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2. Agegisgangimportantgdevelopmentalgindexgingjudginggbehavior.
3. Culturalgnormsgforgbehaviorgrarelygimpactgdiagnosticgratesgforgagdisorder.
4. Ethnicitygdenotesgcommongcustoms,gvalues,glanguagegorgtraitsgthatgaregassoci
atedgwithgnationalgorigingorggeographicgarea.
5. Agchild’sgbehaviorgshouldgbegconsistentgandgnotgvarygacrossgsettingsg(e.g.,gcl
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6. Ingmostgculturesgboysgaregexpectedgtogbeglessgactivegandglessgaggressivegthang
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7. Youthgrarelygrefergthemselvesgforgclinicalgevaluation.
8. AccordinggtogthegAmericangPsychologicalgAssociation,g10gpercentgofgyouthghaveg
agseriousgmentalghealthgdisorder.
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9. Quantifyinggthegprevalencegofgdisordersgisgdifficultgbecausegitgdependsgongsevera
lgfactors,gincludinggthegdefinitiongofgdisorders,gthegpopulationgexamined,gandgthegmetho
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10. Changinggsocialgconditionsgmaygincreasegthegriskgofgdisordersgingyounggpeople.
11. Earlygdisturbances,gforgexample,gfeedinggissuesgorgsleepgdisordersginginfancy,gdo
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12. Onegdifficultygingestablishinggthegagegofgonsetgofganygbehavioralgdisordergisgthat
gthegonsetgmaygoccurggradually,gsogthatgagegofgonsetgmaygbegangarbitrarygestimationgrath
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13. Schizophreniagisgagdisordergthatgtypicallygbeginsgduringgchildhood.
14. Malesgaregmoregvulnerablegthangfemalesgtogneurodevelopmentalgdisordersgthatgoc
curgearlyginglife.
15. Onegexplanationgforgdifferinggratesgofgbehavioralgdisordergbetweengboysgandggi
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ingreferralsgforgclinicalgservices.
16. Thegconceptualizationgofgadolescencegasgagdistinctgperiodgofglifegbegangingthe
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17. Somatogenesisgrefersgtogthegbeliefgthatgbehavioralgdisturbancegresultsgfromga
gperson’sgbeinggpossessedgorginfluencedgbygdevilsgorgsomegsimilargforce.
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18. Kraepelingisgcreditedgwithgcreatinggagsystemgtogclassifygmentalgdisturbancesgtha
tgservegasgthegbasisgforgmoderngclassificationgsystems.
19. Thegbeliefgthatgmentalgproblemsgaregcausedgbygpsychologicalgvariables
gisgcalledgpsychogenesis.
20. Freudgcontributedgtogthegfieldgofgchildhoodgbehavioralgdisordergbygpositinggt
hatgearly,gunresolvedgpsychologicalgconflictgisgthegsourcegofgemotionalgproblems.
21. Behaviorgmodificationgorgbehaviorgtherapygisgthegexplicitgapplicationgof
glearninggprinciplesgforgthegassessmentgandgtreatmentgofgbehavioralgproblems.
22. Longitudinalgstudies,gfocusinggongnormalgdevelopment,gassistedgingthegunderstan
dinggandgstudygofgchildgandgadolescentgdisorders.
23. AnnagFreud,gagmothergandgvisionary,gadvocatedgestablishinggagChildgWelfareg
ResearchgStationgatgthegUniversitygofgIowa.
24. PsychiatristsgearngangM.D.gandgpsychologistsgearngagPh.D.
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25. Joegisgingthegsecondggradegandgcannotgstaygfocused.gHegcannotgreadgandgtestsgbel
owggradeglevelgingallgsubjects.gHegisgrarelygingtroublegatgschoolgorgatghome.gJoe
a. isgfreegfromgallgbehaviorgdisorders.
b. mayghavegagbehavioralgdisordergandgshouldgbegevaluated.
c. isgagtypicalgboy.
d. isgnonegofgthegabove.
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26. Whichgisgleastglikelygtogbegconsideredgangindicationgofgproblemgbehaviorgingyouth?
a. Agbehaviorgisgexcessivelygintense.
b. Agbehaviorgisgqualitativelygatypical.
c. Agbehaviorgisgunusualgbutgofgnogharmgtoganyone.
d. Agbehaviorgisgexhibitedginginappropriategsettings.
27. WhichgofgthegfollowinggisgagbehavioralgindicatorgofgagdisordergnotedgingTableg1.1?
a. Parentalgintolerancegofgatypicalgbehavior
b. Bedwetting
c. Gender
d. Developmentalgdelay
28. Seraficag&gVargasg(2006),gfoundgthat:
a. anxietygisgevidentgacrossgcultures.
b. AsiangandgLatinoggroupsgexpressgfewergbodilygsymptomsgofganxiety.
c. Asian,gLatinogandgEuropeangAmericansgdidgnotgdiffergingregardgtogsymptomsgofganxiety.
d. individualsglivinggoutsidegofgthegUnitedgStatesgtendgtogdenygsymptomsgofganxiety.
29. AgstudygbygLyg(2008)gongparentgperceptionsgofgagchildgwithgintellectualgdisabil
itygfoundgthatgcomparedgtogEuropeangAmericangparents,gAsiangAmericangparents:
a. viewedgtheirgchildgasglessgsuccessfulgongtaskgperformance.
b. hadghighergexpectationsgforgfuturegsuccess.
c. hadgmoregsympathygforgtheirgchildgwithgagdisability.
d. weregnogdifferentgingtheirgviewsgofgtheirgchild.
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5gUpdateg8egRitagWicks-
Nelsong(AllgChaptersgAnswersgatgthegendgofgeachgChapter)gA+
CHAPTERg1gINT
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TRUEgORgFALSE
1. Abnormalgmeansg“away”gorg“from,”gwhereasg“normal”grefersgtog“average”gorg“s
tandard.”gThus,gabnormalgisgdefinedgasgsomethinggthegdeviatesgfromgthegaverage.
2. Agegisgangimportantgdevelopmentalgindexgingjudginggbehavior.
3. Culturalgnormsgforgbehaviorgrarelygimpactgdiagnosticgratesgforgagdisorder.
4. Ethnicitygdenotesgcommongcustoms,gvalues,glanguagegorgtraitsgthatgaregassoci
atedgwithgnationalgorigingorggeographicgarea.
5. Agchild’sgbehaviorgshouldgbegconsistentgandgnotgvarygacrossgsettingsg(e.g.,gcl
assroom,gplayground,ghome).
6. Ingmostgculturesgboysgaregexpectedgtogbeglessgactivegandglessgaggressivegthang
girls.gThisgexpectationgisgangexamplegofgagsituationalgnorm.
7. Youthgrarelygrefergthemselvesgforgclinicalgevaluation.
8. AccordinggtogthegAmericangPsychologicalgAssociation,g10gpercentgofgyouthghaveg
agseriousgmentalghealthgdisorder.
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9. Quantifyinggthegprevalencegofgdisordersgisgdifficultgbecausegitgdependsgongsevera
lgfactors,gincludinggthegdefinitiongofgdisorders,gthegpopulationgexamined,gandgthegmetho
dsgusedgtogidentifygthegproblem.
10. Changinggsocialgconditionsgmaygincreasegthegriskgofgdisordersgingyounggpeople.
11. Earlygdisturbances,gforgexample,gfeedinggissuesgorgsleepgdisordersginginfancy,gdo
gnotghavegdevelopmentalgconsequences.
12. Onegdifficultygingestablishinggthegagegofgonsetgofganygbehavioralgdisordergisgthat
gthegonsetgmaygoccurggradually,gsogthatgagegofgonsetgmaygbegangarbitrarygestimationgrath
ergthangagprecisegage.
13. Schizophreniagisgagdisordergthatgtypicallygbeginsgduringgchildhood.
14. Malesgaregmoregvulnerablegthangfemalesgtogneurodevelopmentalgdisordersgthatgoc
curgearlyginglife.
15. Onegexplanationgforgdifferinggratesgofgbehavioralgdisordergbetweengboysgandggi
rlsgisggendergdifferencesgingdisruptivegbehavior,gwhichgcangresultginggendergdifferencesg
ingreferralsgforgclinicalgservices.
16. Thegconceptualizationgofgadolescencegasgagdistinctgperiodgofglifegbegangingthe
g17thgandg18thgcenturies.
17. Somatogenesisgrefersgtogthegbeliefgthatgbehavioralgdisturbancegresultsgfromga
gperson’sgbeinggpossessedgorginfluencedgbygdevilsgorgsomegsimilargforce.
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18. Kraepelingisgcreditedgwithgcreatinggagsystemgtogclassifygmentalgdisturbancesgtha
tgservegasgthegbasisgforgmoderngclassificationgsystems.
19. Thegbeliefgthatgmentalgproblemsgaregcausedgbygpsychologicalgvariables
gisgcalledgpsychogenesis.
20. Freudgcontributedgtogthegfieldgofgchildhoodgbehavioralgdisordergbygpositinggt
hatgearly,gunresolvedgpsychologicalgconflictgisgthegsourcegofgemotionalgproblems.
21. Behaviorgmodificationgorgbehaviorgtherapygisgthegexplicitgapplicationgof
glearninggprinciplesgforgthegassessmentgandgtreatmentgofgbehavioralgproblems.
22. Longitudinalgstudies,gfocusinggongnormalgdevelopment,gassistedgingthegunderstan
dinggandgstudygofgchildgandgadolescentgdisorders.
23. AnnagFreud,gagmothergandgvisionary,gadvocatedgestablishinggagChildgWelfareg
ResearchgStationgatgthegUniversitygofgIowa.
24. PsychiatristsgearngangM.D.gandgpsychologistsgearngagPh.D.
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
25. Joegisgingthegsecondggradegandgcannotgstaygfocused.gHegcannotgreadgandgtestsgbel
owggradeglevelgingallgsubjects.gHegisgrarelygingtroublegatgschoolgorgatghome.gJoe
a. isgfreegfromgallgbehaviorgdisorders.
b. mayghavegagbehavioralgdisordergandgshouldgbegevaluated.
c. isgagtypicalgboy.
d. isgnonegofgthegabove.
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26. Whichgisgleastglikelygtogbegconsideredgangindicationgofgproblemgbehaviorgingyouth?
a. Agbehaviorgisgexcessivelygintense.
b. Agbehaviorgisgqualitativelygatypical.
c. Agbehaviorgisgunusualgbutgofgnogharmgtoganyone.
d. Agbehaviorgisgexhibitedginginappropriategsettings.
27. WhichgofgthegfollowinggisgagbehavioralgindicatorgofgagdisordergnotedgingTableg1.1?
a. Parentalgintolerancegofgatypicalgbehavior
b. Bedwetting
c. Gender
d. Developmentalgdelay
28. Seraficag&gVargasg(2006),gfoundgthat:
a. anxietygisgevidentgacrossgcultures.
b. AsiangandgLatinoggroupsgexpressgfewergbodilygsymptomsgofganxiety.
c. Asian,gLatinogandgEuropeangAmericansgdidgnotgdiffergingregardgtogsymptomsgofganxiety.
d. individualsglivinggoutsidegofgthegUnitedgStatesgtendgtogdenygsymptomsgofganxiety.
29. AgstudygbygLyg(2008)gongparentgperceptionsgofgagchildgwithgintellectualgdisabil
itygfoundgthatgcomparedgtogEuropeangAmericangparents,gAsiangAmericangparents:
a. viewedgtheirgchildgasglessgsuccessfulgongtaskgperformance.
b. hadghighergexpectationsgforgfuturegsuccess.
c. hadgmoregsympathygforgtheirgchildgwithgagdisability.
d. weregnogdifferentgingtheirgviewsgofgtheirgchild.
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