Question 1

Which of the following issues make adolescence a particularly vulnerable period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Risky sexual behavior 
B)  Sporting teams 
C)  Chores at home 
D)  Technology use 
A)  Risky sexual behavior 
B)  Sporting teams 
C)  Chores at home 
D)  Technology use

Question 2

What is an IEP and what is its purpose?

Accepted Answer

An IEP is an individ

Question 3

Interventions for children and adolescents are often intended to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  restore previous levels of functioning 
B)  serve as a warning for negative behavior 
C)  reform behavior to conform to norms 
D)  eliminate distress and promote further development 
A)  restore previous levels of functioning 
B)  serve as a warning for negative behavior 
C)  reform behavior to conform to norms 
D)  eliminate distress and promote further development

Question 4

The significant difficulties that children in chronic poverty experience may be due to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  damage to the cerebellum 
B)  an underactive amygdala 
C)  certain genetic markers 
D)  impaired prefrontal cortex development 
A)  damage to the cerebellum 
B)  an underactive amygdala 
C)  certain genetic markers 
D)  impaired prefrontal cortex development

Question 5

At the end of the nineteenth century, children with intellectual disabilities were regarded as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  suffering from "moral insanity" 
B)  imbeciles 
C)  lunatics 
D)  possessed by the devil 
A)  suffering from "moral insanity" 
B)  imbeciles 
C)  lunatics 
D)  possessed by the devil

Question 6

A risk factor is a variable that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  follows a negative outcome 
B)  increases the likelihood that a negative outcome will occur 
C)  indicates positive outcomes 
D)  decreases the likelihood that negative outcome will occur 
A)  follows a negative outcome 
B)  increases the likelihood that a negative outcome will occur 
C)  indicates positive outcomes 
D)  decreases the likelihood that negative outcome will occur

Question 7

Which of the following is not a developmental task of adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Academic achievement 
B)  Self-control and compliance 
C)  Forming a cohesive sense of self-identity 
D)  Involvement in extracurricular activities 
A)  Academic achievement 
B)  Self-control and compliance 
C)  Forming a cohesive sense of self-identity 
D)  Involvement in extracurricular activities

Question 8

By the year 2020, global child and adolescent mental health issues, in terms of disability, will ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  decrease by 50% 
B)  remain the same as the present day 
C)  slightly increase 
D)  surpass physical health issues 
A)  decrease by 50% 
B)  remain the same as the present day 
C)  slightly increase 
D)  surpass physical health issues

Question 9

What child-rearing environment predicts the best resiliency for boys, and which predicts the best for girls?

Accepted Answer

Resilience in boys is associated with ho

Question 10

Children with the most chronic and serious disorders ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  are more likely to receive help, and therefore, to succeed in school 
B)  face sizable difficulties throughout their lives 
C)  are less likely to have social problems in online venues 
D)  do not tend to carry a psychiatric disorder into adulthood 
A)  are more likely to receive help, and therefore, to succeed in school 
B)  face sizable difficulties throughout their lives 
C)  are less likely to have social problems in online venues 
D)  do not tend to carry a psychiatric disorder into adulthood

Question 11

Who is referred to as the "Father of Behaviorism"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud 
B)  Albert 
C)  Watson 
D)  Rayner 
A)  Freud 
B)  Albert 
C)  Watson 
D)  Rayner

Question 12

Which description of a child would be considered labeling a child rather than describing her behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ashley is a child with mental retardation. 
B)  Karlee is an anxious child. 
C)  Amber is a child with autism. 
D)  Robyn is a child who is small. 
A)  Ashley is a child with mental retardation. 
B)  Karlee is an anxious child. 
C)  Amber is a child with autism. 
D)  Robyn is a child who is small.

Question 13

Which of the following is not an affect that occurs because of stigma?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fear 
B)  Rejection 
C)  Avoidance 
D)  Motivation 
A)  Fear 
B)  Rejection 
C)  Avoidance 
D)  Motivation

Question 14

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, acts of child maltreatment were ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  illegal and punishable by severe fines 
B)  very uncommon but largely overlooked 
C)  practiced primarily among lower socioeconomic classes 
D)  considered to be a parent's right for educating or disciplining a child 
A)  illegal and punishable by severe fines 
B)  very uncommon but largely overlooked 
C)  practiced primarily among lower socioeconomic classes 
D)  considered to be a parent's right for educating or disciplining a child

Question 15

Until the mid-twentieth century, which mental condition was believed to be caused by inadequate, uncaring parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bipolar disorder 
B)  Autism 
C)  Depression 
D)  Obsessive compulsive disorder (OC
D)  
A)  Bipolar disorder 
B)  Autism 
C)  Depression 
D)  Obsessive compulsive disorder (OC
D)

Question 16

Which of the following is not a developmental task of middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Academic achievement 
B)  Getting along with peers 
C)  Differentiating self from environment 
D)  Rule-governed conduct 
A)  Academic achievement 
B)  Getting along with peers 
C)  Differentiating self from environment 
D)  Rule-governed conduct

Question 17

How has the societal view of children changed throughout history and who were some of the major historical figures responsible for these changes?

Accepted Answer

Early writings suggest that children wer

Question 18

The most dangerous place for a child to try to grow up in America is at the intersection of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  race and poverty 
B)  race and ethnicity 
C)  child maltreatment and nonaccidental trauma 
D)  poverty and ethnicity 
A)  race and poverty 
B)  race and ethnicity 
C)  child maltreatment and nonaccidental trauma 
D)  poverty and ethnicity

Question 19

Mental health and substance abuse social workers are projected to have the largest shortage of more than __________ counselors nationwide in 2025.

Accepted Answer

A)  50,000 
B)  2,000 
C)  30,000 
D)  10,000 
A)  50,000 
B)  2,000 
C)  30,000 
D)  10,000

Question 20

Define the concept of competence. How may competence be assessed?

Accepted Answer

Definitions of abnormal child behavior m

Which of the following issues make adolescence a particularly vulnerable period?

What is an IEP and what is its purpose?

Interventions for children and adolescents are often intended to ____.

The significant difficulties that children in chronic poverty experience may be due to ____.

At the end of the nineteenth century, children with intellectual disabilities were regarded as ____.

A risk factor is a variable that ____.

Which of the following is not a developmental task of adolescence?

By the year 2020, global child and adolescent mental health issues, in terms of disability, will ____.

What child-rearing environment predicts the best resiliency for boys, and which predicts the best for girls?

Children with the most chronic and serious disorders ____.

Who is referred to as the "Father of Behaviorism"?

Which description of a child would be considered labeling a child rather than describing her behavior?

Which of the following is not an affect that occurs because of stigma?

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, acts of child maltreatment were ____.

Until the mid-twentieth century, which mental condition was believed to be caused by inadequate, uncaring parents?

Which of the following is not a developmental task of middle childhood?

How has the societal view of children changed throughout history and who were some of the major historical figures responsible for these changes?

The most dangerous place for a child to try to grow up in America is at the intersection of __________.

Mental health and substance abuse social workers are projected to have the largest shortage of more than __________ counselors nationwide in 2025.

Define the concept of competence. How may competence be assessed?

Theories and Causes

Research

Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia

Communication and Learning Disorders

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Conduct Problems

Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

Anxiety and Obsessive–Compulsive Disorders

Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders

Health-Related and Substance-Use Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders

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Exam 1: Introduction to Normal and Abnormal Behavior in Children and Adolescents

Which of the following issues make adolescence a particularly vulnerable period?

What is an IEP and what is its purpose?

Interventions for children and adolescents are often intended to ____.

The significant difficulties that children in chronic poverty experience may be due to ____.

At the end of the nineteenth century, children with intellectual disabilities were regarded as ____.

A risk factor is a variable that ____.

Which of the following is not a developmental task of adolescence?

By the year 2020, global child and adolescent mental health issues, in terms of disability, will ____.

What child-rearing environment predicts the best resiliency for boys, and which predicts the best for girls?

Children with the most chronic and serious disorders ____.

Who is referred to as the "Father of Behaviorism"?

Which description of a child would be considered labeling a child rather than describing her behavior?

Which of the following is not an affect that occurs because of stigma?

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, acts of child maltreatment were ____.

Until the mid-twentieth century, which mental condition was believed to be caused by inadequate, uncaring parents?

Which of the following is not a developmental task of middle childhood?

How has the societal view of children changed throughout history and who were some of the major historical figures responsible for these changes?

The most dangerous place for a child to try to grow up in America is at the intersection of __________.

Mental health and substance abuse social workers are projected to have the largest shortage of more than __________ counselors nationwide in 2025.

Define the concept of competence. How may competence be assessed?

Theories and Causes

Research

Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia

Communication and Learning Disorders

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Conduct Problems

Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

Anxiety and Obsessive–Compulsive Disorders

Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders

Health-Related and Substance-Use Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Filters