Chapter 16 Psychological Disorders of Childhood Total Assessment Guide T A G Topic Overview pp 436 437 Externalizing Disorders pp 437 454 Internalizing and Other Disorders pp 454 462 Question Type Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Factual 1 2 5 113 114 115 8 16 17 22 25 26 31 32 35 39 40 42 44 47 48 49 54 57 61 62 64 65 66 69 71 73 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 74 79 81 83 86 88 90 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 105 108 124 125 126 127 128 Conceptual 3 4 6 Applied 7 129 10 12 13 15 18 19 20 21 29 33 34 37 38 41 43 45 50 51 56 58 67 68 70 9 11 14 23 24 27 28 30 36 46 52 53 55 59 60 63 72 130 131 132 136 75 76 80 82 84 87 91 92 104 106 109 110 111 133 77 78 85 89 93 103 107 112 134 135 ScholarStock 627 Chapter 16 Psychological Disorders of Childhood Multiple Choice 16 1 1 What is the major contribution of a developmental psychopathology perspective on children s problems Developmental psychopathology offers greater focus on genetic factors Developmental psychopathology suggests ways that biological processes account for these types of problems Developmental psychopathology provides norms across the lifespan that can be used to determine whether a behavior is abnormal Developmental psychopathology highlights the importance of environmental differences across different socioeconomic groups Answer c Difficulty 1 Question ID 16 1 1 Page Reference 436 Topic Overview Skill Factual LO 16 1 Are children s psychological disorders different from adults 16 1 2 DSM 5 reorganized its classification of psychological problems usually diagnosed first among children in an effort to make a clear distinction between childhood disorders and adult disorders make developmental considerations a part of all disorders provide a consistent means of diagnosis for the best health insurance coverage replicate the system used in earlier editions of the DSM Answer b Difficulty 1 Question ID 16 1 2 Page Reference 436 Topic Overview Skill Factual LO 16 1 Are children s psychological disorders different from adults 16 1 3 A child with which of the following would likely be diagnosed as having an externalizing disorder a b c d a b c d a b c d excessive anxiety depressed mood somatic complaints serious misconduct Answer d Difficulty 1 Question ID 16 1 3 ScholarStock 628 a b c d a b c d a b c d Page Reference 436 Topic Overview Skill Conceptual LO 16 1 Are children s psychological disorders different from adults 16 1 4 A child with which of the following would likely be diagnosed as having an internalizing disorder excessive anxiety depressed mood somatic complaints serious misconduct Answer a Difficulty 1 Question ID 16 1 4 Page Reference 436 Topic Overview Skill Conceptual LO 16 1 Are children s psychological disorders different from adults 16 1 5 Externalizing behavior is more problematic when it is part of a or cluster of problems than when it occurs in isolation 16 1 6 Externalizing problems that begin are more likely to persist into adult life system symptom syndrome synod Answer c Difficulty 1 Question ID 16 1 5 Page Reference 438 Topic Overview Skill Factual LO 16 2 Is ADHD different from just being a bad kid during adolescence in the late 20s and early 30s before adolescence in early adulthood Answer c Difficulty 1 Question ID 16 1 6 Page Reference 438 Topic Overview Skill Conceptual LO 16 2 Is ADHD different from just being a bad kid ScholarStock 629 16 1 7 Jeremy is an eight year old boy whose case is described in your textbook Based on a recommendation from his teacher he was evaluated by a psychologist Which of the following findings would be significant in planning a treatment program for Jeremy Jeremy has a sibling who was mentally retarded and autistic He had an older sister who expressed herself better verbally than did Jeremy Although Jeremy had an IQ of 108 his achievement test scores were a grade behind his current grade Jeremy s mother took him to the psychologist only reluctantly because she did not believe he had a problem Answer c Difficulty 2 Question ID 16 1 7 Page Reference 437 Topic Overview Skill Applied LO 16 2 Is ADHD different from just being a bad kid 16 1 8 Many externalizing disorders are characterized by overcontrolled behavior symptoms of sadness and anxiety violations of age appropriate social rules expression of worry through physical symptoms Answer c Difficulty 1 Question ID 16 1 8 Page Reference 437 Topic Externalizing Disorders Skill Factual LO 16 2 Is ADHD different from just being a bad kid a b c d a b c d a b c d 16 1 9 The PTA invited a speaker to address the topic of crime among adolescents What information might the speaker cite in this talk to parents of young people The rate of crime committed by young people is increasing in spite of intervention efforts The worst five percent of juvenile offenders account for about half of all juvenile arrests Most of the crimes committed by young people are committed against schools and are generally taken as signs of rebellion Young people under the age of 18 frequently engage in serious violent crimes Answer b Difficulty 2 Question ID 16 1 9 Page Reference 438 Topic Externalizing Disorders Skill Applied LO 16 2 Is ADHD different from just being a bad kid ScholarStock 630 16 1 10 Evidence for a syndrome of externalizing behavior problems has been demonstrated by statistical analysis of a b c d arrest reports clinicians diagnoses of children children s descriptions of their own behavior checklists on which adults rate children s psychological symptoms Answer d Difficulty 2 Question ID 16 1 10 Page Reference 438 Topic Externalizing Disorders Skill Conceptual LO 16 2 Is ADHD different from just being a bad kid 16 1 11 Six year old Nick s parents have been called to school repeatedly during the past two years for a variety of problems ranging from disobeying teachers to bullying classmates Their position is that like any other boy his age Nick is testing the limits Which of the following correlates to how school officials should respond if they take a developmental psychopathology perspective All children test the limits but the only way they become adults is to stop that testing Although it is normal for children to test the limits your son s limit testing is not appropriate for his age We just want to make you aware of your son s behavior we do expect that he will outgrow this stage soon Testing the limits is a sign of a deeply rooted psychological disturbance