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1. Abnormalpmeansp“away”porp“from,”pwhereasp“normal”prefersptop“average”porp“standard.”p
Thus,pabnormalpispdefinedpaspsomethingpthepdeviatespfrompthepaverage.
2. Agepispanpimportantpdevelopmentalpindexpinpjudgingpbehavior.
3. Culturalpnormspforpbehaviorprarelypimpactpdiagnosticpratespforpapdisorder.
4. Ethnicitypdenotespcommonpcustoms,pvalues,planguageporptraitspthatparepassociatedpwithp
nationalporiginporpgeographicparea.
5. Apchild’spbehaviorpshouldpbepconsistentpandpnotpvarypacrosspsettingsp(e.g.,pclassroom,p
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6. Inpmostpculturespboysparepexpectedptopbeplesspactivepandplesspaggressivepthanpgirls.pThispe
xpectationpispanpexamplepofpapsituationalpnorm.
7. Youthprarelypreferpthemselvespforpclinicalpevaluation.
8. AccordingptopthepAmericanpPsychologicalpAssociation,p10ppercentpofpyouthphavepapseriousp
mentalphealthpdisorder.
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9. Quantifyingpthepprevalencepofpdisorderspispdifficultpbecausepitpdependsponpseveralpfactors,pi
ncludingpthepdefinitionpofpdisorders,ptheppopulationpexamined,pandpthepmethodspusedptopidentifypth
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10. Changingpsocialpconditionspmaypincreasepthepriskpofpdisorderspinp youngppeople.
11. Earlypdisturbances,pforpexample,pfeedingpissuesporpsleeppdisorderspinpinfancy,pdopnotphavepd
evelopmentalpconsequences.
12. Onepdifficultypinpestablishingpthepagepofponsetpofpanypbehavioralpdisorderpispthatptheponsetp
maypoccurpgradually,psopthatpagepofponsetpmaypbepanparbitrarypestimationpratherpthanpapprecisepage.
13. Schizophreniapispapdisorderpthatptypicallypbeginspduringpchildhood.
14. Malesparepmorepvulnerablepthanpfemalesptopneurodevelopmentalpdisorderspthatpoccurpearlypi
nplife.
15. Onepexplanationpforpdifferingpratespofpbehavioralpdisorderpbetweenpboyspandpgirlspispgend
erpdifferencespinpdisruptivepbehavior,pwhichpcanpresultpinpgenderpdifferencespinpreferralspforpclinic
alpservices.
16. Thepconceptualizationpofpadolescencepaspapdistinctpperiodpofplifepbeganpinpthep17thpandp1
8thpcenturies.
17. Somatogenesisprefersptopthepbeliefpthatpbehavioralpdisturbancepresultspfrompapperson’sp
beingppossessedporpinfluencedpbypdevilsporpsomepsimilarpforce.
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18. Kraepelinpispcreditedpwithpcreatingpapsystemptopclassifypmentalpdisturbancespthatpservepaspt
hepbasispforpmodernpclassificationpsystems.
19. Thepbeliefpthatpmentalpproblemsparepcausedpbyppsychologicalpvariablespispcalledp
psychogenesis.
20. Freudpcontributedptopthepfieldpofpchildhoodpbehavioralpdisorderpbyppositingpthatpearly,pu
nresolvedppsychologicalpconflictpispthepsourcepofpemotionalpproblems.
21. Behaviorpmodificationporpbehaviorptherapypispthepexplicitpapplicationpofplearningp
principlespforpthepassessmentpandptreatmentpofpbehavioralpproblems.
22. Longitudinalpstudies,pfocusingponpnormalpdevelopment,passistedpinpthepunderstandingpandps
tudypofpchildpandpadolescentpdisorders.
23. AnnapFreud,papmotherpandpvisionary,padvocatedpestablishingpapChildpWelfarepResearchp
StationpatpthepUniversitypofpIowa.
24. PsychiatristspearnpanpM.D.pandppsychologistspearnpapPh.D.
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25. Joepispinpthepsecondpgradepandpcannotpstaypfocused.pHepcannotpreadpandptestspbelowpgradepl
evelpinpallpsubjects.pHepisprarelypinptroublepatpschoolporpatphome.pJoe
a. ispfreepfrompallpbehaviorpdisorders.
b. mayphavepapbehavioralpdisorderpandpshouldpbepevaluated.
c. ispaptypicalpboy.
d. ispnonepofpthepabove.
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26. Whichpispleastplikelyptopbepconsideredpanpindicationpofpproblempbehaviorpinpyouth?
a. Apbehaviorpispexcessivelypintense.
b. Apbehaviorpispqualitativelypatypical.
c. Apbehaviorpispunusualpbutpofpnopharmptopanyone.
d. Apbehaviorpispexhibitedpinpinappropriatepsettings.
27. WhichpofpthepfollowingpispapbehavioralpindicatorpofpapdisorderpnotedpinpTablep1.1?
a. Parentalpintolerancepofpatypicalpbehavior
b. Bedwetting
c. Gender
d. Developmentalpdelay
28. Seraficap&pVargasp(2006),pfoundpthat:
a. anxietypispevidentpacrosspcultures.
b. AsianpandpLatinopgroupspexpresspfewerpbodilypsymptomspofpanxiety.
c. Asian,pLatinopandpEuropeanpAmericanspdidpnotpdifferpinpregardptopsymptomspofpanxiety.
d. individualsplivingpoutsidepofpthepUnitedpStatesptendptopdenypsymptomspofpanxiety.
29. ApstudypbypLyp(2008)ponpparentpperceptionspofpapchildpwithpintellectualpdisabilitypfoundpt
hatpcomparedptopEuropeanpAmericanpparents,pAsianpAmericanpparents:
a. viewedptheirpchildpasplesspsuccessfulponptaskpperformance.
b. hadphigherpexpectationspforpfuturepsuccess.
c. hadpmorepsympathypforptheirpchildpwithpapdisability.
d. werepnopdifferentpinptheirpviewspofptheirpchild.
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1. Abnormalpmeansp“away”porp“from,”pwhereasp“normal”prefersptop“average”porp“standard.”p
Thus,pabnormalpispdefinedpaspsomethingpthepdeviatespfrompthepaverage.
2. Agepispanpimportantpdevelopmentalpindexpinpjudgingpbehavior.
3. Culturalpnormspforpbehaviorprarelypimpactpdiagnosticpratespforpapdisorder.
4. Ethnicitypdenotespcommonpcustoms,pvalues,planguageporptraitspthatparepassociatedpwithp
nationalporiginporpgeographicparea.
5. Apchild’spbehaviorpshouldpbepconsistentpandpnotpvarypacrosspsettingsp(e.g.,pclassroom,p
playground,phome).
6. Inpmostpculturespboysparepexpectedptopbeplesspactivepandplesspaggressivepthanpgirls.pThispe
xpectationpispanpexamplepofpapsituationalpnorm.
7. Youthprarelypreferpthemselvespforpclinicalpevaluation.
8. AccordingptopthepAmericanpPsychologicalpAssociation,p10ppercentpofpyouthphavepapseriousp
mentalphealthpdisorder.
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9. Quantifyingpthepprevalencepofpdisorderspispdifficultpbecausepitpdependsponpseveralpfactors,pi
ncludingpthepdefinitionpofpdisorders,ptheppopulationpexamined,pandpthepmethodspusedptopidentifypth
epproblem.
10. Changingpsocialpconditionspmaypincreasepthepriskpofpdisorderspinp youngppeople.
11. Earlypdisturbances,pforpexample,pfeedingpissuesporpsleeppdisorderspinpinfancy,pdopnotphavepd
evelopmentalpconsequences.
12. Onepdifficultypinpestablishingpthepagepofponsetpofpanypbehavioralpdisorderpispthatptheponsetp
maypoccurpgradually,psopthatpagepofponsetpmaypbepanparbitrarypestimationpratherpthanpapprecisepage.
13. Schizophreniapispapdisorderpthatptypicallypbeginspduringpchildhood.
14. Malesparepmorepvulnerablepthanpfemalesptopneurodevelopmentalpdisorderspthatpoccurpearlypi
nplife.
15. Onepexplanationpforpdifferingpratespofpbehavioralpdisorderpbetweenpboyspandpgirlspispgend
erpdifferencespinpdisruptivepbehavior,pwhichpcanpresultpinpgenderpdifferencespinpreferralspforpclinic
alpservices.
16. Thepconceptualizationpofpadolescencepaspapdistinctpperiodpofplifepbeganpinpthep17thpandp1
8thpcenturies.
17. Somatogenesisprefersptopthepbeliefpthatpbehavioralpdisturbancepresultspfrompapperson’sp
beingppossessedporpinfluencedpbypdevilsporpsomepsimilarpforce.
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18. Kraepelinpispcreditedpwithpcreatingpapsystemptopclassifypmentalpdisturbancespthatpservepaspt
hepbasispforpmodernpclassificationpsystems.
19. Thepbeliefpthatpmentalpproblemsparepcausedpbyppsychologicalpvariablespispcalledp
psychogenesis.
20. Freudpcontributedptopthepfieldpofpchildhoodpbehavioralpdisorderpbyppositingpthatpearly,pu
nresolvedppsychologicalpconflictpispthepsourcepofpemotionalpproblems.
21. Behaviorpmodificationporpbehaviorptherapypispthepexplicitpapplicationpofplearningp
principlespforpthepassessmentpandptreatmentpofpbehavioralpproblems.
22. Longitudinalpstudies,pfocusingponpnormalpdevelopment,passistedpinpthepunderstandingpandps
tudypofpchildpandpadolescentpdisorders.
23. AnnapFreud,papmotherpandpvisionary,padvocatedpestablishingpapChildpWelfarepResearchp
StationpatpthepUniversitypofpIowa.
24. PsychiatristspearnpanpM.D.pandppsychologistspearnpapPh.D.
MULTIPLEpCHOICE
25. Joepispinpthepsecondpgradepandpcannotpstaypfocused.pHepcannotpreadpandptestspbelowpgradepl
evelpinpallpsubjects.pHepisprarelypinptroublepatpschoolporpatphome.pJoe
a. ispfreepfrompallpbehaviorpdisorders.
b. mayphavepapbehavioralpdisorderpandpshouldpbepevaluated.
c. ispaptypicalpboy.
d. ispnonepofpthepabove.
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26. Whichpispleastplikelyptopbepconsideredpanpindicationpofpproblempbehaviorpinpyouth?
a. Apbehaviorpispexcessivelypintense.
b. Apbehaviorpispqualitativelypatypical.
c. Apbehaviorpispunusualpbutpofpnopharmptopanyone.
d. Apbehaviorpispexhibitedpinpinappropriatepsettings.
27. WhichpofpthepfollowingpispapbehavioralpindicatorpofpapdisorderpnotedpinpTablep1.1?
a. Parentalpintolerancepofpatypicalpbehavior
b. Bedwetting
c. Gender
d. Developmentalpdelay
28. Seraficap&pVargasp(2006),pfoundpthat:
a. anxietypispevidentpacrosspcultures.
b. AsianpandpLatinopgroupspexpresspfewerpbodilypsymptomspofpanxiety.
c. Asian,pLatinopandpEuropeanpAmericanspdidpnotpdifferpinpregardptopsymptomspofpanxiety.
d. individualsplivingpoutsidepofpthepUnitedpStatesptendptopdenypsymptomspofpanxiety.
29. ApstudypbypLyp(2008)ponpparentpperceptionspofpapchildpwithpintellectualpdisabilitypfoundpt
hatpcomparedptopEuropeanpAmericanpparents,pAsianpAmericanpparents:
a. viewedptheirpchildpasplesspsuccessfulponptaskpperformance.
b. hadphigherpexpectationspforpfuturepsuccess.
c. hadpmorepsympathypforptheirpchildpwithpapdisability.
d. werepnopdifferentpinptheirpviewspofptheirpchild.
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