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The defining criteria of mental retardation is based on the idea that abnormal behavior is behavior that |
| | A) | deviates from the average. |
| | B) | deviates from the ideal. |
| | C) | is socially unacceptable. |
| | D) | is dysfunctional. |
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What view of abnormality would most likely arise out of a culture that expects its people to work hard, live forever, and be happy? Abnormality as |
| | A) | deviation from the ideal. |
| | B) | socially unacceptable. |
| | C) | dysfunctional. |
| | D) | deviation from the average. |
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Which of the following behaviors in children would most likely be associated with dysfunction in adulthood? |
| | A) | Aggression |
| | B) | Tics |
| | C) | Nightmares |
| | D) | Bed-wetting |
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The classification systems used today for diagnosing childhood disorders are based primarily on |
| | A) | description of behaviors, feelings. |
| | B) | preferred treatment. |
| | C) | family heredity. |
| | D) | causes of the disorders. |
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A measure of diagnostic reliability would be best obtained by |
| | A) | having one clinician diagnose several different children. |
| | B) | having several clinicians independently diagnose the same child. |
| | C) | having several expert clinicians discuss the characteristics of each disorder. |
| | D) | having one clinician repeatedly diagnose the same child over a period of time. |
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Most childhood diagnoses in the DSM-IV are |
| | A) | neither reliable nor valid. |
| | B) | both reliable and valid. |
| | C) | valid but not reliable. |
| | D) | reliable but not valid. |
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What type of psychological disorders are characterized by a repetitive and persistent pattern of rule violations? |
| | A) | Hyperactivity disorders |
| | B) | Conduct disorders |
| | C) | Antagonistic disorders |
| | D) | Delinquency |
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The _____ theory of depression suggests that people become depressed because they feel unable to control the outcomes of relevant events in their lives. |
| | A) | passive-avoidant |
| | B) | learned helplessness |
| | C) | control |
| | D) | biological deterministic |
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The most extremely disturbed children are those diagnosed as having _____ disorders. |
| | A) | undercontrolled |
| | B) | depressive |
| | C) | pervasive developmental |
| | D) | overcontrolled |
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Which of the following would most likely view the child's behavior as a symptom of a problematic social system? |
| | A) | Psychoanalytic therapist |
| | B) | Medical doctor |
| | C) | Behavioral therapist |
| | D) | Family therapist |
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A basic principle of developmental psychopathology states that the role of development must be considered |
| | A) | in the treatment strategy chosen. |
| | B) | in the assessment processes used to diagnose. |
| | C) | in the origins of symptoms and the course of behavior disorders. |
| | D) | when determining the long-term outcomes for the child. |
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Which model assumes that the psychological disorder, like a physical disease, resides within the individual? |
| | A) | Psycho-dynamic model |
| | B) | Medical model |
| | C) | Intrapsychic model |
| | D) | Developmental model |
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The model which defines abnormality as being abnormal from any feelings or behaviors that differ from the average by some set amount is the |
| | A) | medical model. |
| | B) | ideological model. |
| | C) | statistical model. |
| | D) | perceptual model. |
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A child whose individual IQ test score is 3 standard deviations below the mean is said to be |
| | A) | gifted. |
| | B) | mentally retarded. |
| | C) | autistic. |
| | D) | depressed. |
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Caspi, Elder, and Bem (1987) propose that the continuity in maladaptive behaviors is sustained by |
| | A) | cumulative continuity and niche picking. |
| | B) | transactional stressors. |
| | C) | genetic and environmental factors. |
| | D) | cumulative continuity and interactional continuity. |
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Probably, the best known and most widely used diagnostic classification system has been compiled by the |
| | A) | American Psychological Association. |
| | B) | American Psychiatric Association. |
| | C) | American Medical Association. |
| | D) | American Diagnostic Association. |
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Which of the following statements is correct? |
| | A) | Over three times as many boys as girls are reported to exhibit conduct disorders. |
| | B) | More girls than boys are labeled as having undercontrolled behavior disorders. |
| | C) | Overcontrolled behavior disorders are the most frequently reported of all psychological problems of childhood. |
| | D) | Undercontrolled behavior is defined by its negative impact on the individual himself. |
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All but one of the following factors are associated with illicit drug use. |
| | A) | Social alienation |
| | B) | Need to increase self-insight |
| | C) | High self-esteem |
| | D) | Resistance to authority |
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Chance is a 3-year-old boy who uses echolalia speech patterns, avoids eye contact, does not like to be touched, and spends hours flapping his arms while watching a top spin on the kitchen floor. Chance will probably be diagnosed as having |
| | A) | schizophrenia. |
| | B) | autism. |
| | C) | hyperactivity. |
| | D) | childhood psychosis. |
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Behavior therapy, play therapy and family therapy are forms of |
| | A) | primary prevention. |
| | B) | secondary prevention. |
| | C) | tertiary prevention. |
| | D) | community prevention. |
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