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CHAPTER 1 b
INTRODUCTION
TRUEbORbFALSE
1.
Abnormalbmeansb“away”borb“from,”bwhereasb“normal”brefersbtob“average”borb“standard.”b
Thus,babnormalbisbdefinedbasbsomethingbthebdeviatesbfrombthebaverage.
2. Agebisbanbimportantbdevelopmentalbindexbinbjudgingbbehavior.
3. Culturalbnormsbforbbehaviorbrarelybimpactbdiagnosticbratesbforbabdisorder.
4.
Ethnicitybdenotesbcommonbcustoms,bvalues,blanguageborbtraitsbthatbarebassociatedbwithbnati
onalboriginborbgeographicbarea.
5.
Abchild’sbbehaviorbshouldbbebconsistentbandbnotbvarybacrossbsettingsb(e.g.,bclassroom,bplayg
round,bhome).
6.
Inbmostbculturesbboysbarebexpectedbtobbeblessbactivebandblessbaggressivebthanbgirls.bThisbexp
ectationbisbanbexamplebofbabsituationalbnorm.
7. Youthbrarelybreferbthemselvesbforbclinicalbevaluation.
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8.
AccordingbtobthebAmericanbPsychologicalbAssociation,b10bpercentbofbyouthbhavebabseriousb
mentalbhealthbdisorder.
9.
Quantifyingbthebprevalencebofbdisordersbisbdifficultbbecausebitbdependsbonbseveralbfactors,bi
ncludingbthebdefinitionbofbdisorders,bthebpopulationbexamined,bandbthebmethodsbusedbtobidentifybthe
problem.
b
10. Changingbsocialbconditionsbmaybincreasebthebriskbofbdisordersbinbyoungbpeople.
11.
Earlybdisturbances,bforbexample,bfeedingbissuesborbsleepbdisordersbinbinfancy,bdobnotbhavebd
evelopmentalbconsequences.
12.
Onebdifficultybinbestablishingbthebagebofbonsetbofbanybbehavioralbdisorderbisbthatbthebonsetbm
ayboccurbgradually,bsobthatbagebofbonsetbmaybbebanbarbitrarybestimationbratherbthanbabprecisebage.
b
13. Schizophreniabisbabdisorderbthatbtypicallybbeginsbduringbchildhood.
14.
Malesbarebmorebvulnerablebthanbfemalesbtobneurodevelopmentalbdisordersbthatboccurbearlybi
nblife.
15.
Onebexplanationbforbdifferingbratesbofbbehavioralbdisorderbbetweenbboysbandbgirlsbisbgenderb
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differencesbinbdisruptivebbehavior,bwhichbcanbresultbinbgenderbdifferencesbinbreferralsbforbclinicalbse
rvices.
16.
Thebconceptualizationbofbadolescencebasbabdistinctbperiodbofblifebbeganbinbtheb17thbandb18thb
centuries.
17.
Somatogenesisbrefersbtobthebbeliefbthatbbehavioralbdisturbancebresultsbfrombabperson’sbbeing
possessedborbinfluencedbbybdevilsborbsomebsimilarbforce.
b
18.
Kraepelinbisbcreditedbwithbcreatingbabsystembtobclassifybmentalbdisturbancesbthatbservebasbth
ebbasisbforbmodernbclassificationbsystems.
19.
Thebbeliefbthatbmentalbproblemsbarebcausedbbybpsychologicalbvariablesbisbcalledbpsychogen
esis.
20.
Freudbcontributedbtobthebfieldbofbchildhoodbbehavioralbdisorderbbybpositingbthatbearly,bunres
olvedbpsychologicalbconflictbisbthebsourcebofbemotionalbproblems.
21.
Behaviorbmodificationborbbehaviorbtherapybisbthebexplicitbapplicationbofblearningbprinciplesb
forbthebassessmentbandbtreatmentbofbbehavioralbproblems.
22.
Longitudinalbstudies,bfocusingbonbnormalbdevelopment,bassistedbinbthebunderstandingbandbs
tudybofbchildbandbadolescentbdisorders.
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23.
AnnabFreud,babmotherbandbvisionary,badvocatedbestablishingbabChildbWelfarebResearchbStat
ionbatbthebUniversitybofbIowa.
24. PsychiatristsbearnbanbM.D.bandbpsychologistsbearnbabPh.D.
MULTIPLEbCHOICE
25.
Joebisbinbthebsecondbgradebandbcannotbstaybfocused.bHebcannotbreadbandbtestsbbelowbgradeble
velbinballbsubjects.bHebisbrarelybinbtroublebatbschoolborbatbhome.bJoe
a. isbfreebfromballbbehaviorbdisorders.
b. maybhavebabbehavioralbdisorderbandbshouldbbebevaluated.
c. isbabtypicalbboy.
d. isbnonebofbthebabove.
26. Whichbisbleastblikelybtobbebconsideredbanbindicationbofbproblembbehaviorbinbyouth?
a. Abbehaviorbisbexcessivelybintense.
b. Abbehaviorbisbqualitativelybatypical.
b
c. Abbehaviorbisbunusualbbutbofbnobharmbtobanyone.
d. Abbehaviorbisbexhibitedbinbinappropriatebsettings.
27. WhichbofbthebfollowingbisbabbehavioralbindicatorbofbabdisorderbnotedbinbTableb1.1?
a. Parentalbintolerancebofbatypicalbbehavior
b. Bedwetting
c. Gender
d. Developmentalbdelay
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5 Update 8e Rita Wicks-
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Nelson (All Chapters Answers at the end of each Chapter) A+
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CHAPTER 1 b
INTRODUCTION
TRUEbORbFALSE
1.
Abnormalbmeansb“away”borb“from,”bwhereasb“normal”brefersbtob“average”borb“standard.”b
Thus,babnormalbisbdefinedbasbsomethingbthebdeviatesbfrombthebaverage.
2. Agebisbanbimportantbdevelopmentalbindexbinbjudgingbbehavior.
3. Culturalbnormsbforbbehaviorbrarelybimpactbdiagnosticbratesbforbabdisorder.
4.
Ethnicitybdenotesbcommonbcustoms,bvalues,blanguageborbtraitsbthatbarebassociatedbwithbnati
onalboriginborbgeographicbarea.
5.
Abchild’sbbehaviorbshouldbbebconsistentbandbnotbvarybacrossbsettingsb(e.g.,bclassroom,bplayg
round,bhome).
6.
Inbmostbculturesbboysbarebexpectedbtobbeblessbactivebandblessbaggressivebthanbgirls.bThisbexp
ectationbisbanbexamplebofbabsituationalbnorm.
7. Youthbrarelybreferbthemselvesbforbclinicalbevaluation.
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8.
AccordingbtobthebAmericanbPsychologicalbAssociation,b10bpercentbofbyouthbhavebabseriousb
mentalbhealthbdisorder.
9.
Quantifyingbthebprevalencebofbdisordersbisbdifficultbbecausebitbdependsbonbseveralbfactors,bi
ncludingbthebdefinitionbofbdisorders,bthebpopulationbexamined,bandbthebmethodsbusedbtobidentifybthe
problem.
b
10. Changingbsocialbconditionsbmaybincreasebthebriskbofbdisordersbinbyoungbpeople.
11.
Earlybdisturbances,bforbexample,bfeedingbissuesborbsleepbdisordersbinbinfancy,bdobnotbhavebd
evelopmentalbconsequences.
12.
Onebdifficultybinbestablishingbthebagebofbonsetbofbanybbehavioralbdisorderbisbthatbthebonsetbm
ayboccurbgradually,bsobthatbagebofbonsetbmaybbebanbarbitrarybestimationbratherbthanbabprecisebage.
b
13. Schizophreniabisbabdisorderbthatbtypicallybbeginsbduringbchildhood.
14.
Malesbarebmorebvulnerablebthanbfemalesbtobneurodevelopmentalbdisordersbthatboccurbearlybi
nblife.
15.
Onebexplanationbforbdifferingbratesbofbbehavioralbdisorderbbetweenbboysbandbgirlsbisbgenderb
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differencesbinbdisruptivebbehavior,bwhichbcanbresultbinbgenderbdifferencesbinbreferralsbforbclinicalbse
rvices.
16.
Thebconceptualizationbofbadolescencebasbabdistinctbperiodbofblifebbeganbinbtheb17thbandb18thb
centuries.
17.
Somatogenesisbrefersbtobthebbeliefbthatbbehavioralbdisturbancebresultsbfrombabperson’sbbeing
possessedborbinfluencedbbybdevilsborbsomebsimilarbforce.
b
18.
Kraepelinbisbcreditedbwithbcreatingbabsystembtobclassifybmentalbdisturbancesbthatbservebasbth
ebbasisbforbmodernbclassificationbsystems.
19.
Thebbeliefbthatbmentalbproblemsbarebcausedbbybpsychologicalbvariablesbisbcalledbpsychogen
esis.
20.
Freudbcontributedbtobthebfieldbofbchildhoodbbehavioralbdisorderbbybpositingbthatbearly,bunres
olvedbpsychologicalbconflictbisbthebsourcebofbemotionalbproblems.
21.
Behaviorbmodificationborbbehaviorbtherapybisbthebexplicitbapplicationbofblearningbprinciplesb
forbthebassessmentbandbtreatmentbofbbehavioralbproblems.
22.
Longitudinalbstudies,bfocusingbonbnormalbdevelopment,bassistedbinbthebunderstandingbandbs
tudybofbchildbandbadolescentbdisorders.
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23.
AnnabFreud,babmotherbandbvisionary,badvocatedbestablishingbabChildbWelfarebResearchbStat
ionbatbthebUniversitybofbIowa.
24. PsychiatristsbearnbanbM.D.bandbpsychologistsbearnbabPh.D.
MULTIPLEbCHOICE
25.
Joebisbinbthebsecondbgradebandbcannotbstaybfocused.bHebcannotbreadbandbtestsbbelowbgradeble
velbinballbsubjects.bHebisbrarelybinbtroublebatbschoolborbatbhome.bJoe
a. isbfreebfromballbbehaviorbdisorders.
b. maybhavebabbehavioralbdisorderbandbshouldbbebevaluated.
c. isbabtypicalbboy.
d. isbnonebofbthebabove.
26. Whichbisbleastblikelybtobbebconsideredbanbindicationbofbproblembbehaviorbinbyouth?
a. Abbehaviorbisbexcessivelybintense.
b. Abbehaviorbisbqualitativelybatypical.
b
c. Abbehaviorbisbunusualbbutbofbnobharmbtobanyone.
d. Abbehaviorbisbexhibitedbinbinappropriatebsettings.
27. WhichbofbthebfollowingbisbabbehavioralbindicatorbofbabdisorderbnotedbinbTableb1.1?
a. Parentalbintolerancebofbatypicalbbehavior
b. Bedwetting
c. Gender
d. Developmentalbdelay
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