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1.
Which of the following brain areas does not appear to be involved in ADHD?
A)frontal lobe
B)occipital lobe
C)caudate nucleus
D)corpus callosum
2.
The symptoms of ADHD fall into all of the following categories except:
A)inattention.
B)defiance.
C)impulsivity.
D)hyperactivity.
3.
Which of the following statements about attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is false?
A)Fewer than 10 percent of children develop ADHD.
B)For the majority of children, ADHD continues into adolescence.
C)Children rarely grow out of ADHD.
D)Boys are three times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than are girls.
4.
Which of the following has not been found to predispose children to ADHD?
A)premature delivery
B)consumption of large amounts of sugar
C)maternal nicotine consumption
D)exposure to high concentrations of lead
5.
The biological contributors to ADHD include all of the following except:
A)neurological deficits.
B)a family history of ADHD.
C)high levels of adrenaline.
D)abnormal dopamine transporter genes.
6.
The most common drug treatment for ADHD in children is the use of:
A)stimulants.
B)clonidine.
C)neuroleptics.
D)anti-depressants.
7.
Children with conduct disorder:
A)appear quite adept at handling social situations.
B)usually outgrow the disorder and become productive adults.
C)assume that other children will be aggressive towards them.
D)are often shy and non-aggressive themselves.
8.
Which of the following is a symptom of separation anxiety disorder?
A)persistent and excessive worry about school performance
B)exaggerated fears of natural disasters
C)short episodes of fearfulness after traumatic events
D)depression
9.
Children born high in behavioral inhibition:
A)are fearful and irritable toddlers.
B)are out-spoken school-age children.
C)have low levels of arousal when exposed to unfamiliar situations.
D)are drawn to novel situations.
10.
Children with enuresis:
A)occasionally wet the bed.
B)often wet their clothes during the daytime.
C)are usually suffering from urinary tract infections.
D)are often treated with tricyclic antidepressants.
11.
Reading disorder is also known as:
A)receptive language disorder.
B)dyslexia.
C)phonological disorder.
D)disorder of reading comprehension.
12.
Mental retardation is defined as subaverage intellectual functioning, indexed by an IQ score of under:
A)90.
B)80.
C)70.
D)60.
13.
Children who can acquire very simple vocational skills with special education, who do not achieve beyond the second grade in academic skills, and who have IQ scores between 35 and 50, are characterized as _____________ mentally retarded.
A)moderately
B)mildly
C)profoundly
D)severely
14.
Which of the following is a metabolic disorder that is genetically transmitted and can cause mental retardation?
A)phenylketonuria
B)Fragile X syndrome
C)Trisomy 21
D)Trisomy 13
15.
Which of the following is the most common cause of mental retardation in children?
A)Trisomy 18
B)Fragile X syndrome
C)Trisomy 21
D)Tay-Sachs disease
16.
The most salient features of autism are impairments in:
A)communication skills.
B)cognitive skills.
C)motor development.
D)social interaction.
17.
The best predictor of the outcome of autism is:
A)a child's IQ and language development before age six.
B)a child's capacity to reach developmental milestones on time.
C)a child's capacity for nonverbal communication.
D)the quality of parenting a child receives in the preschool years.
18.
All of the following are classified as pervasive developmental disorders except:
A)autism.
B)Asperger's disorder.
C)selective mutism.
D)childhood disintegrative disorder.
19.
Which of the following appears to be a contributing factor to autism?
A)a "refrigerator" mother
B)deficits in theory of mind
C)atrophy of the parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes
D)abnormal levels of norepinephrine
20.
Which of the following childhood disorders is more common in girls than boys?
A)autism
B)ADHD
C)conduct disorder
D)separation anxiety disorder





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