CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY TEST
BANK 2026
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS|
ANSWERS
Instructions
All answers are underlined after the yellow highlight
Questions
______ problems refer to weak or absent control
structures, whereas _________ problems indicate that
existing control structures operative in a maladaptive way.
,A. Regulation; dysregulation
B. Dysregulation; regulation
C. Reactivity; regulation
D. Regulation; reactivity <answer>A. Regulation;
dysregulation
_______ approaches to treatment view child
psychopathology as the result of faulty thought patterns
and faulty learning and environmental experiences.
A. Client-centered
B. Cognitive
C. Behavioral
D. Cognitive-behavioral <answer>D. Cognitive-behavioral
_________ means generating predictions concerning
future behavioral under specified conditions.
A. Assessment
B. Prognosis
C. Outcome generation
D. Diagnosis <answer>B. Prognosis
, _________ theorists emphasize attributional biases,
modeling, and cognitions in their explanation of abnormal
behavior.
A. Behavior
B. Psychodynamic
C. Social learning
D. Biological <answer>C. Social learning
A central tenet of developmental psychopathology is that
to understand maladaptive behavior, we must consider
_______.
A. One's genetic predisposition
B. How problematic behaviors develop over time
C. The child's familial history for maladjustment
D. What is normative for a given period of development
<answer>D. What is normative for a given period of
development
A Child typically enters the mental health system ______.
A. Through the criminal justice system
B. Through teachers, counselors, or parents
C. By asking for a referral from a pediatrician
BANK 2026
WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS|
ANSWERS
Instructions
All answers are underlined after the yellow highlight
Questions
______ problems refer to weak or absent control
structures, whereas _________ problems indicate that
existing control structures operative in a maladaptive way.
,A. Regulation; dysregulation
B. Dysregulation; regulation
C. Reactivity; regulation
D. Regulation; reactivity <answer>A. Regulation;
dysregulation
_______ approaches to treatment view child
psychopathology as the result of faulty thought patterns
and faulty learning and environmental experiences.
A. Client-centered
B. Cognitive
C. Behavioral
D. Cognitive-behavioral <answer>D. Cognitive-behavioral
_________ means generating predictions concerning
future behavioral under specified conditions.
A. Assessment
B. Prognosis
C. Outcome generation
D. Diagnosis <answer>B. Prognosis
, _________ theorists emphasize attributional biases,
modeling, and cognitions in their explanation of abnormal
behavior.
A. Behavior
B. Psychodynamic
C. Social learning
D. Biological <answer>C. Social learning
A central tenet of developmental psychopathology is that
to understand maladaptive behavior, we must consider
_______.
A. One's genetic predisposition
B. How problematic behaviors develop over time
C. The child's familial history for maladjustment
D. What is normative for a given period of development
<answer>D. What is normative for a given period of
development
A Child typically enters the mental health system ______.
A. Through the criminal justice system
B. Through teachers, counselors, or parents
C. By asking for a referral from a pediatrician
