Life-Span Development Final Exam (Exam 3)- GVSU Questions With Complete Solutions

What is Developmental Psychopathology? correct answer: Study and prediction of maladaptive behaviors and processes over time What are the 2 broad types of psychopathology in childhood? correct answer: Externalizing: acting out, excessive behavior, insufficient control Internalizing: behavior deficits; anxiety, shyness, depression What is Autism and what are the 3 core symptoms? correct answer: A socioemotional disorder that isn't internalized or externalized; impaired reciprocal interaction, delayed language, and unusual activities such as rigid routines, echolalia, motor stereotypes, and restricted interests What is ADHD? correct answer: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; externalizing What are the three subtypes of ADHD? correct answer: Inattention: difficulty concentrating, easily distracted, poor organization, lack of persistence Impulsivity: blurt out things in class, make impulsive decisions Hyperactivity: can't sit still, a lot of energy, poor social skills, trouble in school, especially when combined with impulsivity What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder? correct answer: Recurrent pattern of negativistic, defiant, disobedient, and hostile behavior toward authority figures What are the risk factors for Oppositional Defiant Disorder? correct answer: ADHD or other learning disabilities, childcare disrupted by succession of different caregivers, families with harsh, inconsistent, or negative child-rearing practices What is Conduct Disorder? correct answer: Characterized by persistently levels of lying, fighting, stealing, vandalism or other antisocial behavior What are the risk factors for Conduct Disorder? correct answer: Poverty, low SES, inner-city settings, high levels of parental conflict, inconsistent, harsh discipline, especially physical punishment, experience if physical abuse during 1st 5 years of life- most consistent risk factor What is morality? correct answer: Set of principles or ideals that help an individual to distinguish right from wrong AND to act on this distinction What is moral affect? correct answer: Feeling associated with morality (emotions such as empathy, guilt, shame) What is moral reasoning? correct answer: Thought associated with morality; how we think about moral issues