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CHAPTER 1 INTR f f
ODUCTION
TRUEfORfFALSE
1. Abnormalfmeansf“away”forf“from,”fwhereasf“normal”frefersftof“average”forf“standard.”fTh
us,fabnormalfisfdefinedfasfsomethingfthefdeviatesffromfthefaverage.
2. Agefisfanfimportantfdevelopmentalfindexfinfjudgingfbehavior.
3. Culturalfnormsfforfbehaviorfrarelyfimpactfdiagnosticfratesfforfafdisorder.
4. Ethnicityfdenotesfcommonfcustoms,fvalues,flanguageforftraitsfthatfarefassociatedfwithfnat
ionalforiginforfgeographicfarea.
5. Afchild’sfbehaviorfshouldfbefconsistentfandfnotfvaryfacrossfsettingsf(e.g.,fclassroom,fpla
yground,fhome).
6. Infmostfculturesfboysfarefexpectedftofbeflessfactivefandflessfaggressivefthanfgirls.fThisfexp
ectationfisfanfexamplefoffafsituationalfnorm.
7. Youthfrarelyfreferfthemselvesfforfclinicalfevaluation.
8. AccordingftofthefAmericanfPsychologicalfAssociation,f10fpercentfoffyouthfhavefafseriousfme
ntalfhealthfdisorder.
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9. Quantifyingfthefprevalencefoffdisordersfisfdifficultfbecausefitfdependsfonfseveralffactors,finc
ludingfthefdefinitionfoffdisorders,fthefpopulationfexamined,fandfthefmethodsfusedftofidentifyfthefpro
blem.
10. Changingfsocialfconditionsfmayfincreasefthefriskfoffdisordersfinf youngfpeople.
11. Earlyfdisturbances,fforfexample,ffeedingfissuesforfsleepfdisordersfinfinfancy,fdofnotfhavefdev
elopmentalfconsequences.
12. Onefdifficultyfinfestablishingfthefagefoffonsetfoffanyfbehavioralfdisorderfisfthatfthefonsetfma
yfoccurfgradually,fsofthatfagefoffonsetfmayfbefanfarbitraryfestimationfratherfthanfafprecisefage.
13. Schizophreniafisfafdisorderfthatftypicallyfbeginsfduringfchildhood.
14. Malesfarefmorefvulnerablefthanffemalesftofneurodevelopmentalfdisordersfthatfoccurfearlyfinfl
ife.
15. Onefexplanationfforfdifferingfratesfoffbehavioralfdisorderfbetweenfboysfandfgirlsfisfgenderf
differencesfinfdisruptivefbehavior,fwhichfcanfresultfinfgenderfdifferencesfinfreferralsfforfclinicalfser
vices.
16. Thefconceptualizationfoffadolescencefasfafdistinctfperiodfofflifefbeganfinfthef17thfandf18t
hfcenturies.
17. Somatogenesisfrefersftofthefbelieffthatfbehavioralfdisturbancefresultsffromfafperson’sfbei
ngfpossessedforfinfluencedfbyfdevilsforfsomefsimilarfforce.
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18. Kraepelinfisfcreditedfwithfcreatingfafsystemftofclassifyfmentalfdisturbancesfthatfservefasfthef
basisfforfmodernfclassificationfsystems.
19. Thefbelieffthatfmentalfproblemsfarefcausedfbyfpsychologicalfvariablesfisfcalledfps
ychogenesis.
20. Freudfcontributedftoftheffieldfoffchildhoodfbehavioralfdisorderfbyfpositingfthatfearly,funr
esolvedfpsychologicalfconflictfisfthefsourcefoffemotionalfproblems.
21. Behaviorfmodificationforfbehaviorftherapyfisfthefexplicitfapplicationfofflearningfpri
nciplesfforfthefassessmentfandftreatmentfoffbehavioralfproblems.
22. Longitudinalfstudies,ffocusingfonfnormalfdevelopment,fassistedfinfthefunderstandingfandfst
udyfoffchildfandfadolescentfdisorders.
23. AnnafFreud,fafmotherfandfvisionary,fadvocatedfestablishingfafChildfWelfarefResearchfSta
tionfatfthefUniversityfoffIowa.
24. PsychiatristsfearnfanfM.D.fandfpsychologistsfearnfafPh.D.
MULTIPLEfCHOICE
25. Joefisfinfthefsecondfgradefandfcannotfstayffocused.fHefcannotfreadfandftestsfbelowfgradefleve
lfinfallfsubjects.fHefisfrarelyfinftroublefatfschoolforfatfhome.fJoe
a. isffreeffromfallfbehaviorfdisorders.
b. mayfhavefafbehavioralfdisorderfandfshouldfbefevaluated.
c. isfaftypicalfboy.
d. isfnonefoffthefabove.
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26. Whichfisfleastflikelyftofbefconsideredfanfindicationfoffproblemfbehaviorfinfyouth?
a. Afbehaviorfisfexcessivelyfintense.
b. Afbehaviorfisfqualitativelyfatypical.
c. Afbehaviorfisfunusualfbutfoffnofharmftofanyone.
d. Afbehaviorfisfexhibitedfinfinappropriatefsettings.
27. WhichfofftheffollowingfisfafbehavioralfindicatorfoffafdisorderfnotedfinfTablef1.1?
a. Parentalfintolerancefoffatypicalfbehavior
b. Bedwetting
c. Gender
d. Developmentalfdelay
28. Seraficaf&fVargasf(2006),ffoundfthat:
a. anxietyfisfevidentfacrossfcultures.
b. AsianfandfLatinofgroupsfexpressffewerfbodilyfsymptomsfoffanxiety.
c. Asian,fLatinofandfEuropeanfAmericansfdidfnotfdifferfinfregardftofsymptomsfoffanxiety.
d. individualsflivingfoutsidefoffthefUnitedfStatesftendftofdenyfsymptomsfoffanxiety.
29. AfstudyfbyfLyf(2008)fonfparentfperceptionsfoffafchildfwithfintellectualfdisabilityffoundfthat
comparedftofEuropeanfAmericanfparents,fAsianfAmericanfparents:
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a. viewedftheirfchildfasflessfsuccessfulfonftaskfperformance.
b. hadfhigherfexpectationsfforffuturefsuccess.
c. hadfmorefsympathyfforftheirfchildfwithfafdisability.
d. werefnofdifferentfinftheirfviewsfofftheirfchild.
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Test Bank for Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology, DSM-
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5Update 8e Rita Wicks-
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Nelson (All Chapters Answers at the end of each Chapter) A+
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CHAPTER 1 INTR f f
ODUCTION
TRUEfORfFALSE
1. Abnormalfmeansf“away”forf“from,”fwhereasf“normal”frefersftof“average”forf“standard.”fTh
us,fabnormalfisfdefinedfasfsomethingfthefdeviatesffromfthefaverage.
2. Agefisfanfimportantfdevelopmentalfindexfinfjudgingfbehavior.
3. Culturalfnormsfforfbehaviorfrarelyfimpactfdiagnosticfratesfforfafdisorder.
4. Ethnicityfdenotesfcommonfcustoms,fvalues,flanguageforftraitsfthatfarefassociatedfwithfnat
ionalforiginforfgeographicfarea.
5. Afchild’sfbehaviorfshouldfbefconsistentfandfnotfvaryfacrossfsettingsf(e.g.,fclassroom,fpla
yground,fhome).
6. Infmostfculturesfboysfarefexpectedftofbeflessfactivefandflessfaggressivefthanfgirls.fThisfexp
ectationfisfanfexamplefoffafsituationalfnorm.
7. Youthfrarelyfreferfthemselvesfforfclinicalfevaluation.
8. AccordingftofthefAmericanfPsychologicalfAssociation,f10fpercentfoffyouthfhavefafseriousfme
ntalfhealthfdisorder.
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9. Quantifyingfthefprevalencefoffdisordersfisfdifficultfbecausefitfdependsfonfseveralffactors,finc
ludingfthefdefinitionfoffdisorders,fthefpopulationfexamined,fandfthefmethodsfusedftofidentifyfthefpro
blem.
10. Changingfsocialfconditionsfmayfincreasefthefriskfoffdisordersfinf youngfpeople.
11. Earlyfdisturbances,fforfexample,ffeedingfissuesforfsleepfdisordersfinfinfancy,fdofnotfhavefdev
elopmentalfconsequences.
12. Onefdifficultyfinfestablishingfthefagefoffonsetfoffanyfbehavioralfdisorderfisfthatfthefonsetfma
yfoccurfgradually,fsofthatfagefoffonsetfmayfbefanfarbitraryfestimationfratherfthanfafprecisefage.
13. Schizophreniafisfafdisorderfthatftypicallyfbeginsfduringfchildhood.
14. Malesfarefmorefvulnerablefthanffemalesftofneurodevelopmentalfdisordersfthatfoccurfearlyfinfl
ife.
15. Onefexplanationfforfdifferingfratesfoffbehavioralfdisorderfbetweenfboysfandfgirlsfisfgenderf
differencesfinfdisruptivefbehavior,fwhichfcanfresultfinfgenderfdifferencesfinfreferralsfforfclinicalfser
vices.
16. Thefconceptualizationfoffadolescencefasfafdistinctfperiodfofflifefbeganfinfthef17thfandf18t
hfcenturies.
17. Somatogenesisfrefersftofthefbelieffthatfbehavioralfdisturbancefresultsffromfafperson’sfbei
ngfpossessedforfinfluencedfbyfdevilsforfsomefsimilarfforce.
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18. Kraepelinfisfcreditedfwithfcreatingfafsystemftofclassifyfmentalfdisturbancesfthatfservefasfthef
basisfforfmodernfclassificationfsystems.
19. Thefbelieffthatfmentalfproblemsfarefcausedfbyfpsychologicalfvariablesfisfcalledfps
ychogenesis.
20. Freudfcontributedftoftheffieldfoffchildhoodfbehavioralfdisorderfbyfpositingfthatfearly,funr
esolvedfpsychologicalfconflictfisfthefsourcefoffemotionalfproblems.
21. Behaviorfmodificationforfbehaviorftherapyfisfthefexplicitfapplicationfofflearningfpri
nciplesfforfthefassessmentfandftreatmentfoffbehavioralfproblems.
22. Longitudinalfstudies,ffocusingfonfnormalfdevelopment,fassistedfinfthefunderstandingfandfst
udyfoffchildfandfadolescentfdisorders.
23. AnnafFreud,fafmotherfandfvisionary,fadvocatedfestablishingfafChildfWelfarefResearchfSta
tionfatfthefUniversityfoffIowa.
24. PsychiatristsfearnfanfM.D.fandfpsychologistsfearnfafPh.D.
MULTIPLEfCHOICE
25. Joefisfinfthefsecondfgradefandfcannotfstayffocused.fHefcannotfreadfandftestsfbelowfgradefleve
lfinfallfsubjects.fHefisfrarelyfinftroublefatfschoolforfatfhome.fJoe
a. isffreeffromfallfbehaviorfdisorders.
b. mayfhavefafbehavioralfdisorderfandfshouldfbefevaluated.
c. isfaftypicalfboy.
d. isfnonefoffthefabove.
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26. Whichfisfleastflikelyftofbefconsideredfanfindicationfoffproblemfbehaviorfinfyouth?
a. Afbehaviorfisfexcessivelyfintense.
b. Afbehaviorfisfqualitativelyfatypical.
c. Afbehaviorfisfunusualfbutfoffnofharmftofanyone.
d. Afbehaviorfisfexhibitedfinfinappropriatefsettings.
27. WhichfofftheffollowingfisfafbehavioralfindicatorfoffafdisorderfnotedfinfTablef1.1?
a. Parentalfintolerancefoffatypicalfbehavior
b. Bedwetting
c. Gender
d. Developmentalfdelay
28. Seraficaf&fVargasf(2006),ffoundfthat:
a. anxietyfisfevidentfacrossfcultures.
b. AsianfandfLatinofgroupsfexpressffewerfbodilyfsymptomsfoffanxiety.
c. Asian,fLatinofandfEuropeanfAmericansfdidfnotfdifferfinfregardftofsymptomsfoffanxiety.
d. individualsflivingfoutsidefoffthefUnitedfStatesftendftofdenyfsymptomsfoffanxiety.
29. AfstudyfbyfLyf(2008)fonfparentfperceptionsfoffafchildfwithfintellectualfdisabilityffoundfthat
comparedftofEuropeanfAmericanfparents,fAsianfAmericanfparents:
f
a. viewedftheirfchildfasflessfsuccessfulfonftaskfperformance.
b. hadfhigherfexpectationsfforffuturefsuccess.
c. hadfmorefsympathyfforftheirfchildfwithfafdisability.
d. werefnofdifferentfinftheirfviewsfofftheirfchild.
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