Question 1

Children who lose a parent to death are more likely to show problems if:

Accepted Answer

A)  The parental death was due to a long-term illness 
B)  The child had a conflicted relationship with the deceased parent 
C)  The child had a stable, loving, and close relationship with the deceased parent 
D)  Both a and b are correct 
A)  The parental death was due to a long-term illness 
B)  The child had a conflicted relationship with the deceased parent 
C)  The child had a stable, loving, and close relationship with the deceased parent 
D)  Both a and b are correct

Question 2

The School Transitional Environment Program (STEP) was instituted in certain schools where there were higher risk factors for the development of emotional/behavioral problems.What type of program was it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary prevention 
B)  Secondary prevention 
C)  Tertiary prevention 
D)  Therapy program 
A)  Primary prevention 
B)  Secondary prevention 
C)  Tertiary prevention 
D)  Therapy program

Question 3

Who is most at risk for physical abuse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boys more so than girls 
B)  Girls more so than boys 
C)  Boys under the age of 12 and girls over the age of 12 
D)  Girls under the age of 12 and boys over the age of 12 
A)  Boys more so than girls 
B)  Girls more so than boys 
C)  Boys under the age of 12 and girls over the age of 12 
D)  Girls under the age of 12 and boys over the age of 12

Question 4

In a study Walker and colleagues that explored the connections between having a parent diagnosed with schizophrenia and being physically abused, there were three groups of children that were studied: Children who had a parent with schizophrenia (but who were not abused), children who were abused (but did not have a parent with schizophrenia), and children who were both abused and who had a parent diagnosed with schizophrenia.This study found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Children who had a parent with schizophrenia showed more emotional/behavioral problems than children in the other groups 
B)  Children who were abused showed more emotional/behavioral problems than children in the other groups 
C)  Children who were both abused and who had a parent diagnosed with schizophrenia showed more emotional/behavioral problems than children in the other groups 
D)  There were no differences between children in all three groups 
A)  Children who had a parent with schizophrenia showed more emotional/behavioral problems than children in the other groups 
B)  Children who were abused showed more emotional/behavioral problems than children in the other groups 
C)  Children who were both abused and who had a parent diagnosed with schizophrenia showed more emotional/behavioral problems than children in the other groups 
D)  There were no differences between children in all three groups

Question 5

When a child is put in the middle of the parents' arguments, it is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Triangulation 
B)  Assortative mating 
C)  Protection from one parent against the other 
D)  Circular questioning 
A)  Triangulation 
B)  Assortative mating 
C)  Protection from one parent against the other 
D)  Circular questioning

Question 6

Which characteristics of children make them more vulnerable to physical abuse?

Accepted Answer

Children possess certain characteristics

Question 7

An infant's personal and individual style in relation to the frequency of expression of needs and emotions is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Temperament 
B)  Attachment 
C)  Triangulation 
D)  Protective 
A)  Temperament 
B)  Attachment 
C)  Triangulation 
D)  Protective

Question 8

Children who are physically abused are:

Accepted Answer

A)  More likely to abuse their own children 
B)  Less likely to abuse their own children 
C)  Equally as likely to abuse their own children 
D)  None of the above 
A)  More likely to abuse their own children 
B)  Less likely to abuse their own children 
C)  Equally as likely to abuse their own children 
D)  None of the above

Question 9

Define psychological abuse and provide four types of psychological abuse.Discuss the outcome of children who experience psychological abuse.

Accepted Answer

Psychological abuse is a form of abuse t

Question 10

Discuss risk factors that are evident in school systems.

Accepted Answer

There are several risk factors that are

Question 11

Clinically disturbed individuals tend to become involved with and have children with other individuals who are clinically disturbed.This patterns is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Assortative mating 
B)  Predetermined mating 
C)  Preferential mating 
D)  Birds of a feather mating 
A)  Assortative mating 
B)  Predetermined mating 
C)  Preferential mating 
D)  Birds of a feather mating

Question 12

What are the research findings on poverty, community violence, and increased risk for emotional/behavioral problems?

Accepted Answer

Research has consistently shown that the

Question 13

Parental depression is associated with internalizing problems in children:

Accepted Answer

A)  Consistently 
B)  If there are high levels of interparental conflict 
C)  If there are low levels of interparental conflict 
D)  Very rarely 
A)  Consistently 
B)  If there are high levels of interparental conflict 
C)  If there are low levels of interparental conflict 
D)  Very rarely

Question 14

Terrorizing, missocializing, and isolating are all examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical abuse 
B)  Sexual abuse 
C)  Psychological maltreatment 
D)  Neglect 
A)  Physical abuse 
B)  Sexual abuse 
C)  Psychological maltreatment 
D)  Neglect

Question 15

The connections between childhood psychopathology and living in an impoverished environment:

Accepted Answer

A)  Are well established 
B)  Are particularly true when children have other risk factors (such as harsh or inconsistent parenting) 
C)  Are particularly true when the neighborhood has high levels of violence 
D)  All of the above are true 
A)  Are well established 
B)  Are particularly true when children have other risk factors (such as harsh or inconsistent parenting) 
C)  Are particularly true when the neighborhood has high levels of violence 
D)  All of the above are true

Question 16

The research studies by Dr.E.Mark Cummings, where research assistants get into arguments with children's parents or other research assistants, are designed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Explore parents' coping mechanisms in the face of conflict 
B)  Put children at risk for emotional/behavioral problems 
C)  Explore the causal links between interparental conflict and children's emotional/behavioral problems 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Explore parents' coping mechanisms in the face of conflict 
B)  Put children at risk for emotional/behavioral problems 
C)  Explore the causal links between interparental conflict and children's emotional/behavioral problems 
D)  All of the above

Question 17

Which of the children below is most at risk for physical abuse (based on epidemiological studies)?

Accepted Answer

A)  14-year-old, Bob, who lives with both his mother and his father in a middle-class neighborhood 
B)  8-year-old, Amy, who has adequate intelligence and lives with her single mother 
C)  6-year-old, Jim, who has an IQ of approximately 40 due to Downs Syndrome 
D)  11-year-old, Ray, who lives with his caretaking grandmother 
A)  14-year-old, Bob, who lives with both his mother and his father in a middle-class neighborhood 
B)  8-year-old, Amy, who has adequate intelligence and lives with her single mother 
C)  6-year-old, Jim, who has an IQ of approximately 40 due to Downs Syndrome 
D)  11-year-old, Ray, who lives with his caretaking grandmother

Question 18

When compared with children who are not physically challenged, children with physical disabilities:

Accepted Answer

A)  Are at increased risk for physical abuse and sexual abuse 
B)  Are at increased risk for sexual abuse, but not physical abuse 
C)  Are at increased risk for physical abuse, but not sexual abuse 
D)  Are not at increased risk for physical and sexual abuse 
A)  Are at increased risk for physical abuse and sexual abuse 
B)  Are at increased risk for sexual abuse, but not physical abuse 
C)  Are at increased risk for physical abuse, but not sexual abuse 
D)  Are not at increased risk for physical and sexual abuse

Question 19

There are connections between child physical abuse and problematic brain development in children.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  This connection is almost solely due to children who sustain traumatic brain injuries during the abuse 
B)  This connection does not appear to be due to brain injuries sustained during the abuse 
C)  New technologies, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be able to help identify physical abuse due to the problematic brain development in some children 
D)  Both b and c are correct 
A)  This connection is almost solely due to children who sustain traumatic brain injuries during the abuse 
B)  This connection does not appear to be due to brain injuries sustained during the abuse 
C)  New technologies, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be able to help identify physical abuse due to the problematic brain development in some children 
D)  Both b and c are correct

Question 20

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The large majority of poor children in the United States (70%) live in families where a family-member is employed 
B)  In a survey of first- and second-graders in the inner city of Washington, D.C., the large majority (90%) had witnessed at least one arrest 
C)  Children who witness violence within the family are at ten times greater risk for psychopathology than children from nonviolent homes 
D)  The effects of poverty appear to impact African American children to an even larger degree than children from other ethnic and racial backgrounds 
A)  The large majority of poor children in the United States (70%) live in families where a family-member is employed 
B)  In a survey of first- and second-graders in the inner city of Washington, D.C., the large majority (90%) had witnessed at least one arrest 
C)  Children who witness violence within the family are at ten times greater risk for psychopathology than children from nonviolent homes 
D)  The effects of poverty appear to impact African American children to an even larger degree than children from other ethnic and racial backgrounds

Children who lose a parent to death are more likely to show problems if:

The School Transitional Environment Program (STEP) was instituted in certain schools where there were higher risk factors for the development of emotional/behavioral problems.What type of program was it?

Who is most at risk for physical abuse?

When a child is put in the middle of the parents' arguments, it is known as:

Which characteristics of children make them more vulnerable to physical abuse?

An infant's personal and individual style in relation to the frequency of expression of needs and emotions is known as:

Children who are physically abused are:

Define psychological abuse and provide four types of psychological abuse.Discuss the outcome of children who experience psychological abuse.

Discuss risk factors that are evident in school systems.

Clinically disturbed individuals tend to become involved with and have children with other individuals who are clinically disturbed.This patterns is known as:

What are the research findings on poverty, community violence, and increased risk for emotional/behavioral problems?

Parental depression is associated with internalizing problems in children:

Terrorizing, missocializing, and isolating are all examples of:

The connections between childhood psychopathology and living in an impoverished environment:

The research studies by Dr.E.Mark Cummings, where research assistants get into arguments with children's parents or other research assistants, are designed to:

Which of the children below is most at risk for physical abuse (based on epidemiological studies)?

When compared with children who are not physically challenged, children with physical disabilities:

There are connections between child physical abuse and problematic brain development in children.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Conceptualizations of Normality and Abnormality in Children and Adolescents

Theories of Normality and Abnormality in Children and Adolescents

Research Methods in the Study of Developmental Psychopathology

Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions With

Protective Factors and Issues of Prevention

Depressive Disorders, Bipolar Disorders, and Related Problems

Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders,and Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders and Problems

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Related Problems

Disruptive and Conduct Disorders and Related Problems

Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders and Problems

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia

Specific Learning Disorders and Intellectual Disability

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Exam 5: Risk Factors and Issues of Prevention

Children who lose a parent to death are more likely to show problems if:

The School Transitional Environment Program (STEP) was instituted in certain schools where there were higher risk factors for the development of emotional/behavioral problems.What type of program was it?

Who is most at risk for physical abuse?

When a child is put in the middle of the parents' arguments, it is known as:

Which characteristics of children make them more vulnerable to physical abuse?

An infant's personal and individual style in relation to the frequency of expression of needs and emotions is known as:

Children who are physically abused are:

Define psychological abuse and provide four types of psychological abuse.Discuss the outcome of children who experience psychological abuse.

Discuss risk factors that are evident in school systems.

Clinically disturbed individuals tend to become involved with and have children with other individuals who are clinically disturbed.This patterns is known as:

What are the research findings on poverty, community violence, and increased risk for emotional/behavioral problems?

Parental depression is associated with internalizing problems in children:

Terrorizing, missocializing, and isolating are all examples of:

The connections between childhood psychopathology and living in an impoverished environment:

The research studies by Dr.E.Mark Cummings, where research assistants get into arguments with children's parents or other research assistants, are designed to:

Which of the children below is most at risk for physical abuse (based on epidemiological studies)?

When compared with children who are not physically challenged, children with physical disabilities:

There are connections between child physical abuse and problematic brain development in children.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Conceptualizations of Normality and Abnormality in Children and Adolescents

Theories of Normality and Abnormality in Children and Adolescents

Research Methods in the Study of Developmental Psychopathology

Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions With

Protective Factors and Issues of Prevention

Depressive Disorders, Bipolar Disorders, and Related Problems

Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders,and Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders and Problems

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Related Problems

Disruptive and Conduct Disorders and Related Problems

Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders and Problems

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia

Specific Learning Disorders and Intellectual Disability

Pediatric Psychology and Health Psychology for Children and Adolescents

Ways to Help Children

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