Special Topics in Child Psychology Final
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This course explores advanced and current issues within the field of child psychology, focusing on specialized topics that may include developmental psychopathology, neurodevelopmental disorders, the impact of family and culture on child development, and contemporary interventions. Through analysis of empirical research and theoretical perspectives, students examine how biological, psychological, and environmental factors shape childrens cognitive, social, and emotional growth. The course encourages critical thinking and discussion about emerging trends and ethical considerations, preparing students to address complex questions in child development and mental health.
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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) Medication used to treat a psychological disorder is called ______. A)psychotropic
B) behavioral C) neurotropic
D) hallucinogenic
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following is true of students providing services to children in need?
A) If students have been trained to provide evidence-based treatment, the treatment will be effective.
B) Students should not question the evidence for the intervention or the ethics behind the intervention.
C) Once students have been trained to provide an intervention, it is safe and ethical for them to do so without supervision.
D) It is recommended that students ask themselves whether there are alternative services that might provide greater benefits to the clients than the ones being provided.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: The Causes of Childhood Disorders: A Levels of Analysis Approach
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Q1) One primary weakness of adoption studies is that the population of biological parents who place their children for adoption and the population of adoptive parents differ substantially from each other and from the general population.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) In what ways are the amygdala and hippocampus different?
A) only the amygdala is part of the limbic system
B) only the amygdala plays a role in emotional processing
C) only the amygdala is located deep inside the brain
D) only the hippocampus plays a role in the formation of emotion-laden memories.
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following is NOT one of the three principal ways in which learning occurs,according to learning theory?
A) through classical conditioning
B) through operant conditioning
C) through social imitation or modeling
D) through studying
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Assessment and Diagnosis
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT true of stigma of mental illness?
A) It can lead to self-fulfilling prophecies.
B) It can cause a sense of shame or degradation that decreases self-esteem and lowers self-worth.
C) It has been shown to increase the likelihood that families will seek psychological services so they can have excuses for their children's poor behavior.
D) It can be exacerbated by the way the media covers those with mental illness.
Answer: C
Q2) A child who jumps from one idea to another,seemingly unconnected,idea when speaking would most likely be having challenges with thought ______,assessed in the ______ section of the mental status exam.
A) content; appearance and actions
B) process; appearance and actions
C) content; cognition
D) process; cognition
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Treating Children, Adolescents, and Families
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Q1) Tricyclic antidepressants,particularly atypical ones,have been shown to be effective and safe in youth.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Molly hears some girls in her class laughing as she walks up.She thinks they're laughing at her and further thinks that she's a loser and she'll never be popular.This is an example of ______.
A) cognitive bias
B) cognitive distortion
C) maladaptive behavior
D) interpersonal transition
Q3) The pattern of interactions between the therapist and client ______.
A) is thought to hold keys to the client's conscious feelings
B) may reflect transference
C) is most important from an interpersonal therapy perspective
D) can help conscious thoughts translate into the unconscious
Q4) Motivation to change behavior is usually higher in adults than in children.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the dodo verdict?
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Chapter 5: Intellectual Disability and Developmental
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Q1) In what ways do boys and girls with Fragile X syndrome differ?
A) Boys tend to show a more severe form of the disorder.
B) Girls tend to produce less FMRP because both of their X chromosomes are typically affected, creating a more severe version of the disorder.
C) Physical abnormalities are more common in girls with Fragile X than in boys with Fragile X, while behavioral challenges are more common in boys with Fragile X than in girls with Fragile X.
D) Boys with Fragile X show more problems in simultaneous processing while girls with Fragile X show more problems with sequential processing.
Q2) Marty has an intellectual disability.He has difficulty in a variety of domains and one of these is when bowling.He doesn't wait his turn and often bowls other bowlers' frames.This reflects difficulties in which domain?
A) conceptual
B) social
C) academic
D) practical
Q3) Provide an example of universal design in the classroom.
Q4) In what ways can challenging behavior adversely affect children?
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Chapter 6: Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Q1) Which of the following is true of the relationship between parental age and ASD?
A) Older mothers are more likely to have children with ASD, but paternal age is not associated with increased risk of ASD.
B) Younger mothers are more likely to have children with ASD, but paternal age is not associated with increased risk of ASD.
C) Older mothers are more likely to have children with ASD, and younger fathers are more likely to have children with ASD.
D) Older mothers are more likely to have children with ASD, and older fathers are more likely to have children with ASD as well.
Q2) Hand flapping is ______.
A) an example of a restricted, fixated interest
B) a stereotypy
C) more common among those with ASD who have higher intellectual functioning
D) present in virtually all individuals with ASD
Q3) The goal of augmentative and alternative communication systems for individuals with ASD is to replace children's verbal language.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Communication and Learning Disorders
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Q1) How might challenges in the representation of phonemes lead to speech sound disorder?
Q2) According to the response to intervention approach, ______.
A) a learning disability can be identified when providing evidence-based interventions to the child that do not result in academic progress
B) measuring the degree of improvement with intervention helps clinicians specify the severity of the child's condition
C) trying different interventions provides important information about the underlying cause of the learning disability
D) gauging the child's emotional reactions to intervention is important in determining the best treatment for learning disabilities
Q3) A teacher draws pictures of the three bears,their porridge,chairs,and beds,when reading "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." This approach is likely designed to reinforce which of the following?
A) story grammar
B) grammar
C) productive narrative
D) self-questioning
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Chapter 8: Attention-Deficithyperactivity Disorder
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Q1) The results of meta-analysis examining the effectiveness of medications to treat ADHD have indicated which of the following?
A) Placebos are as effective as stimulants.
B) For most children, if one stimulant is not effective, no other stimulants will be effective either.
C) Stimulants had larger effects than other ADHD medications.
D) The effects of stimulant medications differed for males and females.
Q2) Which is true of communication training for ADHD?
A) It is typically used as the sole therapy for parent-adolescent dyads, when the adolescent has ADHD.
B) It is an effective additional therapy to parent training alone for parents and their adolescents with ADHD.
C) It is not only ineffective, but can worsen family disputes.
D) It allows adolescents to better express their feelings, which has been linked to a decrease in impulsive behaviors.
Q3) Why might kids with ADHD be able to watch TV for hours but not be able to focus on a writing assignment for more than a few minutes?
Q4) Would psychostimulants create any effect for those without ADHD? Why or why not?
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Chapter 9: Conduct Problems in Children and Adolescents
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Q1) Maverick's mom says,"You can watch TV,but first you have to put away your toys." This is an example of ______.
A) negative reinforcement
B) parent -child interaction training
C) token economy
D) Premack's principle
Q2) The distinction between childhood-onset CD and adolescent-onset CD is ______.
A) whether at least one symptom occurs before age 10
B) whether the criteria are fully met before age 10
C) whether the child is diagnosed before age 10
D) whether the condition is treated before age 10
Q3) How does conduct disorder relate to psychopathy?
Q4) Among those with CD,which of the following comorbid conditions is more common among girls than among boys?
A) ADHD
B) anxiety or depression
C) ADHD and anxiety or depression
D) ADHD and substance use disorder
Q5) In what ways does low emotional arousal contribute to the development of conduct problems?
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Chapter 10: Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents
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Q1) Both alcohol and sedatives affect GABA.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Compared to adults with substance use disorder,adolescents with substance use disorder are ______.
A) more likely to crave the substance
B) more likely to binge on the substance
C) more likely to heavily use a single substance rather than to misuse a number of substances simultaneously
D) less likely to show comorbid behavior problems
Q3) Which of the following best captures the changes in adolescent substance use over the last two decades,as recorded by Monitoring the Future?
A) Alcohol use has increased while cigarette use has dramatically decreased.
B) Alcohol use has increased while illicit drug use has decreased.
C) Alcohol use has decreased while other drug use has remained relatively stable.
D) Alcohol use has decreased while other drug use has increased dramatically, particularly after the legalization of marijuana.
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) Mila is afraid of germs.In order to treat Mila,her therapist has her rub her hands in dirt and then she must sit there for 10 minutes without washing it off or using hand sanitizer.At the end of the 10 minutes,her therapist gives Mila lots of praise for tolerating her feared situation.Which of the following is true?
A) This is an example of classical conditioning.
B) Washing her hands would be negatively reinforcing.
C) The praise is positive reinforcement.
D) This is an example of modeling.
Q2) Which of the following is a behavioral symptom of fear or anxiety? A) avoidance
B) negative self-statements
C) increased heart rate
D) minimizing the ability to cope
Q3) Describe how agoraphobia might arise from panic disorder.How might it arise in those with no history of panic disorder?
Q4) Which medications are most commonly used to treat tic disorders and why?
Q5) In obsessive-compulsive disorder,how can obsessions occur without compulsions? How can compulsions occur without obsessions?
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Chapter 12: Trauma-Related Disorders and Child
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Q1) Collectively,studies of parent training techniques for parents who had engaged in child maltreatment found which of the following?
A) Parent training is the most efficacious treatment.
B) The combination of traditional parent training and parent-child interaction therapy was most efficacious.
C) The combination of traditional parent training and group-based parent training was most efficacious.
D) Parent-child interaction therapy with a brief motivational session was most effective.
Q2) Preschoolers must show clinically significant distress to be diagnosed with PTSD.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A negative alteration in cognition or mood symptom is required for which of the following?
A) for any diagnosis of PTSD
B) for any diagnosis of PTSD with dissociation
C) for a diagnosis of PTSD in those over the age of 6
D) for a diagnosis of severe PTSD
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Chapter 13: Depressive Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) 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.
Q2) Because the Treatment of Adolescent Suicide Attempters (TASA)study had no control group,which of the following CANNOT be concluded?
A) All treatment conditions showed equivalent effectiveness.
B) Any treatment is more effective than no treatment.
C) Combined treatment is no more effective than medication alone.
D) CBT is no more effective than medication.
Q3) Why did rates of bipolar disorder in children increase so much from the 1990s through the 2000s? What was the response of the DSM-5?
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) Why are atypical antipsychotics less likely to cause extrapyramidal side effects than conventional antipsychotics?
A) because only conventional antipsychotics bind to dopamine receptors
B) because only atypical antipsychotics target positive symptoms
C) because only conventional antipsychotics have an affinity for both dopamine and serotonin receptors
D) because atypical antipsychotics bind more weakly to dopamine receptors
Q2) Which of the following brain differences is most commonly seen in individuals with bipolar disorders?
A) larger brain overall
B) hypoactivation of the amygdala
C) hypoactivation of the prefrontal cortex
D) enlarged ventricles
Q3) The combination of hypersexual behavior and elation is only associated with bipolar disorder.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Can an individual be diagnosed with schizophrenia if he or she never experienced delusions or hallucinations? Why or why not?
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Chapter 15: Feeding and Eating Disorders
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Q1) Describe how role disputes could contribute to the emergence of bulimia nervosa.
Q2) Because pica typically remits on its own,most experts recommend not treating it for the first 12 months.
A)True B)False
Q3) Complete the following statement: Those with AN ______.
A) almost all recover, though recovery can take 5 years or more
B) almost never recover, with the vast majority continuing to meet diagnostic criteria for either AN or BN
C) is mixed, with about half recovering and about 20% having chronic symptoms putting them at risk for death
D) is split based on age of onset with almost all of those who develop the disorder between ages 11 and 14 having chronic symptoms while those who develop the disorder later are much more likely to recover
Q4) Interpersonal therapy is as effective as cognitive-behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa long-term,though cognitive-behavioral therapy is associated with greater initial improvement.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 16: Health-Related Disorders and Pediatric Psychology
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Q1) Almost all pediatric psychologists work in the school setting. A)True
B)False
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) Why is a polysomnogram considered the "gold standard" for assessing sleep,compared to other methods?
Q4) Which simple intervention resulted in less time falling asleep,fewer and shorter night wakings,and better morning moods of children and improved mood and energy levels in mothers?
A) swaddling babies
B) rocking babies all the way to sleep
C) using a bedtime routine to put children to bed at a consistent time each night
D) using a transitional object such as a teddy bear in the crib
Q5) Since many cases of enuresis spontaneously resolve,is treating it really necessary?
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