COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ The first disorder unique to children and adolescents was ___..
Answer: masturbatory insanity
◍ nonverbal skills.
Answer: physical appearance, posture, gestures, facial expression, eye
contact, voice, touch
◍ visceral source of pain is where.
Answer: internal organs
◍ girls have higher rates of ___ than boys.
Answer: depression
◍ follow-up database.
Answer: used to check status of known issue to verify if change has
occuredcompleted in all settings
◍ what is crucial when taking pulse rhythm.
Answer: irregular uneven tempo may be normal, must have accurate
history-taking
◍ Etiology refers to the____of childhood disorders..
Answer: possible root causes
◍ First-Level Priority.
Answer: emergent, life threateningABC's airwaybreathingcirculation
◍ ethnicity.
Answer: social group that may share traits - geographic origin, religion,
language, values, traditions
,◍ hypertensive.
Answer: >130/80
◍ Moderate drinking.
Answer: men: <2 drinks/daywomen: <1 drink/day
◍ non medical use of psychotherapeutics.
Answer: symptoms depends on medication
◍ Which of the following is not a developmental task of middle childhood?.
Answer: differentiating self from environment
◍ ____explains the acquisition of problem behavior on the basis of paired
associations between previously neutral stimuli (e.g, homework). and
unconditioned stimuli (e.g.,.
Answer: classical conditioning models
◍ numeric pain scale.
Answer: 0-100 no pain; 10 worst pain
◍ mandatory reporters for what types of violeence.
Answer: child abuse/neglectelder abuse/neglect depending on statemental
disability over age 18
◍ naturalistic.
Answer: forces of nature must be kept in balance/harmonyasians:
yin/yanghispanic/arab/asian: hot cold theory
◍ 0 pulse force.
Answer: absent
◍ which of the following are tasks of middle childhood.
Answer: getting along with peers, academic achievement, rule governed
conduct
◍ Objective Data.
Answer: what you sense during assessment processsee, hear, smell, feel
◍ Which attachment pattern has been linked to phobias and anxiety problems?.
, Answer: anxious-resistant
◍ ppe includes.
Answer: gloves, gown, mask, eye protection, face mask (differs based on
conditions)
◍ Which symptoms would be characteristic of the social problem dimension
of child psychopathology?.
Answer: dependent
◍ Analyzing information and drawing conclusions about the nature or cause of
a problem refers to ____..
Answer: diagnosis
◍ temperature for hypothermia.
Answer: <96.4F
◍ A child's ____ has the most implications for judgments about deviancy and
for selecting appropriate assessment and treatment methods..
Answer: age
◍ What is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that reduces overall arousal and
levels of anger, hostility,and aggression?.
Answer: GABA-benzodiazepine
◍ systolic pressure.
Answer: top number, max pressure during left ventricular contraction
◍ children with the most serious mental health disorders.
Answer: face the most sizeable difficulties throughout their life
◍ Which of the following is a criticism of the DSM-5?.
Answer: It lacks sufficient emphasis on situational and contextual factors.
◍ A 20-month-old boy loves running around and exploring the environment
but every few minutes he returns to his mother to check her and solicit a
quick hug. Which of the following best describes this behavior, according to
Margaret Mahler?.
Answer: rapprochement