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”gThus,gabnormalgisgdefinedgasgsomethinggthegdeviatesgfromgthegaverage.
2. Agegisgangimportantgdevelopmentalgindexgingjudginggbehavior.
3. Culturalgnormsgforgbehaviorgrarelygimpactgdiagnosticgratesgforgagdisorder.
4. Ethnicitygdenotesgcommongcustoms,gvalues,glanguagegorgtraitsgthatgaregassociatedgwit
hgnationalgorigingorggeographicgarea.
5. Agchild’sgbehaviorgshouldgbegconsistentgandgnotgvarygacrossgsettingsg(e.g.,gclassroo
m,gplayground,ghome).
6. Ingmostgculturesgboysgaregexpectedgtogbeglessgactivegandglessgaggressivegthanggirls.gTh
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7. Youthgrarelygrefergthemselvesgforgclinicalgevaluation.
8. AccordinggtogthegAmericangPsychologicalgAssociation,g10gpercentgofgyouthghavegagseriou
sgmentalghealthgdisorder.
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9. Quantifyinggthegprevalencegofgdisordersgisgdifficultgbecausegitgdependsgongseveralgfactor
s,gincludinggthegdefinitiongofgdisorders,gthegpopulationgexamined,gandgthegmethodsgusedgtogiden
tifygthegproblem.
10. Changinggsocialgconditionsgmaygincreasegthegriskgofgdisordersgingyounggpeople.
11. Earlygdisturbances,gforgexample,gfeedinggissuesgorgsleepgdisordersginginfancy,gdognotghav
egdevelopmentalgconsequences.
12. Onegdifficultygingestablishinggthegagegofgonsetgofganygbehavioralgdisordergisgthatgthegons
etgmaygoccurggradually,gsogthatgagegofgonsetgmaygbegangarbitrarygestimationgrathergthangagprecis
egage.
13. Schizophreniagisgagdisordergthatgtypicallygbeginsgduringgchildhood.
14. Malesgaregmoregvulnerablegthangfemalesgtogneurodevelopmentalgdisordersgthatgoccurgearl
yginglife.
15. Onegexplanationgforgdifferinggratesgofgbehavioralgdisordergbetweengboysgandggirlsgisgge
ndergdifferencesgingdisruptivegbehavior,gwhichgcangresultginggendergdifferencesgingreferralsgforg
clinicalgservices.
16. Thegconceptualizationgofgadolescencegasgagdistinctgperiodgofglifegbegangingtheg17thgan
dg18thgcenturies.
17. Somatogenesisgrefersgtogthegbeliefgthatgbehavioralgdisturbancegresultsgfromgagperson’
sgbeinggpossessedgorginfluencedgbygdevilsgorgsomegsimilargforce.
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18. Kraepelingisgcreditedgwithgcreatinggagsystemgtogclassifygmentalgdisturbancesgthatgservega
sgthegbasisgforgmoderngclassificationgsystems.
19. Thegbeliefgthatgmentalgproblemsgaregcausedgbygpsychologicalgvariablesgisgcalle
dgpsychogenesis.
20. Freudgcontributedgtogthegfieldgofgchildhoodgbehavioralgdisordergbygpositinggthatgearl
y,gunresolvedgpsychologicalgconflictgisgthegsourcegofgemotionalgproblems.
21. Behaviorgmodificationgorgbehaviorgtherapygisgthegexplicitgapplicationgofglearnin
ggprinciplesgforgthegassessmentgandgtreatmentgofgbehavioralgproblems.
22. Longitudinalgstudies,gfocusinggongnormalgdevelopment,gassistedgingthegunderstandinggan
dgstudygofgchildgandgadolescentgdisorders.
23. AnnagFreud,gagmothergandgvisionary,gadvocatedgestablishinggagChildgWelfaregResearc
hgStationgatgthegUniversitygofgIowa.
24. PsychiatristsgearngangM.D.gandgpsychologistsgearngagPh.D.
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25. Joegisgingthegsecondggradegandgcannotgstaygfocused.gHegcannotgreadgandgtestsgbelowggra
deglevelgingallgsubjects.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)gongparentgperceptionsgofgagchildgwithgintellectualgdisabilitygfoun
dgthatgcomparedgtogEuropeangAmericangparents,gAsiangAmericangparents:
a. viewedgtheirgchildgasglessgsuccessfulgongtaskgperformance.
b. hadghighergexpectationsgforgfuturegsuccess.
c. hadgmoregsympathygforgtheirgchildgwithgagdisability.
d. weregnogdifferentgingtheirgviewsgofgtheirgchild.
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TestgBankgforgAbnormalgChildgandgAdolescentgPsychology,gDSM-
5gUpdateg8egRitagWicks-
Nelsong(AllgChaptersgAnswersgatgthegendgofgeachgChapter)gA+
CHAPTERg1gINT
RODUCTION
TRUEgORgFALSE
1. Abnormalgmeansg“away”gorg“from,”gwhereasg“normal”grefersgtog“average”gorg“standard.
”gThus,gabnormalgisgdefinedgasgsomethinggthegdeviatesgfromgthegaverage.
2. Agegisgangimportantgdevelopmentalgindexgingjudginggbehavior.
3. Culturalgnormsgforgbehaviorgrarelygimpactgdiagnosticgratesgforgagdisorder.
4. Ethnicitygdenotesgcommongcustoms,gvalues,glanguagegorgtraitsgthatgaregassociatedgwit
hgnationalgorigingorggeographicgarea.
5. Agchild’sgbehaviorgshouldgbegconsistentgandgnotgvarygacrossgsettingsg(e.g.,gclassroo
m,gplayground,ghome).
6. Ingmostgculturesgboysgaregexpectedgtogbeglessgactivegandglessgaggressivegthanggirls.gTh
isgexpectationgisgangexamplegofgagsituationalgnorm.
7. Youthgrarelygrefergthemselvesgforgclinicalgevaluation.
8. AccordinggtogthegAmericangPsychologicalgAssociation,g10gpercentgofgyouthghavegagseriou
sgmentalghealthgdisorder.
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9. Quantifyinggthegprevalencegofgdisordersgisgdifficultgbecausegitgdependsgongseveralgfactor
s,gincludinggthegdefinitiongofgdisorders,gthegpopulationgexamined,gandgthegmethodsgusedgtogiden
tifygthegproblem.
10. Changinggsocialgconditionsgmaygincreasegthegriskgofgdisordersgingyounggpeople.
11. Earlygdisturbances,gforgexample,gfeedinggissuesgorgsleepgdisordersginginfancy,gdognotghav
egdevelopmentalgconsequences.
12. Onegdifficultygingestablishinggthegagegofgonsetgofganygbehavioralgdisordergisgthatgthegons
etgmaygoccurggradually,gsogthatgagegofgonsetgmaygbegangarbitrarygestimationgrathergthangagprecis
egage.
13. Schizophreniagisgagdisordergthatgtypicallygbeginsgduringgchildhood.
14. Malesgaregmoregvulnerablegthangfemalesgtogneurodevelopmentalgdisordersgthatgoccurgearl
yginglife.
15. Onegexplanationgforgdifferinggratesgofgbehavioralgdisordergbetweengboysgandggirlsgisgge
ndergdifferencesgingdisruptivegbehavior,gwhichgcangresultginggendergdifferencesgingreferralsgforg
clinicalgservices.
16. Thegconceptualizationgofgadolescencegasgagdistinctgperiodgofglifegbegangingtheg17thgan
dg18thgcenturies.
17. Somatogenesisgrefersgtogthegbeliefgthatgbehavioralgdisturbancegresultsgfromgagperson’
sgbeinggpossessedgorginfluencedgbygdevilsgorgsomegsimilargforce.
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18. Kraepelingisgcreditedgwithgcreatinggagsystemgtogclassifygmentalgdisturbancesgthatgservega
sgthegbasisgforgmoderngclassificationgsystems.
19. Thegbeliefgthatgmentalgproblemsgaregcausedgbygpsychologicalgvariablesgisgcalle
dgpsychogenesis.
20. Freudgcontributedgtogthegfieldgofgchildhoodgbehavioralgdisordergbygpositinggthatgearl
y,gunresolvedgpsychologicalgconflictgisgthegsourcegofgemotionalgproblems.
21. Behaviorgmodificationgorgbehaviorgtherapygisgthegexplicitgapplicationgofglearnin
ggprinciplesgforgthegassessmentgandgtreatmentgofgbehavioralgproblems.
22. Longitudinalgstudies,gfocusinggongnormalgdevelopment,gassistedgingthegunderstandinggan
dgstudygofgchildgandgadolescentgdisorders.
23. AnnagFreud,gagmothergandgvisionary,gadvocatedgestablishinggagChildgWelfaregResearc
hgStationgatgthegUniversitygofgIowa.
24. PsychiatristsgearngangM.D.gandgpsychologistsgearngagPh.D.
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
25. Joegisgingthegsecondggradegandgcannotgstaygfocused.gHegcannotgreadgandgtestsgbelowggra
deglevelgingallgsubjects.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)gongparentgperceptionsgofgagchildgwithgintellectualgdisabilitygfoun
dgthatgcomparedgtogEuropeangAmericangparents,gAsiangAmericangparents:
a. viewedgtheirgchildgasglessgsuccessfulgongtaskgperformance.
b. hadghighergexpectationsgforgfuturegsuccess.
c. hadgmoregsympathygforgtheirgchildgwithgagdisability.
d. weregnogdifferentgingtheirgviewsgofgtheirgchild.
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