Test Bank For Abnormal Child Psychology 7th Edition Mash Chapter 1-14 Updated Guide 2023.
1. A child typically enters the mental health system .
a. by
... [Show More] asking for a referral from a pediatrician
b. through the criminal justice system
c. by the actions, positive or negative, of peers
d. through teachers, counselors, or parents
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Introduction
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
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2. Many child and adolescent problems can be best described as the .
a. failure to demonstrate expected developmental progress
b. absence of the key survival skills needed to thrive
c. result of excessive expectations by parents
d. stresses associated with educational demands
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Introduction
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
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3. Patterns of behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or physical symptoms shown by an individual are defined as .
a. psychological disorders
b. defiance of norms
c. disobedience
d. distress
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: What Is Abnormal Behavior in Children and Adolescents?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
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4. Interventions for children and adolescents are often intended to .
a. restore previous levels of functioning
b. serve as a warning for negative behavior
c. reform behavior to conform to norms
d. eliminate distress and promote further development
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Introduction
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
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5. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, children’s mental health problems were attributed to .
a. possession by the devil or other evil forces
b. poor parenting practices
c. chemical imbalances
d. low self-esteem
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
6. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, acts of child maltreatment were .
a. illegal and punishable by severe fines
b. very uncommon but largely overlooked
c. practiced primarily among lower socioeconomic classes
d. considered to be a parent’s right for educating or disciplining a child
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
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7. John Locke (1632–1704) advanced the belief that children were .
a. possessed by the devil
b. uncivilized
c. emotionally sensitive beings
d. young adults
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
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8. The work of Jean-Marc Gaspard Itard (1775–1838) is notable in that .
a. his orientation toward children was one of care and helping, in contrast to the times
b. he was the first documented individual to use behavioral techniques with children
c. he was a strong advocate for sending disturbed children to asylums
d. he initiated the Massachusetts’ Stubborn Child Act
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Think Critically
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9. How did Jean-Marc Gaspard Itard believe he could tame the “wild boy of Aveyron”?
a. Exorcism
b. Environmental stimulation
c. Allow him to behave as he did in the wild
d. Peer modeling
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
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10. Which method did Jean-Marc Gaspard Itard use to tame the “wild boy of Aveyron”?
a. Cold showers
b. Tranquilizers
c. Timeouts
d. Massages
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
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11. At the end of the nineteenth century, children with intellectual disabilities were regarded as .
a. suffering from “moral insanity”
b. imbeciles
c. lunatics
d. possessed by the devil
ANSWER: b. [Show Less]