most effective when coupled with information regarding exposure and response prevention, but whether the exposure and response prevention was led by a therapist or led by parents did not influence the effectiveness.
D) CBT was only effective when led by a trained therapist and the addition of sertraline did not increase the effectiveness of treatment.
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Chapter 12: Trauma-Related Disorders and Child
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a standard component of a safety plan?
A) learning to identify warning signs of abuse
B) complying with all parental requests to avoid abuse
C) engaging in an immediate behavior to keep the child safe
D) going to a trusted adult for help
Q2) How does a supportive therapeutic relationship help children who have been maltreated change their conceptions about the world and their place in it?
Q3) Trauma-focused CBT has been found to be more effective than no treatment in randomized controlled studies of children with PTSD caused by sexual abuse.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Changing the negative thoughts and beliefs of sexually abused youths can best be accomplished by which of the following?
A) cognitive restructuring
B) classical conditioning
C) social modeling
D) positive reinforcement
Q5) In what ways is attachment universal? In what ways is it not?
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Chapter 13: Depressive Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) The time of greatest risk for a suicide attempt is the first year after hospitalization for a prior suicide attempt.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Safe Alternatives for Teens and Youths involves all EXCEPT which of the following?
A) restricting adolescents' means of suicide at home
B) parent sessions with the therapist
C) a no harm contract
D) developing coping strategies
Q3) In which of the following ways is substance use NOT related to suicide?
A) Alcohol is often used immediately before suicide and may reduce inhibitions against self-injury.
B) Amphetamine may increase the risk of suicide by increasing impulsive decision-making.
C) Marijuana may increase the risk of suicide by making the adolescent more careless, for instance when driving.
D) Substance use disorders increase the risk of suicide, particularly when an individual has several substance use disorders simultaneously.
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Chapter 14: Pediatric Bipolar Disorders and Schizophrenia
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Q1) Providing low doses of antipsychotic medication to youths at risk for schizophrenia who had not yet shown psychotic symptoms made it significantly less likely for them to develop psychotic symptoms-however,many patients were unable or unwilling to adhere to the prescribed medication for a full 12 months.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following are the most commonly prescribed medications for youths with bipolar disorders?
A) antidepressants
B) mood stabilizers
C) anticonvulsants
D) atypical antipsychotics
Q3) Children and adolescents with bipolar disorder with mixed features tend to have worse outcomes than those with bipolar disorder without the specifier.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the neurodevelopmental model for schizophrenia.
Q5) What is the evidence that genetics does not entirely account for schizophrenia?
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Chapter 15: Feeding and Eating Disorders
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Q1) A group of clinicians is creating a new eating disorders prevention program.They are targeting the program toward white adolescents under the assumption that other ethnic groups are relatively protected from eating disorders.Why might they have this assumption and how accurate is it?
Q2) The relationship between major depressive disorder (MDD)and eating disorders is which of the following?
A) Those with bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are at increased risk of MDD, but those with anorexia nervosa are not
B) MDD usually precedes the onset of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
C) The onset of binge eating usually precedes MDD in those with binge eating disorder.
D) Though rates of MDD are higher for those with any eating disorder, the suicide risk is actually lower than the general population, indicating a more pervasive but perhaps less serious depression overall.
Q3) Child sexual abuse is a unique predictor of bulimia nervosa.
A)True
B)False
Q4) How is peer pressure used constructively in group therapy for anorexia nervosa?
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Chapter 16: Health-Related Disorders and Pediatric Psychology
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Q1) What is the benefit of reducing stress and changing behavior for those with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?
A) It can cure the disorder.
B) It cannot affect the disorder, but it can benefit the social interactions with those around the child.
C) It can affect the timing and severity of symptoms.
D) It can affect who gets the disorder and in whom the disorder is dormant.
Q2) Those with polysymptomatic nocturnal enuresis are more likely to wake after wetting in the night than those with monosymptomatic primary enuresis.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Clinical trials have repeatedly found medication to be more effective than cognitive-behavioral treatments for pediatric insomnia.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Why is a polysomnogram considered the "gold standard" for assessing sleep,compared to other methods?
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