ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY ACTUAL
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
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.
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
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.
