Exam 16: Childhood and Adolescent Psychological Problems

In a familial study of childhood OCD,Pauls,Alsobrook,Goodman,Rasmussen et al.(1995)found that rates of OCD were significantly greater in:

Which of the following are considered to be the categories of conduct disorder?

Some early accounts of ADHD did allude to the possibility that hyperactivity resulted from various biochemical imbalances caused by which of the following factors?

According to Waldman & Gizer,(2006)abnormalities in certain neurotransmitters are implicated in ADHD.Which of the following is NOT one of these?

ADHD is usually first recognised when the individual begins:

In ADHD impulsivity may manifest itself in which of the following ways?

Which of the following is not considered to be one an internalizing disorder?

According to Tracey,Chorpita,Douban & Barlow (1997),even in childhood,Generalised Anxiety Disorder is differentiated from other forms of childhood anxiety by being associated with significantly increased levels of:

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)studies of the brains of individuals with ADHD have revealed a number of significant differences between ADHD sufferers and nonsufferers.The main areas affected include which of the following?

GABRA2 is a gene associated with childhood conduct disorder and according to Dick,Bierut,Hinrichs,Fox et al.(2006),is also related to:

Some prenatal experiences appear to interact with a genetic predisposition to cause ADHD.These include:

According to Nock,Kazdin,Hiripi & Kessler (2006),a recent US study estimated the lifetime prevalence rate of conduct disorder in males at:

Field et al.(2006)found that fears about an animal increased only if the children had been given negative information about the animal and given it by a:

A study by Costello,Compton,Keeler & Angold (2003)suggests that poverty has a direct causal effect on the level of conduct disorder in a local population.They studied conduct disorder in American Indian children before and after what opened on their reservation?

ODD is found more often in families in which at least one parent has a history of:

A set of techniques that can be used with younger children who are less able to communicate and express their feelings verbally is known as:

Risk factors associated with adolescent depression include:

Research suggests that the genes involved in ADHD are which of the following?

Conduct disorder has also been associated with certain family environments,including:

A study by Milberger,Biederman,Faraone & Chen (1997)found that what percentage of mothers of children with ADHD reported smoking a pack of cigarettes a day?