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Child Psychopathology Test 1 Questions With
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What percent of children experience a mental health problem prior to adulthood? -
Answers✔20%
What are epidemiologists? - Answers✔Scientists who study the prevalence of medical or
psychological disorders in the population
What is point prevalence? - Answers✔The percentage of youths with a disorder at a given point
in time
What does incidence refer to? - Answers✔The percentage of new cases develop within a discrete
period of time (usually one year)
Is incidence or prevalence typically higher? - Answers✔Prevalence
What are some methodological obstacles in conducting epidemiological studies? - Answers✔1.
Difficult to collect the data b/ there's no single agency collecting the info
2. Each study uses different methods to collect data which results in different levels
3. Practical problems include getting people to take the surveys as well as the money and time
needed to conduct them
What is the most common disorder for children? - Answers✔ADHD
What is the second most common disorder for children? - Answers✔Anxiety disorders
What is the third most common disorder for kids? - Answers✔Depression
What percentage of children and adolescence have at least two disorders (comorbidity) -
Answers✔40%
What percent of school-aged kids and adolescents are taking at least one psychotropic drug? -
Answers✔7.5%
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What percent of preschoolers are currently taking a psychotropic drug? - Answers✔1-2%
Which gender in children is the most likely to receive medication? - Answers✔Boys b/ they have
ADHD at 3X higher prevalence
_____-______% of youths experience a psych disorder in any given year - Answers✔13-15%
Which disorders are more common with young kids? - Answers✔Autism, ADHD, separation
anxiety
Which 4 factors most heavily influence the prevalence of psych disorders in kids? - Answers✔1.
Age
2. Gender
3. SES
4. Ethnicity
What are 2 important factors that seem to influence why adolescent girls experience a higher rate
of prevalence of mental disorders even though its not the case in earlier childhood? -
Answers✔1. stressful life events
2. They way they perceive these events
Which 3 factors are included in SES? - Answers✔1. Parents education
2. Parents employment
3. Family income
What are 2 possible explanations for the reason low-SES kids are more likely to get psych
disorders? - Answers✔1. Parents are less likely themselves to have disorders and less likely to
pass it on genetically
2. High-SES can provide higher quality environments
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Which race has the highest prevalence of ASD? - Answers✔non hispanic white
2X greater than black or hispanic
Which disorders do whites have the highest prevalence of? - Answers✔ASD
ADHD
Anxiety disorders
Which disorders do african americans have the greatest prevalence of? - Answers✔ODD
CP (conduct problems)
What are 3 possible explanations for the differences in prevalence of disorders across races? -
Answers✔1. Related to difference in SES
2. Different races identify and treat disorders more than others
3. Divergent parenting practices
What percent of youths with a disorder receive treatment? - Answers✔half
51% for kids
45% for adolescents
Youths with ______ are most likely to receive treatment - Answers✔ADHD
Youths with _____ are least likely to receive treatment - Answers✔anxiety disorders
What are some of the barriers to youth receiving treatment? - Answers✔1. Financial hardship
2. Lack of ability to find services (especially evidence based ones)
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3. Not enough experts in the field to meet the need
4. Stigma
What are the different criteria put forth to define "abnormal" in children? - Answers✔1.
Statistical deviancy
2. Degree of impairment
3. Degree of psychological distress
4. Cultural deviancy
5. Behavior rigidity
6. Harmful dysfunction (Wakefield's model)
What is the statistical deviancy approach? - Answers✔The approach to defining abnormal in
terms of how their infrequency compared to the population
What is the chief limitation of statistical deviancy? - Answers✔Not all infrequent behaviors are
indicative of a mental disorder
Must take context into account more
What is the degree of impairment approach? - Answers✔One approach to defining abnormal
Says that abnormal behavior is defined by thoughts, feelings, or actions that interfere with a
person's social, academic, or occupational functioning
What is the drawback to defining abnormality by degree of impairment? - Answers✔Many
people with with mental disorders do not show overt impairment in functioning
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Child Psychopathology Test 1 Questions With
Verified Answers
What percent of children experience a mental health problem prior to adulthood? -
Answers✔20%
What are epidemiologists? - Answers✔Scientists who study the prevalence of medical or
psychological disorders in the population
What is point prevalence? - Answers✔The percentage of youths with a disorder at a given point
in time
What does incidence refer to? - Answers✔The percentage of new cases develop within a discrete
period of time (usually one year)
Is incidence or prevalence typically higher? - Answers✔Prevalence
What are some methodological obstacles in conducting epidemiological studies? - Answers✔1.
Difficult to collect the data b/ there's no single agency collecting the info
2. Each study uses different methods to collect data which results in different levels
3. Practical problems include getting people to take the surveys as well as the money and time
needed to conduct them
What is the most common disorder for children? - Answers✔ADHD
What is the second most common disorder for children? - Answers✔Anxiety disorders
What is the third most common disorder for kids? - Answers✔Depression
What percentage of children and adolescence have at least two disorders (comorbidity) -
Answers✔40%
What percent of school-aged kids and adolescents are taking at least one psychotropic drug? -
Answers✔7.5%
1
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What percent of preschoolers are currently taking a psychotropic drug? - Answers✔1-2%
Which gender in children is the most likely to receive medication? - Answers✔Boys b/ they have
ADHD at 3X higher prevalence
_____-______% of youths experience a psych disorder in any given year - Answers✔13-15%
Which disorders are more common with young kids? - Answers✔Autism, ADHD, separation
anxiety
Which 4 factors most heavily influence the prevalence of psych disorders in kids? - Answers✔1.
Age
2. Gender
3. SES
4. Ethnicity
What are 2 important factors that seem to influence why adolescent girls experience a higher rate
of prevalence of mental disorders even though its not the case in earlier childhood? -
Answers✔1. stressful life events
2. They way they perceive these events
Which 3 factors are included in SES? - Answers✔1. Parents education
2. Parents employment
3. Family income
What are 2 possible explanations for the reason low-SES kids are more likely to get psych
disorders? - Answers✔1. Parents are less likely themselves to have disorders and less likely to
pass it on genetically
2. High-SES can provide higher quality environments
2
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Which race has the highest prevalence of ASD? - Answers✔non hispanic white
2X greater than black or hispanic
Which disorders do whites have the highest prevalence of? - Answers✔ASD
ADHD
Anxiety disorders
Which disorders do african americans have the greatest prevalence of? - Answers✔ODD
CP (conduct problems)
What are 3 possible explanations for the differences in prevalence of disorders across races? -
Answers✔1. Related to difference in SES
2. Different races identify and treat disorders more than others
3. Divergent parenting practices
What percent of youths with a disorder receive treatment? - Answers✔half
51% for kids
45% for adolescents
Youths with ______ are most likely to receive treatment - Answers✔ADHD
Youths with _____ are least likely to receive treatment - Answers✔anxiety disorders
What are some of the barriers to youth receiving treatment? - Answers✔1. Financial hardship
2. Lack of ability to find services (especially evidence based ones)
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3. Not enough experts in the field to meet the need
4. Stigma
What are the different criteria put forth to define "abnormal" in children? - Answers✔1.
Statistical deviancy
2. Degree of impairment
3. Degree of psychological distress
4. Cultural deviancy
5. Behavior rigidity
6. Harmful dysfunction (Wakefield's model)
What is the statistical deviancy approach? - Answers✔The approach to defining abnormal in
terms of how their infrequency compared to the population
What is the chief limitation of statistical deviancy? - Answers✔Not all infrequent behaviors are
indicative of a mental disorder
Must take context into account more
What is the degree of impairment approach? - Answers✔One approach to defining abnormal
Says that abnormal behavior is defined by thoughts, feelings, or actions that interfere with a
person's social, academic, or occupational functioning
What is the drawback to defining abnormality by degree of impairment? - Answers✔Many
people with with mental disorders do not show overt impairment in functioning
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