Childhood Psychopathology Exam 2
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
anxiety is a mood state characterized by - Correct answers✔✔- strong negative emotion
- bodily symptoms of tension in which one anticpates future danager or misfortune
*- symptoms of anxiety and avoidance behavior*
- element of fear
many kids with anxiety suffer from... - Correct answers✔✔more than one type, either
simultaneously or at separate times during their development
neurotic paradox - Correct answers✔✔knowing there is little to be afraid of and still be afraid
anyway, doing everything possible to avoid a situation
most common anxiety disorder and #1 among kids/teens is... - Correct answers✔✔specific
phobia
fear - Correct answers✔✔- an immediate alarm reaction to current danger or emergencies
- present-oriented
anxiety - Correct answers✔✔- future-oriented
- frequently felt when no danger is actually present
,the most frequent symptoms of anxiety in normal samples are - Correct answers✔✔separation
anxiety, test anxiety, over concern about competence, excessive need for reassurance, and
anxiety about harm to a parent
children with anxiety disorders do not necessarily worry more than other children, but... - Correct
answers✔✔they seem to worry more INTENSELY
normal ritualistic behaviors in young children include... - Correct answers✔✔- preferences for
sameness in the environment
- rigid likes/dislikes
- preferences for symmetry
- awareness of minute details or imperfections in toys/clothes
- arranging things so they are "just right"
main features of DSM-IV-TR anxiety disorders include... - Correct answers✔✔- SAD
- GAD
- Specific Phobia
- Social Phobia
- OCD
- PD
- PD (with agoraphobia)
- PTSD
- Acute Stress Disorder
panic - Correct answers✔✔group of physical symptoms of the fight/flight response that
unexpectedly occur in the absence of any obvious threat/danger
, separation anxiety disorder (SAD) prevalences: - Correct answers✔✔- one of the two most
common anxiety disorders to occur during childhood (4-10%)
- common in both boys and girls
- age of onset 7-8 years
- most with this also have another disorder or depressive disorder
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) - Correct answers✔✔excessive and uncontrollable anxiety
and worry about many events on most days
- found in 3-6% of all children
- *more common in older female teens*
- age of onset 10-14 years
- can be episodic or continuous
phobia - Correct answers✔✔fears occurring at inappropriate age, persists, is irrational or
exaggerated, leads to avoidance of the object or routine
according to evolutionary theory, - Correct answers✔✔human infants are biologically
predisposed as a result of natural selection to learn certain fears rather than others
OCD prevalence - Correct answers✔✔- 2-3% of kids and teens
- common comorbidities include depressive disorder, disruptive behavior disorder, substance use,
learning disorders, and eating disorders
- age of onset is 9-12 years
children with early onset of OCD are more likely to have... - Correct answers✔✔a family history
of OCD than those with a later age of onset *genetic influence very strong*
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
anxiety is a mood state characterized by - Correct answers✔✔- strong negative emotion
- bodily symptoms of tension in which one anticpates future danager or misfortune
*- symptoms of anxiety and avoidance behavior*
- element of fear
many kids with anxiety suffer from... - Correct answers✔✔more than one type, either
simultaneously or at separate times during their development
neurotic paradox - Correct answers✔✔knowing there is little to be afraid of and still be afraid
anyway, doing everything possible to avoid a situation
most common anxiety disorder and #1 among kids/teens is... - Correct answers✔✔specific
phobia
fear - Correct answers✔✔- an immediate alarm reaction to current danger or emergencies
- present-oriented
anxiety - Correct answers✔✔- future-oriented
- frequently felt when no danger is actually present
,the most frequent symptoms of anxiety in normal samples are - Correct answers✔✔separation
anxiety, test anxiety, over concern about competence, excessive need for reassurance, and
anxiety about harm to a parent
children with anxiety disorders do not necessarily worry more than other children, but... - Correct
answers✔✔they seem to worry more INTENSELY
normal ritualistic behaviors in young children include... - Correct answers✔✔- preferences for
sameness in the environment
- rigid likes/dislikes
- preferences for symmetry
- awareness of minute details or imperfections in toys/clothes
- arranging things so they are "just right"
main features of DSM-IV-TR anxiety disorders include... - Correct answers✔✔- SAD
- GAD
- Specific Phobia
- Social Phobia
- OCD
- PD
- PD (with agoraphobia)
- PTSD
- Acute Stress Disorder
panic - Correct answers✔✔group of physical symptoms of the fight/flight response that
unexpectedly occur in the absence of any obvious threat/danger
, separation anxiety disorder (SAD) prevalences: - Correct answers✔✔- one of the two most
common anxiety disorders to occur during childhood (4-10%)
- common in both boys and girls
- age of onset 7-8 years
- most with this also have another disorder or depressive disorder
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) - Correct answers✔✔excessive and uncontrollable anxiety
and worry about many events on most days
- found in 3-6% of all children
- *more common in older female teens*
- age of onset 10-14 years
- can be episodic or continuous
phobia - Correct answers✔✔fears occurring at inappropriate age, persists, is irrational or
exaggerated, leads to avoidance of the object or routine
according to evolutionary theory, - Correct answers✔✔human infants are biologically
predisposed as a result of natural selection to learn certain fears rather than others
OCD prevalence - Correct answers✔✔- 2-3% of kids and teens
- common comorbidities include depressive disorder, disruptive behavior disorder, substance use,
learning disorders, and eating disorders
- age of onset is 9-12 years
children with early onset of OCD are more likely to have... - Correct answers✔✔a family history
of OCD than those with a later age of onset *genetic influence very strong*
