Test Bank for Abnormal Child and
Adolescent Psychology with DSM Latest
Edition 2026 Exam Prep|Highly graded !!
Prevalence - ANSWER-the percentage of people in a population with a given disorder
DSM-5 Definition - ANSWER-a pattern of behavior reflecting dysfunction causing
distress or disability
Developmental Psychopathology - ANSWER-behavior leading to psychological distress,
impairment, or risk of harm to self or others
Psychologists' Treatment - ANSWER-provision of psychotherapy and nonmedical
intervention
Harmful Dysfunction - ANSWER-criteria for differentiating normal from abnormal
behavior
Students Providing Services - ANSWER-recommended to question alternative services
for greater benefits
Point Prevalence - ANSWER-measures the severity of people's disorders at a specific
point in time
Challenges in Determining Prevalence - ANSWER-lack of standard definition for mental
disorder and participation in multiple surveys
Comorbidity - ANSWER-the experience of having multiple disorders simultaneously
Psychotropic Medication - ANSWER-medication used to treat a psychological disorder
Evidence-Based Practice vs. Treatment - ANSWER-incorporating client's culture into
the treatment vs. tailoring interventions
Youth Medication and Therapy - ANSWER-increased medication; increased or stayed
the same therapy
Sociodemographic Factors - ANSWER-age, gender, and socioeconomic status
Relative Rates of Mental Disorders - ANSWER-boys more likely in childhood, equal in
adolescence or girls more likely
,Stressful Events Study - ANSWER-depression related to the number and timing of
interpersonally dependent stressors
Socioeconomic Status (SES) - ANSWER-parents' level of education, employment, and
family income
Single-Parent Families Study - ANSWER-association with increased mental health
problems
Mental disorders - ANSWER-Conditions making it more likely for a second parent to
leave the home
Prevalence rates - ANSWER-Rates of occurrence of mental disorders in different ethnic
groups
Autism spectrum disorder - ANSWER-Has roughly the same prevalence across all
ethnic groups in the United States
Anecdotes - ANSWER-May contribute to clinical judgment and can be useful when
combined with empirical evidence
Treatment - ANSWER-Approximately 20-100% of children and adolescents diagnosed
with mental disorders receive it
Anxiety and mood disorders - ANSWER-Most likely to receive treatment
Conduct problems - ANSWER-Highest prevalence among Latino children
Barriers to treatment - ANSWER-Families unable to pay, refusal of access, lack of
evidence-based treatments
Statistical deviancy - ANSWER-Defining abnormality based on statistical rarity
Beneficence - ANSWER-Helping and promoting others' welfare
Evidence-based practice - ANSWER-Relies on empirically validated methods, important
for providing ethical care
Ethical standards - ANSWER-Specific rules that guide professional practice and
research
Ethnicity and culture - ANSWER-Affect the diagnostic process through different cultural
values
School psychologists - ANSWER-Assess, diagnose, and treat children with behavioral,
cognitive, and social-emotional problems at school
,Research Domain Criteria initiative - ANSWER-NIMH initiative to identify genetic and
biological causes of disorders
Abnormality features - ANSWER-Include statistical deviation, distress, and impairment
Culture - ANSWER-Values, knowledge, and practices derived from social group
membership
Behavior parent training - ANSWER-Requires at least two large, randomized controlled
studies showing treatment is better than placebo or an existing treatment
Consent for services - ANSWER-Provided by the child or adolescent's parent/guardian
Confidentiality - ANSWER-Expectation that client information will not be disclosed to
others
Prognosis - ANSWER-The likely outcome of a disorder
Licensed professional counselors - ANSWER-Treat mental health problems and
typically hold a master's degree
Psychiatrists - ANSWER-Treat children and adolescents with medical illness and can
prescribe psychotropic medications
Marriage and family therapists - ANSWER-Trained in couples and family systems
therapy
APA Ethics Code - ANSWER-Describes 5 general ethical principles
Blind Men and the Elephant Story - ANSWER-Different perspectives on mental illness
work for different disorders.
DNA Composition - ANSWER-Triples of bases, phosphates, and histones.
Probabilistic Epigenesis - ANSWER-The belief that different levels of analysis interact to
shape children's developmental outcomes.
Histones - ANSWER-Proteins with DNA wrapped around them.
Autosomes - ANSWER-Form 2 of the 23 pairs of chromosomes.
Mitosis - ANSWER-Forms autosomes and lends genetic diversity to a population.
Chronosystem - ANSWER-Describes how time and influences vary across a child's
development.
, Allele - ANSWER-A slight variation in a gene that can influence the development of
different traits.
Genes - ANSWER-Form a blueprint for the body's creation of proteins.
Family Studies Logic - ANSWER-Biologically related individuals will be affected by the
same psychological disorder at a higher rate if the disorder is partially determined by
genetics.
Distal Factors - ANSWER-Represented in the macrosystem of Bronfenbrenner's model.
Adoption Study - ANSWER-Better dissociates genetic and environmental effects.
Adoptive Parents vs. Biological Parents - ANSWER-Adoptive parents are more likely to
have higher educational backgrounds.
Rule-Following Behavior - ANSWER-Genetic factors play a larger role than
environmental factors.
Twin Study Logic - ANSWER-If monozygotic twins have greater behavioral
concordance on a given trait than dizygotic twins do, that trait is at least partially
genetically determined.
Nonshared Environmental Factor - ANSWER-The particular activities they most
enjoyed.
Mesosystem - ANSWER-Refers to the connections between microsystems.
Linkage Study vs. Association Study - ANSWER-A linkage study starts by examining a
specific gene, while an association study starts by studying the entire genome.
Behavioral Geneticist Studies - ANSWER-Conduct family, adoption, and twin studies.
Twins - ANSWER-Monozygotic twins always share a genotype but may have different
phenotypes.
Microsystem - ANSWER-Reflects children's immediate surroundings and proximal
influences on their development.
Child Maltreatment and Depression Study - ANSWER-Maltreated children were at
higher risk of depression than nonmaltreated children, irrespective of genes.
Diathesis-Stress Model - ANSWER-Especially helpful in explaining multifinality.
Adolescent Psychology with DSM Latest
Edition 2026 Exam Prep|Highly graded !!
Prevalence - ANSWER-the percentage of people in a population with a given disorder
DSM-5 Definition - ANSWER-a pattern of behavior reflecting dysfunction causing
distress or disability
Developmental Psychopathology - ANSWER-behavior leading to psychological distress,
impairment, or risk of harm to self or others
Psychologists' Treatment - ANSWER-provision of psychotherapy and nonmedical
intervention
Harmful Dysfunction - ANSWER-criteria for differentiating normal from abnormal
behavior
Students Providing Services - ANSWER-recommended to question alternative services
for greater benefits
Point Prevalence - ANSWER-measures the severity of people's disorders at a specific
point in time
Challenges in Determining Prevalence - ANSWER-lack of standard definition for mental
disorder and participation in multiple surveys
Comorbidity - ANSWER-the experience of having multiple disorders simultaneously
Psychotropic Medication - ANSWER-medication used to treat a psychological disorder
Evidence-Based Practice vs. Treatment - ANSWER-incorporating client's culture into
the treatment vs. tailoring interventions
Youth Medication and Therapy - ANSWER-increased medication; increased or stayed
the same therapy
Sociodemographic Factors - ANSWER-age, gender, and socioeconomic status
Relative Rates of Mental Disorders - ANSWER-boys more likely in childhood, equal in
adolescence or girls more likely
,Stressful Events Study - ANSWER-depression related to the number and timing of
interpersonally dependent stressors
Socioeconomic Status (SES) - ANSWER-parents' level of education, employment, and
family income
Single-Parent Families Study - ANSWER-association with increased mental health
problems
Mental disorders - ANSWER-Conditions making it more likely for a second parent to
leave the home
Prevalence rates - ANSWER-Rates of occurrence of mental disorders in different ethnic
groups
Autism spectrum disorder - ANSWER-Has roughly the same prevalence across all
ethnic groups in the United States
Anecdotes - ANSWER-May contribute to clinical judgment and can be useful when
combined with empirical evidence
Treatment - ANSWER-Approximately 20-100% of children and adolescents diagnosed
with mental disorders receive it
Anxiety and mood disorders - ANSWER-Most likely to receive treatment
Conduct problems - ANSWER-Highest prevalence among Latino children
Barriers to treatment - ANSWER-Families unable to pay, refusal of access, lack of
evidence-based treatments
Statistical deviancy - ANSWER-Defining abnormality based on statistical rarity
Beneficence - ANSWER-Helping and promoting others' welfare
Evidence-based practice - ANSWER-Relies on empirically validated methods, important
for providing ethical care
Ethical standards - ANSWER-Specific rules that guide professional practice and
research
Ethnicity and culture - ANSWER-Affect the diagnostic process through different cultural
values
School psychologists - ANSWER-Assess, diagnose, and treat children with behavioral,
cognitive, and social-emotional problems at school
,Research Domain Criteria initiative - ANSWER-NIMH initiative to identify genetic and
biological causes of disorders
Abnormality features - ANSWER-Include statistical deviation, distress, and impairment
Culture - ANSWER-Values, knowledge, and practices derived from social group
membership
Behavior parent training - ANSWER-Requires at least two large, randomized controlled
studies showing treatment is better than placebo or an existing treatment
Consent for services - ANSWER-Provided by the child or adolescent's parent/guardian
Confidentiality - ANSWER-Expectation that client information will not be disclosed to
others
Prognosis - ANSWER-The likely outcome of a disorder
Licensed professional counselors - ANSWER-Treat mental health problems and
typically hold a master's degree
Psychiatrists - ANSWER-Treat children and adolescents with medical illness and can
prescribe psychotropic medications
Marriage and family therapists - ANSWER-Trained in couples and family systems
therapy
APA Ethics Code - ANSWER-Describes 5 general ethical principles
Blind Men and the Elephant Story - ANSWER-Different perspectives on mental illness
work for different disorders.
DNA Composition - ANSWER-Triples of bases, phosphates, and histones.
Probabilistic Epigenesis - ANSWER-The belief that different levels of analysis interact to
shape children's developmental outcomes.
Histones - ANSWER-Proteins with DNA wrapped around them.
Autosomes - ANSWER-Form 2 of the 23 pairs of chromosomes.
Mitosis - ANSWER-Forms autosomes and lends genetic diversity to a population.
Chronosystem - ANSWER-Describes how time and influences vary across a child's
development.
, Allele - ANSWER-A slight variation in a gene that can influence the development of
different traits.
Genes - ANSWER-Form a blueprint for the body's creation of proteins.
Family Studies Logic - ANSWER-Biologically related individuals will be affected by the
same psychological disorder at a higher rate if the disorder is partially determined by
genetics.
Distal Factors - ANSWER-Represented in the macrosystem of Bronfenbrenner's model.
Adoption Study - ANSWER-Better dissociates genetic and environmental effects.
Adoptive Parents vs. Biological Parents - ANSWER-Adoptive parents are more likely to
have higher educational backgrounds.
Rule-Following Behavior - ANSWER-Genetic factors play a larger role than
environmental factors.
Twin Study Logic - ANSWER-If monozygotic twins have greater behavioral
concordance on a given trait than dizygotic twins do, that trait is at least partially
genetically determined.
Nonshared Environmental Factor - ANSWER-The particular activities they most
enjoyed.
Mesosystem - ANSWER-Refers to the connections between microsystems.
Linkage Study vs. Association Study - ANSWER-A linkage study starts by examining a
specific gene, while an association study starts by studying the entire genome.
Behavioral Geneticist Studies - ANSWER-Conduct family, adoption, and twin studies.
Twins - ANSWER-Monozygotic twins always share a genotype but may have different
phenotypes.
Microsystem - ANSWER-Reflects children's immediate surroundings and proximal
influences on their development.
Child Maltreatment and Depression Study - ANSWER-Maltreated children were at
higher risk of depression than nonmaltreated children, irrespective of genes.
Diathesis-Stress Model - ANSWER-Especially helpful in explaining multifinality.
