and Adolescent Psychology with DSM-V Updates (8th Edition) 8th Edition by Rita ` Wicks-Nelson (Author), Allen C.
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Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology with DSM-V
Updates (8th Edition) 8th Edition
by Rita ` Wicks-Nelson (Author), Allen C. Israel Ph.D. (Author)
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,and Adolescent Psychology with DSM-V Updates (8th Edition) 8th Edition by Rita ` Wicks-Nelson (Author), Allen C.
Abnormal Child and Adolescent
Psychology, DSM-5 Update 8e – Test
Bank
Author: Rita Wicks-Nelson
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION
TRUE OR FALSE
Q1. Abnormal means “away” or “from,” whereas “normal” refers to “average” or “standard.”
Abnormal is defined as something that deviates from the average.
Answer: True
Q2. Age is an important developmental index in judging behavior.
Answer: True
Q3. Cultural norms for behavior rarely impact diagnostic rates for a disorder.
Answer: False
Q4. Ethnicity denotes common customs, values, language, or traits that are associated with
national origin or geographic area.
Answer: True
Q5. A child’s behavior should be consistent and not vary across settings (e.g., classroom,
playground, home).
Answer: False
Q6. In most cultures, boys are expected to be less active and less aggressive than girls. This
expectation is an example of a situational norm.
Answer: False
Q7. Youth rarely refer themselves for clinical evaluation.
Answer: True
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Q8. According to the American Psychological Association, 10 percent of youth have a
serious mental health disorder.
Answer: True
Q9. Quantifying the prevalence of disorders is difficult because it depends on several
factors, including the definition of disorders, the population examined, and the methods used
to identify the problem.
Answer: True
Q10. Changing social conditions may increase the risk of disorders in young people.
Answer: False
Q11. Early disturbances, for example, feeding issues or sleep disorders in infancy, do not
have developmental consequences.
Answer: False
Q12. One difficulty in establishing the age of onset of any behavioral disorder is that the
onset may occur gradually, so age of onset may be an arbitrary estimation rather than a
precise age.
Answer: True
Q13. Schizophrenia is a disorder that typically begins during childhood.
Answer: False
Q14. Males are more vulnerable than females to neurodevelopmental disorders that occur
early in life.
Answer: True
Q15. One explanation for differing rates of behavioral disorder between boys and girls is
gender differences in disruptive behavior, which can result in gender differences in referrals
for clinical services.
Answer: True
Q16. The conceptualization of adolescence as a distinct period of life began in the 17th and
18th centuries.
Answer: True
Q17. Somatogenesis refers to the belief that behavioral disturbance results from a person
being possessed or influenced by devils or some similar force.
Answer: False
Q18. Kraepelin is credited with creating a system to classify mental disturbances that serves
as the basis for modern classification systems.
Answer: True
Q19. The belief that mental problems are caused by psychological variables is called
psychogenesis.
Answer: True
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Q20. Freud contributed to the field of childhood behavioral disorder by positing that early,
unresolved psychological conflict is the source of emotional problems.
Answer: True
Q21. Behavior modification or behavior therapy is the explicit application of learning
principles for the assessment and treatment of behavioral problems.
Answer: True
Q22. Longitudinal studies, focusing on normal development, assisted in the understanding
and study of child and adolescent disorders.
Answer: True
Q23. Anna Freud, a mother and visionary, advocated establishing a Child Welfare Research
Station at the University of Iowa.
Answer: False
Q24. Psychiatrists earn an M.D. and psychologists earn a Ph.D.
Answer: True
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Q25. Joe is in second grade and cannot stay focused. He cannot read and tests below grade
level in all subjects. He is rarely in trouble at school or at home. Joe:
A) is free from all behavior disorders
B) may have a behavioral disorder and should be evaluated
C) is a typical boy
D) is none of the above
Answer: B
Q26. Which is least likely to be considered an indication of problem behavior in youth?
A) A behavior is excessively intense
B) A behavior is qualitatively atypical
C) A behavior is unusual but of no harm to anyone
D) A behavior is exhibited in inappropriate settings
Answer: C
Q27. Which of the following is a behavioral indicator of a disorder noted in Table 1.1?
A) Parental intolerance of atypical behavior
B) Bedwetting
C) Gender
D) Developmental delay
Answer: D
Q28. Serafica & Vargas (2006) found that:
A) Anxiety is evident across cultures
B) Asian and Latino groups express fewer bodily symptoms of anxiety
C) Asian, Latino, and European Americans did not differ in symptoms of anxiety
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Test Bank
Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology with DSM-V
Updates (8th Edition) 8th Edition
by Rita ` Wicks-Nelson (Author), Allen C. Israel Ph.D. (Author)
Page 1 of 286
,and Adolescent Psychology with DSM-V Updates (8th Edition) 8th Edition by Rita ` Wicks-Nelson (Author), Allen C.
Abnormal Child and Adolescent
Psychology, DSM-5 Update 8e – Test
Bank
Author: Rita Wicks-Nelson
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION
TRUE OR FALSE
Q1. Abnormal means “away” or “from,” whereas “normal” refers to “average” or “standard.”
Abnormal is defined as something that deviates from the average.
Answer: True
Q2. Age is an important developmental index in judging behavior.
Answer: True
Q3. Cultural norms for behavior rarely impact diagnostic rates for a disorder.
Answer: False
Q4. Ethnicity denotes common customs, values, language, or traits that are associated with
national origin or geographic area.
Answer: True
Q5. A child’s behavior should be consistent and not vary across settings (e.g., classroom,
playground, home).
Answer: False
Q6. In most cultures, boys are expected to be less active and less aggressive than girls. This
expectation is an example of a situational norm.
Answer: False
Q7. Youth rarely refer themselves for clinical evaluation.
Answer: True
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,and Adolescent Psychology with DSM-V Updates (8th Edition) 8th Edition by Rita ` Wicks-Nelson (Author), Allen C.
Q8. According to the American Psychological Association, 10 percent of youth have a
serious mental health disorder.
Answer: True
Q9. Quantifying the prevalence of disorders is difficult because it depends on several
factors, including the definition of disorders, the population examined, and the methods used
to identify the problem.
Answer: True
Q10. Changing social conditions may increase the risk of disorders in young people.
Answer: False
Q11. Early disturbances, for example, feeding issues or sleep disorders in infancy, do not
have developmental consequences.
Answer: False
Q12. One difficulty in establishing the age of onset of any behavioral disorder is that the
onset may occur gradually, so age of onset may be an arbitrary estimation rather than a
precise age.
Answer: True
Q13. Schizophrenia is a disorder that typically begins during childhood.
Answer: False
Q14. Males are more vulnerable than females to neurodevelopmental disorders that occur
early in life.
Answer: True
Q15. One explanation for differing rates of behavioral disorder between boys and girls is
gender differences in disruptive behavior, which can result in gender differences in referrals
for clinical services.
Answer: True
Q16. The conceptualization of adolescence as a distinct period of life began in the 17th and
18th centuries.
Answer: True
Q17. Somatogenesis refers to the belief that behavioral disturbance results from a person
being possessed or influenced by devils or some similar force.
Answer: False
Q18. Kraepelin is credited with creating a system to classify mental disturbances that serves
as the basis for modern classification systems.
Answer: True
Q19. The belief that mental problems are caused by psychological variables is called
psychogenesis.
Answer: True
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,and Adolescent Psychology with DSM-V Updates (8th Edition) 8th Edition by Rita ` Wicks-Nelson (Author), Allen C.
Q20. Freud contributed to the field of childhood behavioral disorder by positing that early,
unresolved psychological conflict is the source of emotional problems.
Answer: True
Q21. Behavior modification or behavior therapy is the explicit application of learning
principles for the assessment and treatment of behavioral problems.
Answer: True
Q22. Longitudinal studies, focusing on normal development, assisted in the understanding
and study of child and adolescent disorders.
Answer: True
Q23. Anna Freud, a mother and visionary, advocated establishing a Child Welfare Research
Station at the University of Iowa.
Answer: False
Q24. Psychiatrists earn an M.D. and psychologists earn a Ph.D.
Answer: True
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Q25. Joe is in second grade and cannot stay focused. He cannot read and tests below grade
level in all subjects. He is rarely in trouble at school or at home. Joe:
A) is free from all behavior disorders
B) may have a behavioral disorder and should be evaluated
C) is a typical boy
D) is none of the above
Answer: B
Q26. Which is least likely to be considered an indication of problem behavior in youth?
A) A behavior is excessively intense
B) A behavior is qualitatively atypical
C) A behavior is unusual but of no harm to anyone
D) A behavior is exhibited in inappropriate settings
Answer: C
Q27. Which of the following is a behavioral indicator of a disorder noted in Table 1.1?
A) Parental intolerance of atypical behavior
B) Bedwetting
C) Gender
D) Developmental delay
Answer: D
Q28. Serafica & Vargas (2006) found that:
A) Anxiety is evident across cultures
B) Asian and Latino groups express fewer bodily symptoms of anxiety
C) Asian, Latino, and European Americans did not differ in symptoms of anxiety
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