Test Bank for Abnormal Child Psychology 7th Edition
Mash
Page 1
, 1. A child typically enters the mental health system ____.
a. by asking for a referral from a pediatrician
b. through the criminal justice system
c. by the actions, positive or negative, of peers
d. through teachers, counselors, or parents
ANSWER: d
2. Many child and adolescent problems can be best described as the ____.
a. failure to demonstrate expected developmental progress
b. absence of the key survival skills needed to thrive
c. result of excessive expectations by parents
d. stresses associated with educational demands
ANSWER: a
3. Patterns of behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or physical symptoms shown by an individual are defined as
____.
a. psychological disorders
b. defiance of norms
c. disobedience
d. distress
ANSWER: a
4. Interventions for children and adolescents are often intended to ____.
a. restore previous levels of functioning
b. serve as a warning for negative behavior
c. reform behavior to conform to norms
d. eliminate distress and promote further development
ANSWER: d
5. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, children’s mental health problems were attributed to ____.
a. possession by the devil or other evil forces
b. poor parenting practices
c. chemical imbalances
d. low self-esteem
ANSWER: a
6. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, acts of child maltreatment were ____.
a. illegal and punishable by severe fines
b. very uncommon but largely overlooked
c. practiced primarily among lower socioeconomic classes
d. considered to be a parent’s right for educating or disciplining a child
ANSWER: d
Page 2
Mash
Page 1
, 1. A child typically enters the mental health system ____.
a. by asking for a referral from a pediatrician
b. through the criminal justice system
c. by the actions, positive or negative, of peers
d. through teachers, counselors, or parents
ANSWER: d
2. Many child and adolescent problems can be best described as the ____.
a. failure to demonstrate expected developmental progress
b. absence of the key survival skills needed to thrive
c. result of excessive expectations by parents
d. stresses associated with educational demands
ANSWER: a
3. Patterns of behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or physical symptoms shown by an individual are defined as
____.
a. psychological disorders
b. defiance of norms
c. disobedience
d. distress
ANSWER: a
4. Interventions for children and adolescents are often intended to ____.
a. restore previous levels of functioning
b. serve as a warning for negative behavior
c. reform behavior to conform to norms
d. eliminate distress and promote further development
ANSWER: d
5. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, children’s mental health problems were attributed to ____.
a. possession by the devil or other evil forces
b. poor parenting practices
c. chemical imbalances
d. low self-esteem
ANSWER: a
6. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, acts of child maltreatment were ____.
a. illegal and punishable by severe fines
b. very uncommon but largely overlooked
c. practiced primarily among lower socioeconomic classes
d. considered to be a parent’s right for educating or disciplining a child
ANSWER: d
Page 2
