ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Behaviors such as fighting, destructiveness, and threatening
others are referred to as ____.
aggressive behaviors
delinquent behaviors
rule-breaking behaviors
internalizing behaviors.
Answer: aggressive behaviors
◉ The public health perspective of conduct problems attempts to
reduce ____ associated with youth violence.
injuries and deaths
negative media
school failure
public policy mistakes.
Answer: public policy mistakes
,◉ Diagnostic criteria for ODD in the DSM-5 related to anger include
which of the following?
Arguing with authority figures
Being touchy or easily annoyed
Deliberately annoying others
Spiteful or vindictive behavior.
Answer: Being touchy or easily annoyed
◉ On tests of cognitive ability, children with conduct disorder
typically ____.
score in the below average to borderline range
display lower performance (nonverbal) scores than verbal scores
show no unique patterns of deficits
show impairments despite normal intelligence.
Answer: show impairments despite normal intelligence
◉ Underachievement in language and reading among children with
conduct problems is most likely mediated by ____.
truancy
,poor parenting practices
the presence of ADHD
comorbid borderline cognitive abilities.
Answer: the presence of ADHD
◉ The tendency to attribute negative intent to others, especially
when the actual intentions of the other child are unclear, is referred
to as ____.
trait confluence
hostile attribution bias
reactive aggression
social cognitive deficit.
Answer: hostile attribution bias
◉ General family disturbances include ____.
marital discord and family instability
excessive use of harsh discipline
lack of supervision
oversupervision.
Answer: marital discord and family instability
, ◉ Children with comorbid ____ usually escalate to more severe forms
of conduct disorder.
depression
ADHD
anxiety
mental retardation.
Answer: ADHD
◉ Compared to boys' aggression, girls' aggression tends to involve
more ____.
confrontation
overtly aggressive acts
relationally aggressive acts
externalizing behaviors.
Answer: relationally aggressive acts
◉ A factor that predicts increased delinquency among girls who
attend mixed-gender schools is ____.
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Behaviors such as fighting, destructiveness, and threatening
others are referred to as ____.
aggressive behaviors
delinquent behaviors
rule-breaking behaviors
internalizing behaviors.
Answer: aggressive behaviors
◉ The public health perspective of conduct problems attempts to
reduce ____ associated with youth violence.
injuries and deaths
negative media
school failure
public policy mistakes.
Answer: public policy mistakes
,◉ Diagnostic criteria for ODD in the DSM-5 related to anger include
which of the following?
Arguing with authority figures
Being touchy or easily annoyed
Deliberately annoying others
Spiteful or vindictive behavior.
Answer: Being touchy or easily annoyed
◉ On tests of cognitive ability, children with conduct disorder
typically ____.
score in the below average to borderline range
display lower performance (nonverbal) scores than verbal scores
show no unique patterns of deficits
show impairments despite normal intelligence.
Answer: show impairments despite normal intelligence
◉ Underachievement in language and reading among children with
conduct problems is most likely mediated by ____.
truancy
,poor parenting practices
the presence of ADHD
comorbid borderline cognitive abilities.
Answer: the presence of ADHD
◉ The tendency to attribute negative intent to others, especially
when the actual intentions of the other child are unclear, is referred
to as ____.
trait confluence
hostile attribution bias
reactive aggression
social cognitive deficit.
Answer: hostile attribution bias
◉ General family disturbances include ____.
marital discord and family instability
excessive use of harsh discipline
lack of supervision
oversupervision.
Answer: marital discord and family instability
, ◉ Children with comorbid ____ usually escalate to more severe forms
of conduct disorder.
depression
ADHD
anxiety
mental retardation.
Answer: ADHD
◉ Compared to boys' aggression, girls' aggression tends to involve
more ____.
confrontation
overtly aggressive acts
relationally aggressive acts
externalizing behaviors.
Answer: relationally aggressive acts
◉ A factor that predicts increased delinquency among girls who
attend mixed-gender schools is ____.
