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1. Abnormaldmeansd“away”dord“from,”dwhereasd“normal”drefersdtod“average”dord“standard.”d
Thus,dabnormaldisddefineddasdsomethingdtheddeviatesdfromdthedaverage.
2. Agedisdandimportantddevelopmentaldindexdindjudgingdbehavior.
3. Culturaldnormsdfordbehaviordrarelydimpactddiagnosticdratesdfordaddisorder.
4. Ethnicityddenotesdcommondcustoms,dvalues,dlanguagedordtraitsdthatdaredassociateddwithd
nationaldorigindordgeographicdarea.
5. Adchild’sdbehaviordshoulddbedconsistentdanddnotdvarydacrossdsettingsd(e.g.,dclassroom,d
playground,dhome).
6. Indmostdculturesdboysdaredexpecteddtodbedlessdactivedanddlessdaggressivedthandgirls.dThisde
xpectationdisdandexampledofdadsituationaldnorm.
7. Youthdrarelydreferdthemselvesdfordclinicaldevaluation.
8. AccordingdtodthedAmericandPsychologicaldAssociation,d10dpercentdofdyouthdhavedadseriousd
mentaldhealthddisorder.
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9. Quantifyingdthedprevalencedofddisordersdisddifficultdbecauseditddependsdondseveraldfactors,di
ncludingdtheddefinitiondofddisorders,dthedpopulationdexamined,danddthedmethodsduseddtodidentifydth
edproblem.
10. Changingdsocialdconditionsdmaydincreasedthedriskdofddisordersdind youngdpeople.
11. Earlyddisturbances,dfordexample,dfeedingdissuesdordsleepddisordersdindinfancy,ddodnotdhavedd
evelopmentaldconsequences.
12. Oneddifficultydindestablishingdthedagedofdonsetdofdanydbehavioralddisorderdisdthatdthedonsetd
maydoccurdgradually,dsodthatdagedofdonsetdmaydbedandarbitrarydestimationdratherdthandadprecisedage.
13. Schizophreniadisdaddisorderdthatdtypicallydbeginsdduringdchildhood.
14. Malesdaredmoredvulnerabledthandfemalesdtodneurodevelopmentalddisordersdthatdoccurdearlydi
ndlife.
15. Onedexplanationdforddifferingdratesdofdbehavioralddisorderdbetweendboysdanddgirlsdisdgend
erddifferencesdinddisruptivedbehavior,dwhichdcandresultdindgenderddifferencesdindreferralsdfordclinic
aldservices.
16. Thedconceptualizationdofdadolescencedasdaddistinctdperioddofdlifedbegandindthed17thdandd1
8thdcenturies.
17. Somatogenesisdrefersdtodthedbeliefdthatdbehavioralddisturbancedresultsdfromdadperson’sd
beingdpossesseddordinfluenceddbyddevilsdordsomedsimilardforce.
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18. Kraepelindisdcrediteddwithdcreatingdadsystemdtodclassifydmentalddisturbancesdthatdservedasdt
hedbasisdfordmoderndclassificationdsystems.
19. Thedbeliefdthatdmentaldproblemsdaredcauseddbydpsychologicaldvariablesdisdcalledd
psychogenesis.
20. Freuddcontributeddtodthedfielddofdchildhooddbehavioralddisorderdbydpositingdthatdearly,du
nresolveddpsychologicaldconflictdisdthedsourcedofdemotionaldproblems.
21. Behaviordmodificationdordbehaviordtherapydisdthedexplicitdapplicationdofdlearningd
principlesdfordthedassessmentdanddtreatmentdofdbehavioraldproblems.
22. Longitudinaldstudies,dfocusingdondnormalddevelopment,dassisteddindthedunderstandingdandds
tudydofdchilddanddadolescentddisorders.
23. AnnadFreud,dadmotherdanddvisionary,dadvocateddestablishingdadChilddWelfaredResearchd
StationdatdthedUniversitydofdIowa.
24. PsychiatristsdearndandM.D.danddpsychologistsdearndadPh.D.
MULTIPLEdCHOICE
25. Joedisdindthedseconddgradedanddcannotdstaydfocused.dHedcannotdreaddanddtestsdbelowdgradedl
eveldindalldsubjects.dHedisdrarelydindtroubledatdschooldordatdhome.dJoe
a. isdfreedfromdalldbehaviorddisorders.
b. maydhavedadbehavioralddisorderdanddshoulddbedevaluated.
c. isdadtypicaldboy.
d. isdnonedofdthedabove.
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26. Whichdisdleastdlikelydtodbedconsidereddandindicationdofdproblemdbehaviordindyouth?
a. Adbehaviordisdexcessivelydintense.
b. Adbehaviordisdqualitativelydatypical.
c. Adbehaviordisdunusualdbutdofdnodharmdtodanyone.
d. Adbehaviordisdexhibiteddindinappropriatedsettings.
27. WhichdofdthedfollowingdisdadbehavioraldindicatordofdaddisorderdnoteddindTabled1.1?
a. Parentaldintolerancedofdatypicaldbehavior
b. Bedwetting
c. Gender
d. Developmentalddelay
28. Seraficad&dVargasd(2006),dfounddthat:
a. anxietydisdevidentdacrossdcultures.
b. AsiandanddLatinodgroupsdexpressdfewerdbodilydsymptomsdofdanxiety.
c. Asian,dLatinodanddEuropeandAmericansddiddnotddifferdindregarddtodsymptomsdofdanxiety.
d. individualsdlivingdoutsidedofdthedUniteddStatesdtenddtoddenydsymptomsdofdanxiety.
29. AdstudydbydLyd(2008)dondparentdperceptionsdofdadchilddwithdintellectualddisabilitydfounddt
hatdcompareddtodEuropeandAmericandparents,dAsiandAmericandparents:
a. vieweddtheirdchilddasdlessdsuccessfuldondtaskdperformance.
b. haddhigherdexpectationsdfordfuturedsuccess.
c. haddmoredsympathydfordtheirdchilddwithdaddisability.
d. werednoddifferentdindtheirdviewsdofdtheirdchild.
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1. Abnormaldmeansd“away”dord“from,”dwhereasd“normal”drefersdtod“average”dord“standard.”d
Thus,dabnormaldisddefineddasdsomethingdtheddeviatesdfromdthedaverage.
2. Agedisdandimportantddevelopmentaldindexdindjudgingdbehavior.
3. Culturaldnormsdfordbehaviordrarelydimpactddiagnosticdratesdfordaddisorder.
4. Ethnicityddenotesdcommondcustoms,dvalues,dlanguagedordtraitsdthatdaredassociateddwithd
nationaldorigindordgeographicdarea.
5. Adchild’sdbehaviordshoulddbedconsistentdanddnotdvarydacrossdsettingsd(e.g.,dclassroom,d
playground,dhome).
6. Indmostdculturesdboysdaredexpecteddtodbedlessdactivedanddlessdaggressivedthandgirls.dThisde
xpectationdisdandexampledofdadsituationaldnorm.
7. Youthdrarelydreferdthemselvesdfordclinicaldevaluation.
8. AccordingdtodthedAmericandPsychologicaldAssociation,d10dpercentdofdyouthdhavedadseriousd
mentaldhealthddisorder.
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9. Quantifyingdthedprevalencedofddisordersdisddifficultdbecauseditddependsdondseveraldfactors,di
ncludingdtheddefinitiondofddisorders,dthedpopulationdexamined,danddthedmethodsduseddtodidentifydth
edproblem.
10. Changingdsocialdconditionsdmaydincreasedthedriskdofddisordersdind youngdpeople.
11. Earlyddisturbances,dfordexample,dfeedingdissuesdordsleepddisordersdindinfancy,ddodnotdhavedd
evelopmentaldconsequences.
12. Oneddifficultydindestablishingdthedagedofdonsetdofdanydbehavioralddisorderdisdthatdthedonsetd
maydoccurdgradually,dsodthatdagedofdonsetdmaydbedandarbitrarydestimationdratherdthandadprecisedage.
13. Schizophreniadisdaddisorderdthatdtypicallydbeginsdduringdchildhood.
14. Malesdaredmoredvulnerabledthandfemalesdtodneurodevelopmentalddisordersdthatdoccurdearlydi
ndlife.
15. Onedexplanationdforddifferingdratesdofdbehavioralddisorderdbetweendboysdanddgirlsdisdgend
erddifferencesdinddisruptivedbehavior,dwhichdcandresultdindgenderddifferencesdindreferralsdfordclinic
aldservices.
16. Thedconceptualizationdofdadolescencedasdaddistinctdperioddofdlifedbegandindthed17thdandd1
8thdcenturies.
17. Somatogenesisdrefersdtodthedbeliefdthatdbehavioralddisturbancedresultsdfromdadperson’sd
beingdpossesseddordinfluenceddbyddevilsdordsomedsimilardforce.
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18. Kraepelindisdcrediteddwithdcreatingdadsystemdtodclassifydmentalddisturbancesdthatdservedasdt
hedbasisdfordmoderndclassificationdsystems.
19. Thedbeliefdthatdmentaldproblemsdaredcauseddbydpsychologicaldvariablesdisdcalledd
psychogenesis.
20. Freuddcontributeddtodthedfielddofdchildhooddbehavioralddisorderdbydpositingdthatdearly,du
nresolveddpsychologicaldconflictdisdthedsourcedofdemotionaldproblems.
21. Behaviordmodificationdordbehaviordtherapydisdthedexplicitdapplicationdofdlearningd
principlesdfordthedassessmentdanddtreatmentdofdbehavioraldproblems.
22. Longitudinaldstudies,dfocusingdondnormalddevelopment,dassisteddindthedunderstandingdandds
tudydofdchilddanddadolescentddisorders.
23. AnnadFreud,dadmotherdanddvisionary,dadvocateddestablishingdadChilddWelfaredResearchd
StationdatdthedUniversitydofdIowa.
24. PsychiatristsdearndandM.D.danddpsychologistsdearndadPh.D.
MULTIPLEdCHOICE
25. Joedisdindthedseconddgradedanddcannotdstaydfocused.dHedcannotdreaddanddtestsdbelowdgradedl
eveldindalldsubjects.dHedisdrarelydindtroubledatdschooldordatdhome.dJoe
a. isdfreedfromdalldbehaviorddisorders.
b. maydhavedadbehavioralddisorderdanddshoulddbedevaluated.
c. isdadtypicaldboy.
d. isdnonedofdthedabove.
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26. Whichdisdleastdlikelydtodbedconsidereddandindicationdofdproblemdbehaviordindyouth?
a. Adbehaviordisdexcessivelydintense.
b. Adbehaviordisdqualitativelydatypical.
c. Adbehaviordisdunusualdbutdofdnodharmdtodanyone.
d. Adbehaviordisdexhibiteddindinappropriatedsettings.
27. WhichdofdthedfollowingdisdadbehavioraldindicatordofdaddisorderdnoteddindTabled1.1?
a. Parentaldintolerancedofdatypicaldbehavior
b. Bedwetting
c. Gender
d. Developmentalddelay
28. Seraficad&dVargasd(2006),dfounddthat:
a. anxietydisdevidentdacrossdcultures.
b. AsiandanddLatinodgroupsdexpressdfewerdbodilydsymptomsdofdanxiety.
c. Asian,dLatinodanddEuropeandAmericansddiddnotddifferdindregarddtodsymptomsdofdanxiety.
d. individualsdlivingdoutsidedofdthedUniteddStatesdtenddtoddenydsymptomsdofdanxiety.
29. AdstudydbydLyd(2008)dondparentdperceptionsdofdadchilddwithdintellectualddisabilitydfounddt
hatdcompareddtodEuropeandAmericandparents,dAsiandAmericandparents:
a. vieweddtheirdchilddasdlessdsuccessfuldondtaskdperformance.
b. haddhigherdexpectationsdfordfuturedsuccess.
c. haddmoredsympathydfordtheirdchilddwithdaddisability.
d. werednoddifferentdindtheirdviewsdofdtheirdchild.
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