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CHAPTER 1 u
INTRODUCTION
TRUEuORuFALSE
1.
Abnormalumeansu“away”uoru“from,”uwhereasu“normal”urefersutou“average”uoru“standard.”u
Thus,uabnormaluisudefineduasusomethingutheudeviatesufromutheuaverage.
2. Ageuisuanuimportantudevelopmentaluindexuinujudgingubehavior.
3. Culturalunormsuforubehaviorurarelyuimpactudiagnosticuratesuforuaudisorder.
4.
Ethnicityudenotesucommonucustoms,uvalues,ulanguageuorutraitsuthatuareuassociateduwithunati
onaluoriginuorugeographicuarea.
5.
Auchild’subehaviorushouldubeuconsistentuandunotuvaryuacrossusettingsu(e.g.,uclassroom,uplayg
round,uhome).
6.
Inumostuculturesuboysuareuexpectedutoubeulessuactiveuandulessuaggressiveuthanugirls.uThisuexp
ectationuisuanuexampleuofuausituationalunorm.
7. Youthurarelyureferuthemselvesuforuclinicaluevaluation.
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8.
AccordingutoutheuAmericanuPsychologicaluAssociation,u10upercentuofuyouthuhaveuauseriousu
mentaluhealthudisorder.
9.
Quantifyingutheuprevalenceuofudisordersuisudifficultubecauseuitudependsuonuseveralufactors,ui
ncludingutheudefinitionuofudisorders,utheupopulationuexamined,uandutheumethodsuusedutouidentifyuthe
u problem.
10. Changingusocialuconditionsumayuincreaseutheuriskuofudisordersuinuyoungupeople.
11.
Earlyudisturbances,uforuexample,ufeedinguissuesuorusleepudisordersuinuinfancy,udounotuhaveud
evelopmentaluconsequences.
12.
Oneudifficultyuinuestablishingutheuageuofuonsetuofuanyubehavioraludisorderuisuthatutheuonsetum
ayuoccurugradually,usouthatuageuofuonsetumayubeuanuarbitraryuestimationuratheruthanuaupreciseuage.
u
13. Schizophreniauisuaudisorderuthatutypicallyubeginsuduringuchildhood.
14.
Malesuareumoreuvulnerableuthanufemalesutouneurodevelopmentaludisordersuthatuoccuruearlyui
nulife.
15.
Oneuexplanationuforudifferinguratesuofubehavioraludisorderubetweenuboysuandugirlsuisugenderu
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differencesuinudisruptiveubehavior,uwhichucanuresultuinugenderudifferencesuinureferralsuforuclinicaluse
rvices.
16.
Theuconceptualizationuofuadolescenceuasuaudistinctuperioduofulifeubeganuinutheu17thuandu18thu
centuries.
17.
Somatogenesisurefersutoutheubeliefuthatubehavioraludisturbanceuresultsufromuauperson’subeing
u possesseduoruinfluencedubyudevilsuorusomeusimilaruforce.
18.
Kraepelinuisucrediteduwithucreatinguausystemutouclassifyumentaludisturbancesuthatuserveuasuth
eubasisuforumodernuclassificationusystems.
19.
Theubeliefuthatumentaluproblemsuareucausedubyupsychologicaluvariablesuisucalledupsychogen
esis.
20.
Freuducontributedutoutheufielduofuchildhoodubehavioraludisorderubyupositinguthatuearly,uunres
olvedupsychologicaluconflictuisutheusourceuofuemotionaluproblems.
21.
Behaviorumodificationuorubehaviorutherapyuisutheuexplicituapplicationuofulearninguprinciplesu
forutheuassessmentuandutreatmentuofubehavioraluproblems.
22.
Longitudinalustudies,ufocusinguonunormaludevelopment,uassisteduinutheuunderstandinguandus
tudyuofuchilduanduadolescentudisorders.
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23.
AnnauFreud,uaumotheruanduvisionary,uadvocateduestablishinguauChilduWelfareuResearchuStat
ionuatutheuUniversityuofuIowa.
24. PsychiatristsuearnuanuM.D.uandupsychologistsuearnuauPh.D.
MULTIPLEuCHOICE
25.
Joeuisuinutheusecondugradeuanducannotustayufocused.uHeucannotureaduandutestsubelowugradeule
veluinuallusubjects.uHeuisurarelyuinutroubleuatuschooluoruatuhome.uJoe
a. isufreeufromuallubehaviorudisorders.
b. mayuhaveuaubehavioraludisorderuandushouldubeuevaluated.
c. isuautypicaluboy.
d. isunoneuofutheuabove.
26. Whichuisuleastulikelyutoubeuconsidereduanuindicationuofuproblemubehavioruinuyouth?
a. Aubehavioruisuexcessivelyuintense.
b. Aubehavioruisuqualitativelyuatypical.
u
c. Aubehavioruisuunusualubutuofunouharmutouanyone.
d. Aubehavioruisuexhibiteduinuinappropriateusettings.
27. WhichuofutheufollowinguisuaubehavioraluindicatoruofuaudisorderunoteduinuTableu1.1?
a. Parentaluintoleranceuofuatypicalubehavior
b. Bedwetting
c. Gender
d. Developmentaludelay
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CHAPTER 1 u
INTRODUCTION
TRUEuORuFALSE
1.
Abnormalumeansu“away”uoru“from,”uwhereasu“normal”urefersutou“average”uoru“standard.”u
Thus,uabnormaluisudefineduasusomethingutheudeviatesufromutheuaverage.
2. Ageuisuanuimportantudevelopmentaluindexuinujudgingubehavior.
3. Culturalunormsuforubehaviorurarelyuimpactudiagnosticuratesuforuaudisorder.
4.
Ethnicityudenotesucommonucustoms,uvalues,ulanguageuorutraitsuthatuareuassociateduwithunati
onaluoriginuorugeographicuarea.
5.
Auchild’subehaviorushouldubeuconsistentuandunotuvaryuacrossusettingsu(e.g.,uclassroom,uplayg
round,uhome).
6.
Inumostuculturesuboysuareuexpectedutoubeulessuactiveuandulessuaggressiveuthanugirls.uThisuexp
ectationuisuanuexampleuofuausituationalunorm.
7. Youthurarelyureferuthemselvesuforuclinicaluevaluation.
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8.
AccordingutoutheuAmericanuPsychologicaluAssociation,u10upercentuofuyouthuhaveuauseriousu
mentaluhealthudisorder.
9.
Quantifyingutheuprevalenceuofudisordersuisudifficultubecauseuitudependsuonuseveralufactors,ui
ncludingutheudefinitionuofudisorders,utheupopulationuexamined,uandutheumethodsuusedutouidentifyuthe
u problem.
10. Changingusocialuconditionsumayuincreaseutheuriskuofudisordersuinuyoungupeople.
11.
Earlyudisturbances,uforuexample,ufeedinguissuesuorusleepudisordersuinuinfancy,udounotuhaveud
evelopmentaluconsequences.
12.
Oneudifficultyuinuestablishingutheuageuofuonsetuofuanyubehavioraludisorderuisuthatutheuonsetum
ayuoccurugradually,usouthatuageuofuonsetumayubeuanuarbitraryuestimationuratheruthanuaupreciseuage.
u
13. Schizophreniauisuaudisorderuthatutypicallyubeginsuduringuchildhood.
14.
Malesuareumoreuvulnerableuthanufemalesutouneurodevelopmentaludisordersuthatuoccuruearlyui
nulife.
15.
Oneuexplanationuforudifferinguratesuofubehavioraludisorderubetweenuboysuandugirlsuisugenderu
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differencesuinudisruptiveubehavior,uwhichucanuresultuinugenderudifferencesuinureferralsuforuclinicaluse
rvices.
16.
Theuconceptualizationuofuadolescenceuasuaudistinctuperioduofulifeubeganuinutheu17thuandu18thu
centuries.
17.
Somatogenesisurefersutoutheubeliefuthatubehavioraludisturbanceuresultsufromuauperson’subeing
u possesseduoruinfluencedubyudevilsuorusomeusimilaruforce.
18.
Kraepelinuisucrediteduwithucreatinguausystemutouclassifyumentaludisturbancesuthatuserveuasuth
eubasisuforumodernuclassificationusystems.
19.
Theubeliefuthatumentaluproblemsuareucausedubyupsychologicaluvariablesuisucalledupsychogen
esis.
20.
Freuducontributedutoutheufielduofuchildhoodubehavioraludisorderubyupositinguthatuearly,uunres
olvedupsychologicaluconflictuisutheusourceuofuemotionaluproblems.
21.
Behaviorumodificationuorubehaviorutherapyuisutheuexplicituapplicationuofulearninguprinciplesu
forutheuassessmentuandutreatmentuofubehavioraluproblems.
22.
Longitudinalustudies,ufocusinguonunormaludevelopment,uassisteduinutheuunderstandinguandus
tudyuofuchilduanduadolescentudisorders.
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23.
AnnauFreud,uaumotheruanduvisionary,uadvocateduestablishinguauChilduWelfareuResearchuStat
ionuatutheuUniversityuofuIowa.
24. PsychiatristsuearnuanuM.D.uandupsychologistsuearnuauPh.D.
MULTIPLEuCHOICE
25.
Joeuisuinutheusecondugradeuanducannotustayufocused.uHeucannotureaduandutestsubelowugradeule
veluinuallusubjects.uHeuisurarelyuinutroubleuatuschooluoruatuhome.uJoe
a. isufreeufromuallubehaviorudisorders.
b. mayuhaveuaubehavioraludisorderuandushouldubeuevaluated.
c. isuautypicaluboy.
d. isunoneuofutheuabove.
26. Whichuisuleastulikelyutoubeuconsidereduanuindicationuofuproblemubehavioruinuyouth?
a. Aubehavioruisuexcessivelyuintense.
b. Aubehavioruisuqualitativelyuatypical.
u
c. Aubehavioruisuunusualubutuofunouharmutouanyone.
d. Aubehavioruisuexhibiteduinuinappropriateusettings.
27. WhichuofutheufollowinguisuaubehavioraluindicatoruofuaudisorderunoteduinuTableu1.1?
a. Parentaluintoleranceuofuatypicalubehavior
b. Bedwetting
c. Gender
d. Developmentaludelay
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