Question 1

Involvement in the arts:

Accepted Answer

A)  Is associated with enhanced emotional/behavioral functioning in children and adolescents 
B)  Is associated with alternative thinking-which seems to get children into trouble at school 
C)  Is associated with limited peer relationships 
D)  Is associated with too little structure for children, and hence, is thought to increase emotional/behavioral problems in children 
A)  Is associated with enhanced emotional/behavioral functioning in children and adolescents 
B)  Is associated with alternative thinking-which seems to get children into trouble at school 
C)  Is associated with limited peer relationships 
D)  Is associated with too little structure for children, and hence, is thought to increase emotional/behavioral problems in children

Question 2

When parents know about their young adolescents' behavior (such as knowing their friends, keeping track of their whereabouts, etc.), it is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Parental monitoring 
B)  Dismissive parenting 
C)  Over-controlling parenting 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Parental monitoring 
B)  Dismissive parenting 
C)  Over-controlling parenting 
D)  All of the above

Question 3

How is self-efficacy thought to serve as a protective factor?

Accepted Answer

Self-efficacy refers to an individual's

Question 4

The findings on the protective role of a close relationship with a caretaker:

Accepted Answer

A)  Appear to be universal (i.e., true throughout the world) 
B)  Are consistent throughout the lifespan (from infancy through adulthood) 
C)  Are found consistently 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Appear to be universal (i.e., true throughout the world) 
B)  Are consistent throughout the lifespan (from infancy through adulthood) 
C)  Are found consistently 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

Children with high rates of self-efficacy:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tend to try harder on difficult tasks 
B)  Stick with challenging tasks longer 
C)  Believe that they can succeed on the difficult task 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Tend to try harder on difficult tasks 
B)  Stick with challenging tasks longer 
C)  Believe that they can succeed on the difficult task 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

Sid's parents show him a great deal of warmth, with age-appropriate structure and high expectations.This parenting style is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Humanistic 
B)  Indifferent 
C)  Authoritative 
D)  Authoritarian 
A)  Humanistic 
B)  Indifferent 
C)  Authoritative 
D)  Authoritarian

Question 7

Teachers can:

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase self-efficacy 
B)  Serve as a role model outside of the family 
C)  Serve as a stable adult to a child who may not know any other stable adults 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Increase self-efficacy 
B)  Serve as a role model outside of the family 
C)  Serve as a stable adult to a child who may not know any other stable adults 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

Good coping skills have been associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Better outcomes in the face of adversity 
B)  Greater levels of stress, especially in children from the inner city 
C)  Very little-they seem unrelated to children's functioning 
D)  Higher rates of emotional/behavioral problems 
A)  Better outcomes in the face of adversity 
B)  Greater levels of stress, especially in children from the inner city 
C)  Very little-they seem unrelated to children's functioning 
D)  Higher rates of emotional/behavioral problems

Question 9

Involvement in prosocial organizations (such as through volunteering) is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Exposing children to appropriate role models and developing the child's friendship network 
B)  Poorer academic performance, because of limited time for homework 
C)  More deviant peer relationships 
D)  Both b and c are correct 
A)  Exposing children to appropriate role models and developing the child's friendship network 
B)  Poorer academic performance, because of limited time for homework 
C)  More deviant peer relationships 
D)  Both b and c are correct

Question 10

Structured extracurricular activities:

Accepted Answer

A)  Seem to limit academic functioning, but enhance social functioning 
B)  Appear to serve as a protective factor in children's and adolescents' lives 
C)  Have not been studied extensively 
D)  Are associated with more deviant peers 
A)  Seem to limit academic functioning, but enhance social functioning 
B)  Appear to serve as a protective factor in children's and adolescents' lives 
C)  Have not been studied extensively 
D)  Are associated with more deviant peers

Question 11

The Global Issues section highlighted a number of programs around the world (such as the Give N Go Project, which provides soccer equipment and training to impoverished youth).These programs were highlighted as examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ways to increase protective factors for youth 
B)  Obesity prevention programs 
C)  Ways for individuals outside of the U.S. to help youth within the U.S. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Ways to increase protective factors for youth 
B)  Obesity prevention programs 
C)  Ways for individuals outside of the U.S. to help youth within the U.S. 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

Discuss the protective role of coaches and organized sports in children's lives.

Accepted Answer

Coaches and organized sports play a cruc

Question 13

The prevention program known as the Houston Parent-Child Development Center:

Accepted Answer

A)  Was an example of the wrong way to implement a prevention program 
B)  Was effective at preventing emotional/behavioral problems in children 
C)  Was only helpful to those families who were already well-functioning 
D)  Was not successful because preventive efforts were limited in scope 
A)  Was an example of the wrong way to implement a prevention program 
B)  Was effective at preventing emotional/behavioral problems in children 
C)  Was only helpful to those families who were already well-functioning 
D)  Was not successful because preventive efforts were limited in scope

Question 14

Characteristics within the individual that have been identified as protective factors include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Good intellectual functioning 
B)  Socioeconomic advantages 
C)  Connections to prosocial organizations 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Good intellectual functioning 
B)  Socioeconomic advantages 
C)  Connections to prosocial organizations 
D)  All of the above

Question 15

Resilient characteristics within the extrafamilial context include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Close relationship to caring parent figure 
B)  Authoritative parenting 
C)  Connections to extended supportive family networks 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Close relationship to caring parent figure 
B)  Authoritative parenting 
C)  Connections to extended supportive family networks 
D)  All of the above

Question 16

Based on the studies in Kauai, approximately how many children with 4 or more risk factors developed into well functioning, psychologically healthy adolescents and young adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  One-sixth (16.7%) 
B)  One-third (33.3%) 
C)  One-half (50.0%) 
D)  Two-thirds (66.7%) 
A)  One-sixth (16.7%) 
B)  One-third (33.3%) 
C)  One-half (50.0%) 
D)  Two-thirds (66.7%)

Question 17

Characteristics within the individual that have been identified as protective factors include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Good intellectual functioning 
B)  Socioeconomic advantages 
C)  Connections to prosocial organizations 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Good intellectual functioning 
B)  Socioeconomic advantages 
C)  Connections to prosocial organizations 
D)  All of the above

Question 18

Sports coaches:

Accepted Answer

A)  Usually serve to increase adversity in children's lives 
B)  Often downplay the importance of educational pursuits 
C)  Can serve as a role model outside of the family 
D)  Are associated with increased emotional/behavioral problems in children 
A)  Usually serve to increase adversity in children's lives 
B)  Often downplay the importance of educational pursuits 
C)  Can serve as a role model outside of the family 
D)  Are associated with increased emotional/behavioral problems in children

Question 19

Which parenting style is associated with the best outcomes for children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Authoritarian 
B)  Authoritative 
C)  Permissive 
D)  Humanistic 
A)  Authoritarian 
B)  Authoritative 
C)  Permissive 
D)  Humanistic

Question 20

Current research suggests that intelligence is a protective factor if:

Accepted Answer

A)  The child shows extremely high levels of intelligence (i.e., is gifted) 
B)  The child shows better than average levels of intelligence 
C)  The child shows at least average intelligence 
D)  The child does not show mental retardation 
A)  The child shows extremely high levels of intelligence (i.e., is gifted) 
B)  The child shows better than average levels of intelligence 
C)  The child shows at least average intelligence 
D)  The child does not show mental retardation

Involvement in the arts:

When parents know about their young adolescents' behavior (such as knowing their friends, keeping track of their whereabouts, etc.), it is known as:

How is self-efficacy thought to serve as a protective factor?

The findings on the protective role of a close relationship with a caretaker:

Children with high rates of self-efficacy:

Sid's parents show him a great deal of warmth, with age-appropriate structure and high expectations.This parenting style is known as:

Teachers can:

Good coping skills have been associated with:

Involvement in prosocial organizations (such as through volunteering) is associated with:

Structured extracurricular activities:

The Global Issues section highlighted a number of programs around the world (such as the Give N Go Project, which provides soccer equipment and training to impoverished youth).These programs were highlighted as examples of:

Discuss the protective role of coaches and organized sports in children's lives.

The prevention program known as the Houston Parent-Child Development Center:

Characteristics within the individual that have been identified as protective factors include:

Resilient characteristics within the extrafamilial context include:

Based on the studies in Kauai, approximately how many children with 4 or more risk factors developed into well functioning, psychologically healthy adolescents and young adults?

Characteristics within the individual that have been identified as protective factors include:

Sports coaches:

Which parenting style is associated with the best outcomes for children?

Current research suggests that intelligence is a protective factor if:

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

Risk 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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Exam 6: Protective Factors and Issues of Prevention

Involvement in the arts:

When parents know about their young adolescents' behavior (such as knowing their friends, keeping track of their whereabouts, etc.), it is known as:

How is self-efficacy thought to serve as a protective factor?

The findings on the protective role of a close relationship with a caretaker:

Children with high rates of self-efficacy:

Sid's parents show him a great deal of warmth, with age-appropriate structure and high expectations.This parenting style is known as:

Teachers can:

Good coping skills have been associated with:

Involvement in prosocial organizations (such as through volunteering) is associated with:

Structured extracurricular activities:

The Global Issues section highlighted a number of programs around the world (such as the Give N Go Project, which provides soccer equipment and training to impoverished youth).These programs were highlighted as examples of:

Discuss the protective role of coaches and organized sports in children's lives.

The prevention program known as the Houston Parent-Child Development Center:

Characteristics within the individual that have been identified as protective factors include:

Resilient characteristics within the extrafamilial context include:

Based on the studies in Kauai, approximately how many children with 4 or more risk factors developed into well functioning, psychologically healthy adolescents and young adults?

Characteristics within the individual that have been identified as protective factors include:

Sports coaches:

Which parenting style is associated with the best outcomes for children?

Current research suggests that intelligence is a protective factor if:

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

Risk 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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