Test Bank For Child Psychopathology 8th Edition
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What percent of children experience a mental health problem prior to adulthood? -
answers-20%
What are epidemiologists? - answers-Scientists who study the prevalence of medical or
psychological disorders in the population
What is point prevalence? - answers-The percentage of youths with a disorder at a given point
in time
What does incidence refer to? - answers-The percentage of new cases develop within a discrete
period of time (usually one year)
Is incidence or prevalence typically higher? - answers-Prevalence
What are some methodological obstacles in conducting epidemiological studies? - answers-1.
Difficult to collect the data b/ there's no single agency collecting the info
2. Each study uses different methods to collect data which results in different levels
3. Practical problems include getting people to take the surveys as well as the money and time
needed to conduct them
1
,What is the most common disorder for children? - answers-ADHD
What is the second most common disorder for children? - answers-Anxiety disorders
What is the third most common disorder for kids? - answers-Depression
What percentage of children and adolescence have at least two disorders (comorbidity) -
answers-40%
What percent of school-aged kids and adolescents are taking at least one psychotropic drug? -
answers-7.5%
What percent of preschoolers are currently taking a psychotropic drug? - answers-1-2%
Which gender in children is the most likely to receive medication? - answers-Boys b/ they have
ADHD at 3X higher prevalence
_____-______% of youths experience a psych disorder in any given year - answers-13-15%
Which disorders are more common with young kids? - answers-Autism, ADHD, separation
anxiety
Which 4 factors most heavily influence the prevalence of psych disorders in kids? - answers-1.
Age
2
,2. Gender
3. SES
4. Ethnicity
What are 2 important factors that seem to influence why adolescent girls experience a higher
rate of prevalence of mental disorders even though its not the case in earlier childhood? -
answers-1. stressful life events
2. They way they perceive these events
Which 3 factors are included in SES? - answers-1. Parents education
2. Parents employment
3. Family income
What are 2 possible explanations for the reason low-SES kids are more likely to get psych
disorders? - answers-1. Parents are less likely themselves to have disorders and less likely to
pass it on genetically
2. High-SES can provide higher quality environments
Which race has the highest prevalence of ASD? - answers-non hispanic white
3
, 2X greater than black or hispanic
Which disorders do whites have the highest prevalence of? - answers-ASD
ADHD
Anxiety disorders
Which disorders do african americans have the greatest prevalence of? - answers-ODD
CP (conduct problems)
What are 3 possible explanations for the differences in prevalence of disorders across races? -
answers-1. Related to difference in SES
2. Different races identify and treat disorders more than others
3. Divergent parenting practices
What percent of youths with a disorder receive treatment? - answers-half
51% for kids
45% for adolescents
4
||ISBN NO:978-0357796580||All Chapters
|Questions and answers| Complete Guide A+.
What percent of children experience a mental health problem prior to adulthood? -
answers-20%
What are epidemiologists? - answers-Scientists who study the prevalence of medical or
psychological disorders in the population
What is point prevalence? - answers-The percentage of youths with a disorder at a given point
in time
What does incidence refer to? - answers-The percentage of new cases develop within a discrete
period of time (usually one year)
Is incidence or prevalence typically higher? - answers-Prevalence
What are some methodological obstacles in conducting epidemiological studies? - answers-1.
Difficult to collect the data b/ there's no single agency collecting the info
2. Each study uses different methods to collect data which results in different levels
3. Practical problems include getting people to take the surveys as well as the money and time
needed to conduct them
1
,What is the most common disorder for children? - answers-ADHD
What is the second most common disorder for children? - answers-Anxiety disorders
What is the third most common disorder for kids? - answers-Depression
What percentage of children and adolescence have at least two disorders (comorbidity) -
answers-40%
What percent of school-aged kids and adolescents are taking at least one psychotropic drug? -
answers-7.5%
What percent of preschoolers are currently taking a psychotropic drug? - answers-1-2%
Which gender in children is the most likely to receive medication? - answers-Boys b/ they have
ADHD at 3X higher prevalence
_____-______% of youths experience a psych disorder in any given year - answers-13-15%
Which disorders are more common with young kids? - answers-Autism, ADHD, separation
anxiety
Which 4 factors most heavily influence the prevalence of psych disorders in kids? - answers-1.
Age
2
,2. Gender
3. SES
4. Ethnicity
What are 2 important factors that seem to influence why adolescent girls experience a higher
rate of prevalence of mental disorders even though its not the case in earlier childhood? -
answers-1. stressful life events
2. They way they perceive these events
Which 3 factors are included in SES? - answers-1. Parents education
2. Parents employment
3. Family income
What are 2 possible explanations for the reason low-SES kids are more likely to get psych
disorders? - answers-1. Parents are less likely themselves to have disorders and less likely to
pass it on genetically
2. High-SES can provide higher quality environments
Which race has the highest prevalence of ASD? - answers-non hispanic white
3
, 2X greater than black or hispanic
Which disorders do whites have the highest prevalence of? - answers-ASD
ADHD
Anxiety disorders
Which disorders do african americans have the greatest prevalence of? - answers-ODD
CP (conduct problems)
What are 3 possible explanations for the differences in prevalence of disorders across races? -
answers-1. Related to difference in SES
2. Different races identify and treat disorders more than others
3. Divergent parenting practices
What percent of youths with a disorder receive treatment? - answers-half
51% for kids
45% for adolescents
4
