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Chapter 01 8e
1. How does a child typically enter the mental health system?
a. By asking for a referral from a pediatrician
b. Through the criminal justice system
c. By the actions, positive or negative, of peers
*d. Through teachers, counselors, or parents
2. Many struggles experienced by children and adolescents can be best
described as which of the following?
*a. A failure to demonstrate expected developmental progress
b. The absence of the key survival skills needed to thrive
c. The result of excessive expectations by parents
d. Stresses associated with educational demands
3. Which of the following are defined as patterns of behavioral, cognitive,
emotional, or physical symptoms shown by an individual?
*a. Psychological disorders
b. Defiance of norms
c. Disobedience
d. Distress
4. What is a common intention of interventions for children and
adolescents?
a. To restore previous levels of functioning
b. To serve as a warning for negative behavior
c. To reform behavior to conform to norms
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*d. To eliminate distress and promote further development
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5. In the 17th and 18th centuries, children’s mental health problems were
attributed to which of the following?
*a. Possession by the devil or other evil forces
b. Poor parenting practices
c. Chemical imbalances
d. Low self-esteem
6. Rico is a child who has experienced maltreatment by a trusted adult in
his life. How would this have been viewed if this had occurred in the 17th
century?
a. As illegal and punishable by severe fines
b. As very uncommon but largely overlooked
c. As practiced primarily among lower socioeconomic classes
*d. As a parent’s right for educating or disciplining a child
7. John Locke (1632–1704) advanced the belief that children were which of
the following?
a. Possessed by the devil
b. Uncivilized
*c. Emotionally sensitive beings
d. Young adults
8. Why is the work of Jean-Marc Gaspard Itard (1775–1838) notable?
*a. His orientation toward children was one of care and helping, in
contrast to the times.
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Solutions and Test Bank For Child Psychopathology 8th
Edition by Eric J. Mash
Educational Psychology (University of Nottingham)
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Chapter 01 8e
1. How does a child typically enter the mental health system?
a. By asking for a referral from a pediatrician
b. Through the criminal justice system
c. By the actions, positive or negative, of peers
*d. Through teachers, counselors, or parents
2. Many struggles experienced by children and adolescents can be best
described as which of the following?
*a. A failure to demonstrate expected developmental progress
b. The absence of the key survival skills needed to thrive
c. The result of excessive expectations by parents
d. Stresses associated with educational demands
3. Which of the following are defined as patterns of behavioral, cognitive,
emotional, or physical symptoms shown by an individual?
*a. Psychological disorders
b. Defiance of norms
c. Disobedience
d. Distress
4. What is a common intention of interventions for children and
adolescents?
a. To restore previous levels of functioning
b. To serve as a warning for negative behavior
c. To reform behavior to conform to norms
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*d. To eliminate distress and promote further development
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5. In the 17th and 18th centuries, children’s mental health problems were
attributed to which of the following?
*a. Possession by the devil or other evil forces
b. Poor parenting practices
c. Chemical imbalances
d. Low self-esteem
6. Rico is a child who has experienced maltreatment by a trusted adult in
his life. How would this have been viewed if this had occurred in the 17th
century?
a. As illegal and punishable by severe fines
b. As very uncommon but largely overlooked
c. As practiced primarily among lower socioeconomic classes
*d. As a parent’s right for educating or disciplining a child
7. John Locke (1632–1704) advanced the belief that children were which of
the following?
a. Possessed by the devil
b. Uncivilized
*c. Emotionally sensitive beings
d. Young adults
8. Why is the work of Jean-Marc Gaspard Itard (1775–1838) notable?
*a. His orientation toward children was one of care and helping, in
contrast to the times.
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