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Psychological Disorders in Children and Adolescents Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth exploration of psychological disorders that commonly affect children and adolescents, examining their symptoms, etiology, assessment, and treatment. Students will learn about neurodevelopmental, emotional, behavioral, and social disorders, including but not limited to autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, mood disorders, and conduct disorders. The course also considers cultural, familial, and environmental influences on development, risk factors, and intervention strategies, with an emphasis on evidence-based practices for prevention, assessment, and treatment. Through case studies and current research, students will gain insights into the complexities of diagnosing and supporting youth with psychological disorders in clinical, educational, and community settings.
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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) What is believed to be true of levels of analysis according to probabilistic epigenesis?
A) Genetics can influence biology and psychology, but biology and psychology cannot influence genetics.
B) Biology and psychology can influence genetics, but genetics cannot influence biology and psychology.
C) Genetics can influence biology and psychology and biology and psychology can influence genetics.
D) Genetics can influence biology but not psychology.
Answer: C
Q2) Compared to children and adolescents with other disorders,those with anxiety disorders ______.
A) were most likely to receive treatment
B) were most likely to be treated by a pediatrician rather than a mental health professional
C) were most likely to receive psychotropic medication
D) were most likely to be from low-SES backgrounds
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The Causes of Childhood Disorders: A Levels of Analysis Approach
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Q1) Which of the following best describes an allele?
A) a gene
B) a slight variation in a gene that can influence the development of different traits
C) a malformed chromosome
D) a nucleotide
Answer: B
Q2) The mesosystem ______.
A) includes influences that are neither proximal nor distal
B) does not include family
C) refers to the connections between microsystems
D) refers to changes that affect microsystems but do not impact children
Answer: C
Q3) Problems with emotion regulation are associated with ______.
A) ADHD
B) learning disabilities
C) depressive disorders
D) autism spectrum disorder
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Assessment and Diagnosis
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Q1) If a test does not have high test-retest reliability,it cannot be valid.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Malik is a linebacker on his high school football team.He just took a hard hit.Lying on the ground,when he opens his eyes,one of the first questions his coach asks him is,"Do you know where you are?" The coach is trying to assess Malik's ______.
A) appearance and actions
B) thought content
C) orientation
D) emotion
Answer: C
Q3) 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
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Chapter 4: Treating Children, Adolescents, and Families
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a true difference between child and adult psychotherapy?
A) Adults tend to have higher motivation for changing their behavior than children do.
B) Youths tend to show less psychological distress than adults.
C) Children cannot engage in all the same psychotherapies as adults because they may lack metacognition.
D) In child psychotherapy, the goal is usually symptom reduction.
Q2) How do psychostimulants work?
A) by increasing the activity of dopamine
B) by decreasing the activity of dopamine
C) by increasing the activity of serotonin
D) by decreasing the activity of serotonin
Q3) Which of the following is NOT true of confidentiality?
A) It allows clients to disclose more freely.
B) It is absolute; information disclosed in therapy can never be disclosed to anyone else.
C) There are situations in which the therapist is required to break confidentiality.
D) Courts cannot mandate that clinicians break confidentiality.
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Chapter 5: Intellectual Disability and Developmental
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Q1) What is the main difference between the DSM and AAIDD definitions of intellectual disability?
A) Only the DSM includes intellectual impairment.
B) Only the DSM includes adaptive functioning.
C) Only AAIDD focuses on needed supports.
D) Only AAIDD requires impairment to occur during the developmental period.
Q2) What is the main difference between response cost and time out?
A) Response cost is positive punishment, while time out is negative punishment.
B) Response cost is implemented by therapists, while time out is implemented by parents or caregivers.
C) Response cost is the withdrawal of a specific quantity of reinforcers, while time out is the withdrawal of reinforcers for a specific amount of time.
D) Response cost has been shown to be effective, while time out has not.
Q3) Which of the following is true of Down syndrome?
A) The most common form of the disorder is also known as trisomy 21.
B) Trisomy 21 is an inherited disorder.
C) It is due to disjunction.
D) It cannot occur due to problems in mitosis.
Q4) Provide an example of universal design in the classroom.
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Chapter 6: Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Q1) Which is true of the differences in ASD prevalence across ethnicities?
A) When SES is controlled for, differences in ASD prevalence across ethnicities disappear.
B) White, non-Latino children are more likely to be diagnosed with ASD, even when SES is controlled for.
C) Latino children are most likely to be diagnosed with ASD across all SES groups.
D) African American children are more likely to be diagnosed with ASD in the United States, but those of African descent are least likely to be diagnosed in Europe.
Q2) Which of the following lessons would benefit most from hand-over-hand assistance?
A) learning that 2 + 2 = 4
B) learning to sit in a chair in the classroom instead of on the floor
C) learning how to tie one's shoes
D) learning how to sound out a new word
Q3) Sleep difficulties are more common in youths with ASD than in typically developing youths.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Communication and Learning Disorders
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Q1) Maria always substitutes the /y/ sound for the /j/ sound.Which of the following is NOT true regarding her diagnosis?
A) We need to know how old Maria is before determining whether Maria could meet criteria for a diagnosis.
B) We need to know Maria's dialect before determining whether Maria could meet criteria for a diagnosis.
C) We need to know whether Maria speaks any other language before determining whether Maria could meet criteria for a diagnosis.
D) We need to know whether the problem has persisted for at least 1 year before determining whether Maria could meet criteria for a diagnosis.
Q2) Which of the following is typically a component to modify children's speech motor behaviors?
A) instructing children to yell
B) instructing children to speak quickly
C) reminding children of the importance of speaking fluently
D) teaching children to whisper when speaking
Q3) Describe how problems in auditory perception may result in language problems.
Q4) 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) Comorbidity in those with ADHD ______.
A) is relatively uncommon for females.
B) is especially common among youths referred to mental health clinics
C) typically involves eating disorders
D) typically involves communication disorders
Q2) Which of the following is true regarding the history of ADHD?
A) This is a new condition that was first recognized only in the 1980s.
B) As early as the first part of the 1930s, this condition was recognized, and stimulant medications were first used.
C) The condition first appeared in DSM-I.
D) The condition was first called ADHD in DSM-II.
Q3) Which of the following is a benefit of using an SNRI instead of a psychostimulant to treat ADHD?
A) SNRIs are more effective.
B) SNRIs produce positive effects more quickly.
C) SNRIs affect more neurological systems.
D) SNRIS have lower potential for misuse.
Q4) Describe the evidence that sluggish cognitive tempo is a distinct disorder from ADHD.
Q5) What is the evidence that the dopamine system is involved in ADHD?
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Chapter 9: Conduct Problems in Children and Adolescents
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Q1) Problems with emotion regulation can lead to the development of conduct problems in all of the following ways EXCEPT which of the following ?
A) Young children's emotional outbursts may make it more difficult for parents to respond sensitively and appropriately.
B) Preschool-age children's problems with emotion regulation may make it more diffiuclt for them to internalize rules and maintain appropriate behavior.
C) Children who regulate their emotions too much often internalize disapproval and see threats even when they are not present.
D) Intense negative emotional displays can lead to peer rejection, causing affiliation with other peer-rejected children who may introduce them to antisocial behaviors.
Q2) A child who has trouble encoding and interpreting situational cues would be most likely to show which of the following?
A) proactive aggression
B) reactive aggression
C) social withdrawal
D) social facilitation
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Chapter 10: Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a cause of substance use disorder in the deviance-prone model?
A) low parental monitoring
B) early problems with neurobehavioral disinhibition
C) disruptive behavior and academic problems
D) peer rejection and affiliation with deviant peers
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a class of substances that can be abused,according to DSM-5 classification?
A) caffeine
B) tobacco
C) alcohol
D) cannabis
Q3) Research has indicated that which of the following groups is least likely to develop substance use disorders via the negative affect pathway?
A) those with histories of having been abused
B) those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds
C) those from affluent backgrounds
D) those with anxiety disorder and/or depression
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) In what ways can anxiety be positive,helpful,or adaptive?
Q2) Jo has just been adopted.Since his adoption,he has not spoken to his adoptive parents.Which of the following would NOT help in assessing whether or not he has selective mutism ?
A) knowing Jo's age
B) knowing if Jo's language background is the same as that of his adoptive parents
C) knowing if he speaks to others
D) knowing if he has any biological siblings
Q3) 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
Q4) The genetic component appears to be particularly strong for selective mutism when compared to other anxiety disorders.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Trauma-Related Disorders and Child
Maltreatment
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Q1) Therapists recommend safety plans be written with and confirmed by parents in all cases.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is the primary goal of supportive therapy for children who have experienced physical abuse or neglect?
A) to help children foster a basic sense of trust in their caregivers
B) to help children cope with feelings and memories associated with maltreatment and improve their sense of self and relationships with others
C) to help improve the quality of care that parents give to their children
D) to identify and correct cognitive distortions in the children's view of themselves and their caregivers
Q3) Heidi was at a school dance when she threw up all over the dance floor.She later described this event as traumatic.Does it meet the definition of trauma? Why or why not?
Q4) How does a supportive therapeutic relationship help children who have been maltreated change their conceptions about the world and their place in it?
Q5) Why are there different PTSD criteria for preschoolers than for adults?
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Chapter 13: Depressive Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) Research has shown that the increased risk of suicide in gay,lesbian,bisexual,and transgender youth can be accounted for almost entirely by their increased risk of bullying.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Why is the Adolescent Coping With Depression (CWD-A)course held in a classroom environment?
A) to be more familiar to adolescents
B) to be more cost-effective, allowing for the treatment of many youths at the same time
C) to be less stigmatizing
D) to allow researchers to use existing schools to carry out treatments
Q3) Research has linked depressogenic attributions to all EXCEPT which of the following?
A) genetics
B) negative life events
C) depression itself
D) social contagion
Q4) What is the evidence for the monoamine hypothesis?
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Chapter 14: Pediatric Bipolar Disorders and Schizophrenia
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Q1) Children of adults with bipolar disorder are more likely to experience all of the following conditions EXCEPT ______.
A) bipolar disorders
B) depressive disorders
C) anxiety disorders
D) posttraumatic stress disorder
Q2) A person can be diagnosed with cyclothymia even if ______.
A) he or she has experienced a manic episode
B) he or she has experienced a major depressive episode
C) he or she has experienced a hypomanic episode
D) he or she experiences hypomanic and depressive symptoms without meeting full criteria for either a hypomanic or depressive episode
Q3) Which is the longest lasting bipolar disorder in children?
A) bipolar I disorder
B) bipolar II disorder
C) cyclothymia
D) schizophrenia
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) Teaching a child to suck on a pacifier instead of eating sand would be considered which of the following?
A) differential reinforcement of zero behavior
B) differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior
C) using a pica box
D) facial screening
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a cause of children's sensory food aversion?
A) hypersensitivity to texture
B) hypersensitivity to certain tastes
C) classical conditioning that provokes a fear or disgust reaction in the presence of certain foods
D) positive reinforcement for tantrumming by withdrawing the food
Q3) Teasing about their body shape and weight by fathers is associated with ______; such teasing by mothers is associated with ______.
A) anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa
B) bulimia nervosa; anorexia nervosa
C) bulimia nervosa; depression
D) depression; bulimia nervosa
Q4) Describe the relationship between social anxiety and eating disorders.
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Chapter 16: Health-Related Disorders and Pediatric Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT true concerning the prevalence of enuresis?
A) It is more common in boys.
B) It is more common in younger children than older children.
C) Every year, 15% of those with enuresis experience spontaneous remission.
D) The disorder cannot occur in adults.
Q2) Arleen is a pediatric psychologist.She helps children who are about to receive surgery (usually removing tonsils,adenoids,or their appendix)to feel comfortable and addresses their fears and concerns.This illustrates her role as which of the following?
A) in-patient consultant
B) liaison
C) facilitating coping with chronic conditions
D) participating in specialized care
Q3) Secondary enuresis is which of the following?
A) By definition, it can only arise in children over the age of 6.
B) It is more common than primary enuresis.
C) It is always comorbid with another mental disorder, while primary enuresis is not.
D) It might be described as a regression.
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