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Q: Schizophrenia or schizoid behavior can be triggered by use of hallucinogenic drugs.
Q: Depressed students often have physical complaints of fatigue or illness.
Q: Heightened risk for schizophrenia means that a person will develop the disorder.
Q: After age 20, the prevalence of depression in boys and girls tends to become equal.
Q: At the level of specific behaviors, social learning is more important than genetics.
Q: Beyond age 15, girls are twice as likely as boys to be depressed.
Q: Children inherit predispositions to certain behavioral characteristics from their biological parents.
Q: Depression tends to be of short duration.
Q: Knowing that a disorder has a biological cause leads directly to a prescription for treatment.
Q: Inability to think or concentrate can be a symptom of depression.
Q: Emotional and behavioral disorders are caused almost entirely by biological factors.
Q: Depression is a bipolar disorder.
Q: Increased medical technology increases the plausibility of a biological basis for more emotional and behavioral disorders.
Q: In children dysphoria may be marked by irritability and unhappiness.
Q: Using Bandura's notion of triadic reciprocality, disordered behaviors are comprehensible: a. Across contexts of occurrence b. Across mindsets of occurrence c. Only in the context in which they occur d. Only in the mindset in which they occur
Q: Childhood depression is a normal part of human development.
Q: The same behavior may have different meaning a. At different ages b. In different contexts c. With different individuals d. All of the above e. None of the above
Q: Both children and adults experiencing depression exhibit loss of interest in productive activity.
Q: Personal agency includes the ability to a. Evaluate and regulate oneself b. Learn vicariously c. Use symbols for communication d. All of the above e. Only B and C
Q: Fears are not considered maladaptive unless they prevent the child from engaging in: a. Normal social interaction. b. Normal sleep patterns. c. Regular school attendance. d. All of the above. e. Only A and B.
Q: The social-cognitive approach integrates the a. Behavioral and cognitive approach b. Environmental and cognitive approach c. Humanistic and cognitive approach d. Medical and cognitive approach
Q: The fears that infants have of falling and loud noise are considered: a. Adaptive. b. Deviant. c. Normal. d. All of the above. e. Only A and C.
Q: If a research finding is reliable, it can be a. Measured b. Quantified c. Replicated d. Translated
Q: The most common emotional or behavioral disorders of childhood are: a. Anxious-withdrawn behaviors and conduct disorder. b. Anxious-withdrawn behaviors and schizophrenia. c. Deppressive behaviors and conduct disorder. d. Depressive behaviors and schizophrenia.
Q: According to Kauffman and Landrum, which of the following approaches contributes most to the effective treatment of EBD? a. Humanistic b. Medical c. Postmodern d. Psychodynamic
Q: Persistent anxiety is likely to characterize ____ of the child population. a. 2% b. 5-8% c. 10-15% d. 20%
Q: Acceptance of one set of assumptions about human behavior often implies: a. Allegiance to a medical model of EBD b. Allegiance to a variety of other assumptions c. Rejection of other assumptions d. Rejection of the medical model of EBD
Q: Anxiety is frequently comorbid with: a. Depression, conduct disorder, and learning disabilities. b. Autism, conduct disorder, and learning disabilities. c. Depression, autism, and learning disabilities. d. Depression, conduct disorder, and autism.
Q: In practice, professionals tend to adhere to a. A single conceptual approach b. A single clinical experience c. Multiple conceptual approaches d. Multiple clinical experiences
Q: Characteristics associated with anxiety and withdrawal are usually: a. More transitory and amenable to treatment than those associated with conduct disorder. b. More transitory and amenable to treatment than those associated with ADHD. c. Less transitory and amenable to treatment than those associated with conduct disorder. d. Less transitory and amenable to treatment than those associated with ADHD.
Q: An intervention based on behavioral principles rearranges a. Antecedent events and consequences b. Social systems and consequences c. Intrapsychic conflict and behavior d. All of the above e. Only A and B
Q: A school phobia may be most appropriately called: a. Separation anxiety b. Separation phobia c. Social anxiety d. Social phobia
Q: Ecobehavioral analyses attempt to identify and use functional events to improve: a. Behavior management b. Intrapsychic conflict c. Social systems d. All of the above e. None of the above
Q: Three approaches which can be particularly successful in resolving children's irrational fears include: a. Modeling, desensitization, and resistance training. b. Modeling, desensitization, and self-control training. c. Modeling, resistance training, and self-control training. d. Resistance training, desensitization, and self-control training.
Q: Interventions that focus on changing the individual's social system are best described as: a. Behavioral b. Biological c. Ecological d. Humanistic
Q: Repetitive hand washing to avoid the contraction of AIDS is an example of: a. A compulsion. b. A phobia. c. An obsession.
Q: The biological approach is especially effective when attempting to intervene early and prevent a. Biting in young children b. Bullying in young children c. Noncompliance in young children d. All of the above e. None of the above
Q: An inability to attend to school because of fear of interacting with peers is an example of: a. A compulsion. b. A phobia. c. An obsession.
Q: The psycho-educational model can be conceptualized as a combination of the: a. Biogenic and environmental models b. Biogenic and humanistic models c. Psychodynamic and environmental models d. Psychodynamic and humanistic models
Q: The most effective therapies for addressing OCD are based on: a. Humanistic principles. b. Psychodynamic principles. c. Social learning principles. d. All of the above. e. Only B and C.
Q: One limitation of the biological approach is that: a. Environmental flaws are often difficult to cure and correct b. Epidemiological flaws are often difficult to cure and correct c. Physiological flaws are often difficult to cure and correct d. Psychological flaws are often difficult to cure and correct
Q: Symptoms of PTSD can include: a. Recurrent and intrusive thoughts, images, or dreams. b. Emotional numbing or unresponsiveness. c. Difficulty sleeping or concentrating. d. All of the above. e. Only A and C.
Q: The treatment of EBD should focus upon: a. The development of coping mechanisms b. The reduction of environmental stresses c. The resolution of intrapsychic conflicts d. All of the above e. None of the above
Q: PTSD can be caused by: a. Accidents b. Genetics c. Wars d. All of the above e. Only A and C
Q: Conceptual models can be used to understand: a. Causes of disordered behaviors b. Potential cures for disordered behaviors c. Trajectories of disordered behaviors d. All of the above e. Only A and C
Q: Tics that require intervention involve: a. Only the facial muscles. b. Only the hands. c. The entire head, neck, and shoulders. d. All of the above. e. Only A and B
Q: Using the ecological model, the individual is evaluated according to his or her a. Complex social system b. Dynamic unconscious c. Dynamic conscious d. All of the above e. Only A and B
Q: The most severe variety of tic disorder is: a. Asperger's syndrome. b. Autism. c. Rett's syndrome. d. Tourette's disorder.
Q: In practice, professionals tend to adhere to a single conceptual model.
Q: Tourette's syndrome occurs more frequently in: a. Adults b. Children c. Females d. Males
Q: In a behaviorally based intervention, the teacher attempts to resolve intrapsychic conflict.
Q: Tourette's syndrome often occurs co-morbidly with: a. ADHD b. Asperger's Syndrome c. OCD d. All of the above e. Only A & C
Q: In a behaviorally based intervention, teachers choose a target response.
Q: The symptoms of Tourette's syndrome may become more severe with the experience of: a. Food allergies. b. Loud noises. c. Stress. d. All of the above. e. Only B and C.
Q: The ecological approach stresses rearranging antecedent events and consequences to teach more adaptive behavior.
Q: The most effect treatment for Tourette's syndrome includes: a. Cognitive behavioral therapy. b. Diet therapy. c. Drug therapy. d. All of the above. e. A and C.
Q: Ecological approaches subscribe to the notion that in EBD, the central problem is the behavior itself and that behavior is a function of environmental events.
Q: Children exhibiting selective mutism are: a. Extremely reluctant to speak. b. Unable to acquire normal speech. c. Unable to articulate clearly. d. Unable to talk.
Q: Using a psychoeducational approach, insight is thought to enable behavioral change.
Q: Anorexia occurs with equal prevalence in males and females.
Q: Interventions associated with the biological model include drug therapy.
Q: Enuresis may be diurnal or nocturnal.
Q: Because emotional and behavior disorders are caused by stress, treatment should focus on the development of coping mechanisms.
Q: Children with OCD are often secretive about their rituals.
Q: A conceptual model is a framework for organizing ideas and information about disordered behaviors.
Q: Children typically understand that OCD behavior is excessive and unreasonable.
Q: The way we respond to disordered behavior is linked to what we believe about the nature and causes of human conduct.
Q: Compulsions are actually worries about persistent, intrusive impulses.
Q: A major development in the treatment of children and youths with EBD in the 1960s was a. the development of a variety of conceptual approaches b. legalization of corporal punishment c. the civil rights movement d. the incorporation of constructivist pedagogy into classroom instruction
Q: Obsessions are actually worries about real-life problems.
Q: During the postwar years and into the 1950s, the trend in education for students with disabilities in the United States can best be described as a. inclusionary b. focusing on the demonstration of systematic interventions c. focusing on interventions carried out in the home d. exclusionary
Q: Having fearful children watch movies in which other children are having fun while approaching the feared object without hesitation may reduce fear in the observer.
Q: The syndrome known as autism was first identified in: a. the 1400s b. the 1700s in early colonial America c. the 1880s d. the 1940s
Q: Anxiety is solely a learned behavior.
Q: In the United States during the years 1931 to 1945, services for children and youths with disabilities a. Were limited in the schools because of WWII and the depression b. Exceeded those available at the present c. Excluded students with sensory disabilities such as deafness d. Focused on the treatment of polio because of President Roosevelt's condition
Q: It is plausible that a child could learn to fear dogs by listening to others discuss the dangerousness of dogs.
Q: Two professional organizations important to the education of students with EBD and founded in the early twentieth century were a. Council for Exceptional Children and the American Orthopsychiatric Association b. Council for Exceptional Children and the American Medical Association c. Council for Deviance and the American Orthopsychiatric Association d. Council for Deviance and the American Medical Association
Q: Humans learn fear in a variety of ways.
Q: In the 19th century, psychiatric disorders were attributed to a. Masturbation b. Overwork c. Religious preoccupation d. All of the above e. None of the above
Q: Children with extreme anxiety and social withdrawal have a worse prognosis for adult adjustment than does the child with an externalizing disorder.
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