Question 1

The field of __________ focuses on the disorders of childhood within the context of life-span development.

Accepted Answer

A) developmental psychology 
B) developmental illness investigation 
C) developmental psychopathology 
D) adult development 
A) developmental psychology 
B) developmental illness investigation 
C) developmental psychopathology 
D) adult development

Question 2

Which of the following factors were found to be predictive of conduct disorder in a large-scale research study on children from New Zealand?

Accepted Answer

A) being maltreated as children and low birth weight 
B) presence of low MAOA activity 
C) low birth weight and being male 
D) both maltreatment and low MAOA activity 
A) being maltreated as children and low birth weight 
B) presence of low MAOA activity 
C) low birth weight and being male 
D) both maltreatment and low MAOA activity

Question 3

The DSM-IV-TR subtype of ADHD that was removed in the DSM-5 is

Accepted Answer

A) predominantly inattentive type. 
B) predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type. 
C) combined predominantly inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive type. 
D) all of the above were removed in the DSM-5. 
A) predominantly inattentive type. 
B) predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type. 
C) combined predominantly inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive type. 
D) all of the above were removed in the DSM-5.

Question 4

What term is used to describe the following communication: Teacher: "What are you playing with,Carl?" Carl: "He's playing ball."

Accepted Answer

A) poverty of speech 
B) pronoun reversal 
C) echolalia 
D) alogia 
A) poverty of speech 
B) pronoun reversal 
C) echolalia 
D) alogia

Question 5

Although low birth weight is a predictor of the development of ADHD,__________ has been shown to help reduce the impact of low birth weight on later symptoms of ADHD.

Accepted Answer

A) vitamin C 
B) maternal warmth 
C) nicotine 
D) breast-feeding 
A) vitamin C 
B) maternal warmth 
C) nicotine 
D) breast-feeding

Question 6

Lovaas' program of behavioral treatment of autistic children

Accepted Answer

A) takes one full day each week. 
B) requires the child be hospitalized periodically. 
C) includes parenting skills training for parents. 
D) has yielded dramatic improvements. 
A) takes one full day each week. 
B) requires the child be hospitalized periodically. 
C) includes parenting skills training for parents. 
D) has yielded dramatic improvements.

Question 7

Multisystemic therapy

Accepted Answer

A) focuses solely on the conduct disordered child. 
B) is based upon intervention in ecologically valid settings such as home,school or peer group. 
C) is a combination of medication and individual therapy. 
D) is multifaceted in the sense that multiple approaches to family intervention are applied. 
A) focuses solely on the conduct disordered child. 
B) is based upon intervention in ecologically valid settings such as home,school or peer group. 
C) is a combination of medication and individual therapy. 
D) is multifaceted in the sense that multiple approaches to family intervention are applied.

Question 8

Research on subtypes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder indicates that those with both attentional and hyperactive problems

Accepted Answer

A) have equivalent outcomes to those with only attentional problems. 
B) are more likely to be placed in special education classes than children with only attentional problems. 
C) usually learn better than children with only attentional problems. 
D) are more likely to have a behavioral,rather than a neurological,basis for their problems. 
A) have equivalent outcomes to those with only attentional problems. 
B) are more likely to be placed in special education classes than children with only attentional problems. 
C) usually learn better than children with only attentional problems. 
D) are more likely to have a behavioral,rather than a neurological,basis for their problems.

Question 9

fMRI studies of autistic people's reactions to facial expressions of emotions show

Accepted Answer

A) no activation in emotion centers of the brain. 
B) that autistic people biologically perceive faces in the same manner as nonautistic people. 
C) increased activation in the frontal lobe. 
D) that the autistic brain is incapable of perceiving facial expressions. 
A) no activation in emotion centers of the brain. 
B) that autistic people biologically perceive faces in the same manner as nonautistic people. 
C) increased activation in the frontal lobe. 
D) that the autistic brain is incapable of perceiving facial expressions.

Question 10

Neurological studies have found abnormalities in which part of the brains of autistic individuals?

Accepted Answer

A) prefrontal cortex 
B) left hemisphere language centers 
C) cerebellum 
D) limbic system 
A) prefrontal cortex 
B) left hemisphere language centers 
C) cerebellum 
D) limbic system

Question 11

The category "pervasive developmental disorders" includes which of the following disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) learning disabilities 
B) intellectual developmental disorder 
C) autism spectrum disorder 
D) all of the above 
A) learning disabilities 
B) intellectual developmental disorder 
C) autism spectrum disorder 
D) all of the above

Question 12

Head Start

Accepted Answer

A) is a federally funded program to prepare low-income children to succeed in the regular school setting. 
B) uses medical and psychological interventions only. 
C) is targeted towards children with developing conduct disorder and ADHD. 
D) provides meals to needy children. 
A) is a federally funded program to prepare low-income children to succeed in the regular school setting. 
B) uses medical and psychological interventions only. 
C) is targeted towards children with developing conduct disorder and ADHD. 
D) provides meals to needy children.

Question 13

Externalizing problems are more frequent in __________,and internalizing problems are more frequent in __________,regardless of culture.

Accepted Answer

A) boys; girls 
B) girls; boys 
C) boys; boys 
D) Gender distribution varies widely in different cultures. 
A) boys; girls 
B) girls; boys 
C) boys; boys 
D) Gender distribution varies widely in different cultures.

Question 14

Sam is a 16-year-old adolescent who feels that he is unable to be an adult,despite the fact that he's nearly 6 feet,3 inches tall and has grown a beard.Although he led a "normal" childhood,when he was about 11 he began to get into frequent fights at school and has had trouble with the law ten times.According to Moffitt,Sam would be categorized as having

Accepted Answer

A) life-course persistent conduct problems. 
B) adolescence-limited conduct problems. 
C) antisocial development disorder. 
D) explosive personality disorder. 
A) life-course persistent conduct problems. 
B) adolescence-limited conduct problems. 
C) antisocial development disorder. 
D) explosive personality disorder.

Question 15

Which DSM-IV-TR diagnoses make up the new DSM-5 diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders?

Accepted Answer

Asperger's Syndrome,Childhood

Question 16

What term is used to describe the following communication? Mother: "Would you like to play with this?" Child: "Would you like to play with this?"

Accepted Answer

A) pronoun reversal 
B) echolalia 
C) alogia 
D) extreme autistic aloneness 
A) pronoun reversal 
B) echolalia 
C) alogia 
D) extreme autistic aloneness

Question 17

Autism was first identified by

Accepted Answer

A) Sigmund Freud. 
B) Leo Kanner. 
C) Emil Kraepelin. 
D) Eugen Blueler. 
A) Sigmund Freud. 
B) Leo Kanner. 
C) Emil Kraepelin. 
D) Eugen Blueler.

Question 18

Symptoms of conduct disorder include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) destruction of property. 
B) aggression to people and animals 
C) deceitfulness or theft 
D) inattentiveness 
A) destruction of property. 
B) aggression to people and animals 
C) deceitfulness or theft 
D) inattentiveness

Question 19

As compared to developmentally normal levels of hyperactivity,diagnosable hyperactivity

Accepted Answer

A) impairs the child's functioning. 
B) negatively affects the child's ability to mature appropriately. 
C) is treatable only with medication. 
D) all of the above. 
A) impairs the child's functioning. 
B) negatively affects the child's ability to mature appropriately. 
C) is treatable only with medication. 
D) all of the above.

Question 20

An autistic person's preoccupation with repetitive and ritualistic acts is thought to be

Accepted Answer

A) a form of self-soothing. 
B) a kind of stimulating activity. 
C) akin to compulsions in obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
D) tics. 
A) a form of self-soothing. 
B) a kind of stimulating activity. 
C) akin to compulsions in obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
D) tics.

The field of __________ focuses on the disorders of childhood within the context of life-span development.

Which of the following factors were found to be predictive of conduct disorder in a large-scale research study on children from New Zealand?

The DSM-IV-TR subtype of ADHD that was removed in the DSM-5 is

What term is used to describe the following communication: Teacher: "What are you playing with,Carl?" Carl: "He's playing ball."

Although low birth weight is a predictor of the development of ADHD,__________ has been shown to help reduce the impact of low birth weight on later symptoms of ADHD.

Lovaas' program of behavioral treatment of autistic children

Multisystemic therapy

Research on subtypes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder indicates that those with both attentional and hyperactive problems

fMRI studies of autistic people's reactions to facial expressions of emotions show

Neurological studies have found abnormalities in which part of the brains of autistic individuals?

The category "pervasive developmental disorders" includes which of the following disorders?

Head Start

Externalizing problems are more frequent in ,and internalizing problems are more frequent in ,regardless of culture.

Which DSM-IV-TR diagnoses make up the new DSM-5 diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders?

What term is used to describe the following communication? Mother: "Would you like to play with this?" Child: "Would you like to play with this?"

Autism was first identified by

Symptoms of conduct disorder include all of the following EXCEPT

As compared to developmentally normal levels of hyperactivity,diagnosable hyperactivity

An autistic person's preoccupation with repetitive and ritualistic acts is thought to be

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Anxiety Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive Related and Trauma-Related Disorders

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Schizophrenia

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Exam 13: Disorders of Childhood

The field of __________ focuses on the disorders of childhood within the context of life-span development.

Which of the following factors were found to be predictive of conduct disorder in a large-scale research study on children from New Zealand?

The DSM-IV-TR subtype of ADHD that was removed in the DSM-5 is

What term is used to describe the following communication: Teacher: "What are you playing with,Carl?" Carl: "He's playing ball."

Although low birth weight is a predictor of the development of ADHD,__________ has been shown to help reduce the impact of low birth weight on later symptoms of ADHD.

Lovaas' program of behavioral treatment of autistic children

Multisystemic therapy

Research on subtypes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder indicates that those with both attentional and hyperactive problems

fMRI studies of autistic people's reactions to facial expressions of emotions show

Neurological studies have found abnormalities in which part of the brains of autistic individuals?

The category "pervasive developmental disorders" includes which of the following disorders?

Head Start

Externalizing problems are more frequent in __________,and internalizing problems are more frequent in __________,regardless of culture.

Which DSM-IV-TR diagnoses make up the new DSM-5 diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders?

What term is used to describe the following communication? Mother: "Would you like to play with this?" Child: "Would you like to play with this?"

Autism was first identified by

Symptoms of conduct disorder include all of the following EXCEPT

As compared to developmentally normal levels of hyperactivity,diagnosable hyperactivity

An autistic person's preoccupation with repetitive and ritualistic acts is thought to be

Introduction and Historical Overview

Current Paradigms in Psychopathology

Diagnosis and Assessment

Research Methods in Psychopathology

Mood Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive Related and Trauma-Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorders and Somatic Symptom Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexual Disorders

Late Life and Neurocognitive Disorders

Personality Disorders

Legal and Ethical Issues

Filters

Externalizing problems are more frequent in ,and internalizing problems are more frequent in ,regardless of culture.