ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY BY MASH
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: Research Based.
Answer: The development of __________ treatment can be traced back to the rise of behaviorism in the
early 1900's
Question 2: Watson.
Answer: The father of behaviorism
Question 3: Relationships.
Answer: In contrast to adults, abnormality in children is often described in terms of ___________
Question 4: 1,000,000.
Answer: There are greater than _________ verified reports of child abuse and neglect in U.S.
Question 5: BZ-GABA.
Answer: __________ is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that reduces arousal and levels of anger, hostility and
agression
Question 6: Risk Factors.
Answer: ________ precede and increase the chance of a negative outcome
Question 7: Limbic System.
Answer: ________ regulates emotions, expressions and impluses
Question 8: 1/3.
Answer: Phone surveys suggest that about ________ of 10-16 year olds experience physical/sexual abuse
Question 9: Bronfenbrenner's Model.
Answer: Includes the child in isolation, the child's family and the child in society
Question 10: Reactivity.
Answer: Emotional __________ refers to individual differences in the threshold and intensity which
provide clues to an individuals level of distress and sensitivity to the environment
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, Question 11: In the "ABC's of Behavioral Assessment" what does C stand for?
Answer: Consequences.
Question 12: A ________ case formation emphasizes general inferences that apply to broad groups.
Answer: Nomothetic.
Question 13: Childhood Depression.
Answer: ________ is equally common among males and females
Question 14: In an A-B-A-B design, what does B stand for?
Answer: Intervention.
Question 15: When the conditions of a study only resemble or approximate the conditions of interest,
questions may be raised about the ________ of the study
Answer: External Validity.
Question 16: Isolated Symptoms.
Answer: Generally show little relation to children's overall adjustment
Question 17: Clinical Description.
Answer: A __________ summarizes the child's unique behaviors, thoughts and feelings that together make
up the features of a given psychological disorder
Question 18: Informed Clinical Consensus.
Answer: Categorical classification systems are based primarily on ____________
Question 19: Frontal Lobe.
Answer: ___________ is responsible for reasoning
Question 20: Anxious/Avoidant attachment.
Answer: __________ is categorized by little affectionate interactions with caregivers, but still able to
explore the environment
Question 21: Behavior Therapy.
Answer: Treatment used in the 1950's & 1960's
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CERTIFICATION EVALUATION Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: Research Based.
Answer: The development of __________ treatment can be traced back to the rise of behaviorism in the
early 1900's
Question 2: Watson.
Answer: The father of behaviorism
Question 3: Relationships.
Answer: In contrast to adults, abnormality in children is often described in terms of ___________
Question 4: 1,000,000.
Answer: There are greater than _________ verified reports of child abuse and neglect in U.S.
Question 5: BZ-GABA.
Answer: __________ is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that reduces arousal and levels of anger, hostility and
agression
Question 6: Risk Factors.
Answer: ________ precede and increase the chance of a negative outcome
Question 7: Limbic System.
Answer: ________ regulates emotions, expressions and impluses
Question 8: 1/3.
Answer: Phone surveys suggest that about ________ of 10-16 year olds experience physical/sexual abuse
Question 9: Bronfenbrenner's Model.
Answer: Includes the child in isolation, the child's family and the child in society
Question 10: Reactivity.
Answer: Emotional __________ refers to individual differences in the threshold and intensity which
provide clues to an individuals level of distress and sensitivity to the environment
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, Question 11: In the "ABC's of Behavioral Assessment" what does C stand for?
Answer: Consequences.
Question 12: A ________ case formation emphasizes general inferences that apply to broad groups.
Answer: Nomothetic.
Question 13: Childhood Depression.
Answer: ________ is equally common among males and females
Question 14: In an A-B-A-B design, what does B stand for?
Answer: Intervention.
Question 15: When the conditions of a study only resemble or approximate the conditions of interest,
questions may be raised about the ________ of the study
Answer: External Validity.
Question 16: Isolated Symptoms.
Answer: Generally show little relation to children's overall adjustment
Question 17: Clinical Description.
Answer: A __________ summarizes the child's unique behaviors, thoughts and feelings that together make
up the features of a given psychological disorder
Question 18: Informed Clinical Consensus.
Answer: Categorical classification systems are based primarily on ____________
Question 19: Frontal Lobe.
Answer: ___________ is responsible for reasoning
Question 20: Anxious/Avoidant attachment.
Answer: __________ is categorized by little affectionate interactions with caregivers, but still able to
explore the environment
Question 21: Behavior Therapy.
Answer: Treatment used in the 1950's & 1960's
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