Test Bank For Abnormal Child and Adolescent
Psychology, DSM-5 Update 8th Edition By Rita
WicksNelson
Social Conscience - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>a sense of responsibility or concern for the
problems and injustices of society.
How does social conscience apply to child psychology? - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>Before
enlightened philosophers like John Locke and Jean Marc Itard, children were just seen as small
adults. Many were treated poorly and didn't receive adequate care. Children who were mentally
disabled had this situation even worse; inhumane care and no real knowledge of children's
psychopathology made life hard.
Who is John Locke and what is his significance to child psychopathology? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>He was an English Philosopher and physician that changed how society viewed
children. With his ideas of individual rights, he believed that we should rear children with love
and compassion instead of harshness and hostility. He noted that children are emotionally
sensitive and should be treated with kindness and proper education.
Who is Jean Marc Itard and what is his significance to child psychopathology? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>He was a French physician that believed in treating mental illness instead of
warehousing children in asylums. He revolutionized treatment showing that treatment can be
effective in changing behavior, most notably with his treatment of Victor.
Who is Dorothea Dix and what is her significance to child psychopathology? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>She was an advocate for humane treatment for those with metal illness. During
the mid-19th century, she established 32 humane mental hospitals for treatment of youth. This
advancement in humane treatment led to evolving views of abnormal child psychology; the
result of biological, environmental, psychological, and cultural influences.
The earliest interest in child psychology comes from where and at what time? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>The beginnings of abnormal child behavior comes from the Catholic Church, in
Europe. In the 18th century, non-religious diagnosis or reasoning for abnormal behavior was
, given little thought or recognition because possession by the devil was the only accepted
explanation.
During the 17th and 18th centuries, what was child mortality like? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>As many as 2/3rds of children dies before the age of 5 because of lacking
medical treatment and knowledge.
Leta Hollingworth's ideas that children with mental illness are actually suffering from emotional
and behavioral disturbances changed the terminology used to what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>An important distinction was made between persons with intellectual
disabilities ("imbeciles") and persons with psychiatric or mental disorders ("lunatics").
Before the language of abnormal behavior changed, what was term was accepted for describing
disturbed children with seemingly normal behavior? - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>Moral insanity;
was accepted by psychiatrist Benjamin Rush and by the idea that children were incapable of
achieving adult-like insanity because of their undeveloped brains.
What view replaced that of moral insanity? - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>An organic disease
model
What model did Clifford Beers bring into the forefront of child psychology? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>A detection and intervention model was developed, but was quickly reverted
back to a custodial model because of lack of knowledgeable adults.
How did Sigmund Freud change the way psychiatrists viewed patients? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>Freud believed that patients could be helped through treatment, an idea most
other physicians had abandoned. He believed that behavior problems and mental health
problems were rooted in childhood, that our experiences at a young age shaped our behavior as
adults. This was revolutionary thinking, that focused for the first time on childhood experiences.
Psychology, DSM-5 Update 8th Edition By Rita
WicksNelson
Social Conscience - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>a sense of responsibility or concern for the
problems and injustices of society.
How does social conscience apply to child psychology? - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>Before
enlightened philosophers like John Locke and Jean Marc Itard, children were just seen as small
adults. Many were treated poorly and didn't receive adequate care. Children who were mentally
disabled had this situation even worse; inhumane care and no real knowledge of children's
psychopathology made life hard.
Who is John Locke and what is his significance to child psychopathology? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>He was an English Philosopher and physician that changed how society viewed
children. With his ideas of individual rights, he believed that we should rear children with love
and compassion instead of harshness and hostility. He noted that children are emotionally
sensitive and should be treated with kindness and proper education.
Who is Jean Marc Itard and what is his significance to child psychopathology? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>He was a French physician that believed in treating mental illness instead of
warehousing children in asylums. He revolutionized treatment showing that treatment can be
effective in changing behavior, most notably with his treatment of Victor.
Who is Dorothea Dix and what is her significance to child psychopathology? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>She was an advocate for humane treatment for those with metal illness. During
the mid-19th century, she established 32 humane mental hospitals for treatment of youth. This
advancement in humane treatment led to evolving views of abnormal child psychology; the
result of biological, environmental, psychological, and cultural influences.
The earliest interest in child psychology comes from where and at what time? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>The beginnings of abnormal child behavior comes from the Catholic Church, in
Europe. In the 18th century, non-religious diagnosis or reasoning for abnormal behavior was
, given little thought or recognition because possession by the devil was the only accepted
explanation.
During the 17th and 18th centuries, what was child mortality like? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>As many as 2/3rds of children dies before the age of 5 because of lacking
medical treatment and knowledge.
Leta Hollingworth's ideas that children with mental illness are actually suffering from emotional
and behavioral disturbances changed the terminology used to what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>An important distinction was made between persons with intellectual
disabilities ("imbeciles") and persons with psychiatric or mental disorders ("lunatics").
Before the language of abnormal behavior changed, what was term was accepted for describing
disturbed children with seemingly normal behavior? - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>Moral insanity;
was accepted by psychiatrist Benjamin Rush and by the idea that children were incapable of
achieving adult-like insanity because of their undeveloped brains.
What view replaced that of moral insanity? - CORRECT ANSWERS<<>>>An organic disease
model
What model did Clifford Beers bring into the forefront of child psychology? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>A detection and intervention model was developed, but was quickly reverted
back to a custodial model because of lack of knowledgeable adults.
How did Sigmund Freud change the way psychiatrists viewed patients? - CORRECT
ANSWERS<<>>>Freud believed that patients could be helped through treatment, an idea most
other physicians had abandoned. He believed that behavior problems and mental health
problems were rooted in childhood, that our experiences at a young age shaped our behavior as
adults. This was revolutionary thinking, that focused for the first time on childhood experiences.
