Mash Test Bank
1. Achildtypically enters the mental health system .
a. by asking for a referral from a pediatrician
b. throughthecriminaljusticesystem
c. by the actions, positive or negative, of peers
d. through teachers, counselors, or parents
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Introduction
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
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2. Many child and adolescent problems can be best described as the .
a. failure to demonstrate expected developmental progress
b. absence of the key survival skills needed to thrive
c. result of excessive expectations by parents
d. stresses associated with educational demands
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Introduction
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
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,3. Patterns of behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or physical symptoms shown by an individual are defined as
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ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: What Is Abnormal Behavior in Children and Adolescents? @e @e @e @e @e @e @e
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ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES:
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple
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, 5. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, children’s mental health problems were attributed to
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ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Historical Viewsand Breakthroughs @e @e
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6. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, acts of child maltreatment were
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ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Historical Viewsand Breakthroughs @e @e
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HAS VARIABLES: False
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand @e
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