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Researchers studying adults with ADHD have found that many experience: |
| | A) | other serious psychological disorders. |
| | B) | higher than average intelligence. |
| | C) | improved psychological adjustment. |
| | D) | lower cognitive distractibility. |
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Mainstreaming is: |
| | A) | the establishment of institutions that are devoted to educating people with disabilities. |
| | B) | the placement of children with disabilities in foster homes where they can be appropriately nurtured. |
| | C) | the integration into society of people with mental and physical disabilities. |
| | D) | legislation that requires alcohol and tobacco products to carry warnings about potential toxic effects. |
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Eleven-year-old Jonah's speech is characterized by poor use of grammar and vocabulary relative to others of his age, although he is able to understand the speech of others. These are signs that he has which communication disorder? |
| | A) | Stuttering |
| | B) | Expressive language disorder |
| | C) | Phonological disorder |
| | D) | Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder |
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Michael is a third-grader who is often causing problems at home and school. He is disorganized, messy, impulsive, inattentive, and accident-prone. In all likelihood, Michael would be regarded as having: |
| | A) | attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. |
| | B) | conduct disorder. |
| | C) | oppositional defiant disorder. |
| | D) | separation anxiety disorder. |
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In explaining the hypothesized causes of ADHD, experts currently believe that it: |
| | A) | develops as a result of inadequate intellectual stimulation. |
| | B) | is a genetically acquired trait. |
| | C) | develops primarily as a result of a disturbed family system. |
| | D) | is biologically based, triggered by certain stressful environmental conditions. |
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The term used to describe behavior in which an individual has bowel movements in clothes or inappropriate places is: |
| | A) | encopresis. |
| | B) | enuresis. |
| | C) | dyslexia. |
| | D) | coprolalia. |
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Norm has just started first grade but does not understand what his teacher means when she asks him to count to 10. He is also baffled by her requests to add or subtract numbers. Norm might be diagnosed as having: |
| | A) | math phobia. |
| | B) | mathematics disorder. |
| | C) | expressive numeric disorder. |
| | D) | dyscalcula. |
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Which of the following is the development-related disorder that is the childhood precursor of antisocial personality disorder? |
| | A) | Overanxious disorder |
| | B) | Conduct disorder |
| | C) | Oppositional defiant disorder |
| | D) | Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder |
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Bill has a specific developmental disorder that is characterized by the fact that words and letters get reversed when he is reading; for example the letter "b" looks like "d" and the word "frog" may look like "gorf." This problem makes him read aloud in a slow and broken way. Bill may have: |
| | A) | disorder of written expression. |
| | B) | cluttering. |
| | C) | expressive language disorder. |
| | D) | dyslexia. |
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Which disorders may be the result of difficulty integrating information from the brain areas involved in vision, speech, and language comprehension? |
| | A) | Disruptive behavior disorders |
| | B) | Learning, communication and motor skills disorders |
| | C) | Anxiety disorders of childhood |
| | D) | pervasive developmental disorders |
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Vancer generally has no difficulty sitting still, but cannot focus his attention on what the teacher is saying for long periods of time. Vancer might be diagnosed as having: |
| | A) | attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, inattentive type. |
| | B) | attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, hyperactive-impulsive type. |
| | C) | attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, combined type. |
| | D) | attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, overactive type. |
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The type of bulimia nervosa in which one rids the body of food with vomiting, laxatives, or diuretics is: |
| | A) | anorexic. |
| | B) | purging. |
| | C) | depressive. |
| | D) | nonpurging. |
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Proponents of which theoretical model propose that people with bulimia translate society's attitudes toward thinness into extreme restraints and rigid rules about food? |
| | A) | Societal |
| | B) | Psychodynamic |
| | C) | Family systems |
| | D) | Cognitive-behavioral |
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Which of the following is considered to be the core feature of anorexia nervosa? |
| | A) | Frequent binging |
| | B) | Normal body weight |
| | C) | Consumption of nonnutritive substances |
| | D) | Body image disturbance |
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The highest rates for anorexia nervosa are found in |
| | A) | China. |
| | B) | France. |
| | C) | India. |
| | D) | the United States. |
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