ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY BY MASH
TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Eating disorders are the ___ most common illness in adolescent
females. Answer: third
◉ Unlike most of the disorders of childhood and adolescence, the
causes of eating disorders are disproportionately related to ___
influences. Answer: sociocultural
◉ Which statement about picky eating in young childhood is true?.
Answer: Picky eating in young childhood is clearly connected to the
later emergence of eating disorders
◉ Which factor is least characteristic of teens who develop eating
problems?. Answer: Poor academic achievement
◉ A large scale survey of students in grades 5 through 8 found that
approximately ___ had tried to lose weight int he past 7 days.
Answer: 60%
,◉ Which of the following effects is least likely to occur when an
individual is malnourished?. Answer: A decrease in the release of
growth hormone
◉ An individual's balance of energy expenditure is referred to as
their ___. Answer: metabolic rate
◉ If fat levels decrease below our body's normal range, the
hypothalamus ___. Answer: slows metabolism
◉ Approximately 50% to 75% of growth hormone production
occurs ___. Answer: after the onset of deep sleep
◉ Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorders in childhood are most
characterized by ___. Answer: significant weight loss
◉ Failure to thrive is more common among ___. Answer: children
from disadvantaged environments
◉ Early onset of feeding disorders is often associated with ___.
Answer: inadequate caregiving
◉ ___ have been identified as a specific risk factor for an infant's
eating or feeding disorder. Answer: Maternal eating disorders
,◉ A child who eats insects and wood chips is likely to be diagnosed
with ___. Answer: pica
◉ Pica is often seen in individuals with ___. Answer: intellectual
disability
◉ Pica among young children (without intellectual disability) often
remits ___. Answer: when the child experiences increased
stimulation
◉ Pica in the first and second years of life among otherwise
normally developing infants and toddlers is likely due to ___. Answer:
exploration
◉ Failure to thrive is categorized by ___. Answer: growth and eating
problems
◉ Mothers of infants with failure to thrive have been found to be ___
than mothers of infants without failure to thrive. Answer: more
insecurely attached
◉ Studies have found that failure to thrive may affect physical
growth in childhood, but does not affect future ___. Answer: cognitive
functioning
, ◉ Obesity is a ___. Answer: chronic medical condition
◉ Obesity is usually defined in terms of a body mass index above the
___ percentile. Answer: 95th
◉ Approximately ___ of American children are obese. Answer: 1 in 6
◉ Obesity in ___ is strongly related to obesity in ___. Answer:
childhood; adulthood
◉ Obese children are a risk factor for later ___ disorders. Answer:
eating
◉ The relationship between preadolescent obesity and later
emergence of eating disorders is likely due to ___. Answer: the
teasing that obese children experience from their peers
◉ A protein that plays a major role in some genetic cases of obesity
is called ___. Answer: Leptin
◉ Treatment methods to help children who are obese to lose weight
should emphasize ___. Answer: active, less sedentary routines
TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Eating disorders are the ___ most common illness in adolescent
females. Answer: third
◉ Unlike most of the disorders of childhood and adolescence, the
causes of eating disorders are disproportionately related to ___
influences. Answer: sociocultural
◉ Which statement about picky eating in young childhood is true?.
Answer: Picky eating in young childhood is clearly connected to the
later emergence of eating disorders
◉ Which factor is least characteristic of teens who develop eating
problems?. Answer: Poor academic achievement
◉ A large scale survey of students in grades 5 through 8 found that
approximately ___ had tried to lose weight int he past 7 days.
Answer: 60%
,◉ Which of the following effects is least likely to occur when an
individual is malnourished?. Answer: A decrease in the release of
growth hormone
◉ An individual's balance of energy expenditure is referred to as
their ___. Answer: metabolic rate
◉ If fat levels decrease below our body's normal range, the
hypothalamus ___. Answer: slows metabolism
◉ Approximately 50% to 75% of growth hormone production
occurs ___. Answer: after the onset of deep sleep
◉ Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorders in childhood are most
characterized by ___. Answer: significant weight loss
◉ Failure to thrive is more common among ___. Answer: children
from disadvantaged environments
◉ Early onset of feeding disorders is often associated with ___.
Answer: inadequate caregiving
◉ ___ have been identified as a specific risk factor for an infant's
eating or feeding disorder. Answer: Maternal eating disorders
,◉ A child who eats insects and wood chips is likely to be diagnosed
with ___. Answer: pica
◉ Pica is often seen in individuals with ___. Answer: intellectual
disability
◉ Pica among young children (without intellectual disability) often
remits ___. Answer: when the child experiences increased
stimulation
◉ Pica in the first and second years of life among otherwise
normally developing infants and toddlers is likely due to ___. Answer:
exploration
◉ Failure to thrive is categorized by ___. Answer: growth and eating
problems
◉ Mothers of infants with failure to thrive have been found to be ___
than mothers of infants without failure to thrive. Answer: more
insecurely attached
◉ Studies have found that failure to thrive may affect physical
growth in childhood, but does not affect future ___. Answer: cognitive
functioning
, ◉ Obesity is a ___. Answer: chronic medical condition
◉ Obesity is usually defined in terms of a body mass index above the
___ percentile. Answer: 95th
◉ Approximately ___ of American children are obese. Answer: 1 in 6
◉ Obesity in ___ is strongly related to obesity in ___. Answer:
childhood; adulthood
◉ Obese children are a risk factor for later ___ disorders. Answer:
eating
◉ The relationship between preadolescent obesity and later
emergence of eating disorders is likely due to ___. Answer: the
teasing that obese children experience from their peers
◉ A protein that plays a major role in some genetic cases of obesity
is called ___. Answer: Leptin
◉ Treatment methods to help children who are obese to lose weight
should emphasize ___. Answer: active, less sedentary routines
