Essentials of Child Psychopathology

Questions from chapter 1

1) Who established the first psychology clinic to treat children with learning disabilities? a) William Healey b) Lightner Witmer c) James Watson d) William James

2) Which is NOT one of “the four D's” used as a guideline to evaluate behavior? a) dysfunction b) distress c) danger d) derivation

3) “Initiative vs. Guilt” is a developmental task which is in which stage of development? a) preschool b) toddler c) schoolage d) teen years

4) Whose adaptation theory was influenced by Darwin's theory of evolution? a) Albert Bundura b) Salvador Minuchin c) John Bowlby d) Anna Freud

5) The majority of mental health laws and statutes that apply to mental health practitioners fall within the realm of civil rather than criminal law. a) True b) False

6) Correlations vary from a) -1 to 1 b) 0 to 100 c) 32 to 212 d) there is no limit

7) Studying several age groups of children at the same time and then following these groups for several years is an example of which type of design? a) longitudinal b) accelerated longitudinal c) cross-sectional d) repeated cross-sectional

8) The families social and financial context is know as the a) mesosystem b) microsystem c) macrosystem d) exosystem

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9) The DSM was originally published in a) 1932 b) 1942 c) 1952 d) 1963

10) All the following use the dimensional classification approach EXCEPT a) ASEBA b) K-SADS c) BASC d) CRS-R

11) Which was NOT mentioned as a reason to use a multimodal assessment model? a) budgetary constraints b) the nature of the problem c) developmental limitations d) the need to verify the impact of situational influence

12) What term taken from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is used as a analogy to demonstrate the lack of research support for specificity of treatment effects? a) Tweedledum's case b) The Mad Hatter's Logic c) The Dodo Verdict d) The Queen's Gambit

13) Which is not a subtype of ADHD? a) primarily hyperactive b) primarily inattentive c) primarily hyperactive – impulsive d) combined type

14) Symptoms of ADHD – inattentive type must be evident prior to what age? a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7

15) Approximately what percent of children with ADHD have a parent with ADHD? a) 50% b) 60% c) 70% d) 80%

16) A recent large-scale investigation of stimulant medications versus behavior therapy found behavior therapy is more effective in alleviating the core symptoms of the disorder. a) True b) False

17) Females are how much more likely to have internalizing disorders than males? a) there is an equal incidence b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

18) Pervasive, excess worry and anxiety describes which anxiety disorder? a) OCD b) PTSD c) SAD d) GAD

19) What 14-week cognitive behavior therapy program is used to treat OCD? a) STOP b) FOCUS c) THINK d) CHECK

20) For a diagnosis of Dysthymic Disorder in children, a pervasive depressed mood has to be evident for at least a) 6 months b) 9 months c) 1 year d) 2 years

21) Protective factors against suicide in females include all EXCEPT a) academic achievement b) connectedness to parent, family and school c) socioeconomic status d) emotional well being

22) Which is a scale for ages 7-14 years, has 20 items, and assesses depression based on DSM-IV criteria? a) The Depression Scale of Beck Youth Inventories b) The Hopelessness Scale for Children c) Child Depression Inventory d) Depression and Anxiety in Youth Scale

23) Geller and colleagues (2001) believe that by combining which features of mania into 1 necessary criterion, they can distinguish between Bipolar Disorder and ADHD? a) grandiosity and pressured speech b) pressured speech and distractibility c) elation and grandiosity d) distractibility and elation

24) If a child is intentionally producing symptoms of illness to assume a “sick role” this is a) malingering b) a conversion disorder c) somatization disorder

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25) What is a condition that consists of a single somatic symptom that impacts on normal motor or sensory function? a) somatization disorder b) hypochondriasis c) pain disorder d) conversion disorder

26) Garber and colleagues (1991) found that between 10% and 30% of children and adolescents present with a) headaches b) body dysmorphic disorder c) conversion disorder d) recurrent abdominal pain

27) All three versions of this instrument (parent, teacher and self-report) contains a somatization scale. a) CPRS-R:L b) ASEBA c) BASC d) PIY

28) Which is NOT one of the four conduct disorder categories? a) argumentative with parents b) acts of aggression towards others and animals c) destruction of property d) rule violations

29) All the following are potential subtypes of CD suggested by Loeber & Keenan (1994) EXCEPT a) authority and conflict pathway b) covert pathway c) peer conflict pathway d) triple pathway

30) What is a criticism of existing interventions for ODD mentioned by Greene et al. (2003)? a) the subjects are often sent to juvenile facilities before completing treatment b) the families are stressed and drop out at high rates c) families react strongly to a child being labeled ODD d) there is no support from the justice system

31) What percent of people with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa will be females? a) 60% b) 70% c) 80% d) 90%

32) Which is a self-report instrument that assesses common psychological and behavioral traits associated with bulimia and anorexia? a) EDI-2 b) ABS-I c) EAT-R d) AN/BN-3

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34) Which is NOT a characteristic of substance abuse? a) failure to fulfill a major obligation b) engaging in physically high risk behaviors c) legal problems d) tolerance

35) Which is a slang term for LSD? a) little wing b) hey joe c) foxy lady d) purple haze

36) The DARE program has been researched extensively and found to be effective in the prevention of drug use and abuse. a) True b) False

37) The onset of mental retardation can occur at any age. a) True b) False

38) Which measures adaptive behavior in 4 domains: communication, daily living skills, socialization and motor skills? a) AAMR b) ABAS c) Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales d) Differential Abilities Test

39) What is NOT a criteria for Aspergers disorder? a) impairment in social interaction b) restricted range of activities and interests c) significant language delay d) impaired communication

40) Up to what percent of children with autism have an associated diagnosis of Mental Retardation? a) 65% b) 75% c) 85% d) 95%

41) Which is not a learning disorder mentioned in the DSM-IV-TR? a) Disorder of Written Expression b) Mathematics Disorder c) Learning Disorders NOS d) Disorder of Oral Expression

42) Gresham & Elliott (1990) suggest ways social competence can be undermined which include all EXCEPT a) skill deficit b) opportunity deficit c) performance deficit d) self-control deficit

43) What syndrome describes a child with interpersonal skill deficits, nonverbal problem solving deficits, visual perceptual disorganization, motoric slowness, and mathematical disability? a) nonverbal learning disability b) Asperger's syndrome c) Rett's disorder d) frontal lobe syndrome

44) According to Morris et al. (1998) what is the most specific factor in predicting dyslexia? a) access to Sesame Street as an infant b) nutrition c) socioeconomic status d) phonology

45) An adjustment disorder lasts no longer than how long after the stressor is removed? a) 1 month b) 3 months c) 6 months d) 1 year

46) Some children may respond to a sense of helplessness by developing a belief that they can foresee the future – a strategy known as a) prognostication b) omen formation c) Trelawney-ism d) a divination defense

47) According to Pynoos (1990) traumatic exposure may lead to an increase in a) risk taking behaviors b) heart rate c) clingy behaviors d) startle response

48) Which culture experiences Ghost Sickness? a) American Indian b) Latino c) West African

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49) Although less likely to suffer from depression, African Americans are more likely to experience phobias than non-Hispanic Whites. a) True b) False

50) What word do Japanese use to describe the first generation to arrive in the United States? a) Nisei b) Sansei c) Issei d) Yonsei

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