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Abnormal or Exceptional: Mental Health Literacy for Child and Youth Care | Gural & MacKay-Chiddenton | Comprehensive Study Guide & Practice Questions | 2026 Updated

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Master the essential concepts from Abnormal or Exceptional: Mental Health Literacy for Child and Youth Care by Gural and MacKay-Chiddenton with this comprehensive study guide. Designed for Child and Youth Care (CYC), psychology, social work, counseling, and human services students, this resource provides a structured review of key mental health concepts, child and adolescent development, trauma-informed care, assessment principles, evidence-based interventions, and professional practice.

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For

Gural and MacKay-Chiddenton
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ABNORMALOR t




EXCEPTIONAL:
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Mental Health Literacy for Child
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and Youth Care tt tt tt




First Edition tt




Prepared by tt




Deborah M. Gural tt tt


Red River College
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© ttCopyright tt2016 ttPearson ttEducation, ttInc.

, Contents


Chapter tt1 Perspectives: ttAbnormal ttor ttExceptional? 3

Chapter tt2 Trauma- ttand ttStressor-Related ttDisorders 17

Chapter tt3 Neurodevelopmental t t Disorders 28

Chapter tt4 Attention ttDeficits 36

Chapter tt5 Disruptive ttBehaviour 48

Chapter tt6 Anxiety, ttObsessive-Compulsive, ttand ttRelated ttDisturbances 60

Chapter tt7 Mood ttDisturbances 74

Chapter tt8 Eating ttDisturbances

Chapter tt9 Psychosis ttand ttSchizophrenia

Chapter tt10 Substance ttMisuse ttand ttAddictions

Appendix tt1 Understanding tt Suicide




© ttCopyright tt2016 ttPearson ttEducation, ttInc. 2

,Chapter 1 Perspectives: Abnormal or Exceptional?
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Multiple Choice Questions
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Learning ttObjective tt1.1 tt- ttIdentify, ttdefine, ttand ttprovide ttexamples ttfor ttthe ttfour ttelements ttof ttabnormality.
Explain tthow ttcultural ttand ttsocietal ttnorms ttplay tta ttrole ttin ttdefinitions ttof ttabnormality.

1. All ttof ttthe ttfollowing ttare ttone ttof ttthe ttmajor ttelements ttof ttabnormality ttEXCEPT:
a) risk ttto ttself ttand ttothers
b) personal ttdistress
c) impairment ttor ttmaladaptiveness
d) altered ttconsciousness
ttAnswer: ttD

Page ttReference: tt3-7
Skill: ttfactual; ttDifficulty: tteasy

2. For ttsomeone ttto ttbe ttdescribed ttas ttexhibiting tt“abnormal ttbehaviour” ttaccording ttto ttthe
ttpsychological ttperspective ttand ttthe ttDSM, ttbehaviour ttmust ttbe

a) genetically ttbased
b) maladaptive ttand ttharmful
c) something tteverybody ttdoes
d) not ttseen ttat ttall ttin tt“normal ttpeople”
ttAnswer: ttB

Page ttReference: tt6
Skill: ttconceptual; ttDifficulty: ttmoderate

3. Alice ttorders ttdinner ttin tta ttWinnipeg ttrestaurant. ttAfter ttreceiving tther ttspaghetti ttdinner, ttshe ttstarts ttto tteat
ttit ttwith tther ttfingers. ttAlice tthas ttviolated tta ttsocial

a) norm
b) tradition
c) taboo
d) sanction
ttAnswer: ttA

Page ttReference: tt3
Skill: ttapplied; ttDifficulty: tteasy

4. What ttis ttconsidered tt“abnormal” ttin ttone ttculture ttmay ttbe ttconsidered ttquite tt“normal” ttin ttanother ttculture.
This ttillustrates ttthat ttabnormality ttis tta
a) nonsocial ttconcept
b) dimensional ttconcept
c) useless ttconcept
d) relative ttconcept
ttAnswer: ttD

Page ttReference: tt4-5
Skill: ttconceptual; ttDifficulty: ttchallenging

© ttCopyright tt2016 ttPearson ttEducation, ttInc. 3

, 5. Although ttbinge ttdrinking ttis ttconsidered ttculturally ttunacceptable ttin ttCanada, ttit ttoccurs ttfrequently
tton ttcollege ttand ttuniversity ttcampuses. ttConsidering ttthe ttbasic ttelements ttof ttabnormality, ttbinge

ttdrinking ttin ttCanada ttis ttbest ttviewed ttas ttbeing

a) a ttsocial ttvariant
b) normal ttbehaviour
c) socially ttdeviant
d) statistically ttdeviant
ttAnswer: ttC

Page ttReference: tt4-5
Skill: ttapplied; ttDifficulty: ttmoderate

Learning ttObjective tt1.2 tt- ttDescribe ttthe ttfield ttof ttabnormal ttpsychology. ttDistinguish ttbetween ttmental
tthealth, ttmental ttillness, ttand ttabnormality. ttSummarize ttthe ttDSM ttapproach ttto ttabnormality.




6. The ttbranch ttof ttpsychology ttthat ttfocuses tton ttthe ttscientific ttstudy ttof ttdisorders ttof ttbehaviour, ttmood,
ttand ttmental ttprocesses ttis ttreferred ttto ttas

a) abnormal ttpsychology
b) biopsychosocial t t psychology
c) abnormal ttpsychology
d) developmental ttpsychology
ttAnswer: ttA

Page ttReference: tt8
Skill: ttfactual; ttDifficulty: tteasy

7. All ttof ttthe ttfollowing ttare ttamong ttthe ttprimary ttgoals ttof ttabnormal ttpsychology ttEXCEPT
a) describe
b) explain
c) decrease
d) control
ttAnswer:

ttC

Page ttReference: tt8
Skill: ttfactual; ttDifficulty: tteasy

8. Mental tthealth ttis ttassociated ttwith tteach ttof ttthe ttfollowing ttEXCEPT
a) productive ttactivities
b) an ttability ttto ttcope ttwith ttthe ttnormal ttstresses ttof ttlife
c) making tta ttcontribution ttto ttone’s ttcommunity
d) an ttability ttto ttavoid ttstressful ttand tttraumatic
ttevents ttAnswer: ttD

Page ttReference: tt9
Skill: ttconceptual; ttDifficulty: ttmoderate




© ttCopyright tt2016 ttPearson ttEducation, ttInc. 4

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