Question 1

Which of the following is an example of an impulsive symptom?

Accepted Answer

A)  difficulty listening to others 
B)  difficulty remaining seated 
C)  difficulty waiting one's turn 
D)  difficulty making a decision, indecisiveness 
A)  difficulty listening to others 
B)  difficulty remaining seated 
C)  difficulty waiting one's turn 
D)  difficulty making a decision, indecisiveness

Question 2

You and your 6-year-old cousin are playing a game where he runs around and tickles you.Then,his mother calls that it's time for dinner.Your cousin wants to keep playing the game.Despite repeated reminders to sit in his chair and eat dinner,he keeps running around.Your cousin's behavior may be related to challenges in what brain region or system?

Accepted Answer

A)  the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) 
B)  the behavioral activation system (BAS) 
C)  the default mode network 
D)  the motor cortex 
A)  the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) 
B)  the behavioral activation system (BAS) 
C)  the default mode network 
D)  the motor cortex

Question 3

The environmental risk factors most salient in their relationship to ADHD include all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  children exposed to cigarette smoke in utero 
B)  hypoxia at birth 
C)  high-crime neighborhoods 
D)  breathing problems during sleep 
A)  children exposed to cigarette smoke in utero 
B)  hypoxia at birth 
C)  high-crime neighborhoods 
D)  breathing problems during sleep

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the difference in mechanism of action between methylphenidate and amphetamine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amphetamine works on dopamine, methylphenidate on norepinephrine. 
B)  Amphetamine works on norepinephrine, methylphenidate on dopamine. 
C)  Amphetamine increases the release of dopamine from presynaptic vesicles; methylphenidate slows the dopamine transporter system that removes dopamine from the synaptic cleft. 
D)  Methylphenidate increases the release of dopamine from presynaptic vesicles; amphetamine slows the dopamine transporter system that removes dopamine from the synaptic cleft. 
A)  Amphetamine works on dopamine, methylphenidate on norepinephrine. 
B)  Amphetamine works on norepinephrine, methylphenidate on dopamine. 
C)  Amphetamine increases the release of dopamine from presynaptic vesicles; methylphenidate slows the dopamine transporter system that removes dopamine from the synaptic cleft. 
D)  Methylphenidate increases the release of dopamine from presynaptic vesicles; amphetamine slows the dopamine transporter system that removes dopamine from the synaptic cleft.

Question 5

Which is true about the abnormalities in the frontal-striatal neural circuit in youths with ADHD?

Accepted Answer

A)  A longitudinal study has indicated that the frontal-striatal neural circuit in youths with ADHD develops more slowly, by about 3 years, than it does in typically developing children. 
B)  By adolescence, the growth of the frontal-striatal neural circuit in those with ADHD has caught up to their peers'. 
C)  Youths with ADHD show too little dopamine in the striatum and too much dopamine in the right prefrontal cortex compared to typically developing peers without ADHD. 
D)  There is a hyperconnection between the striatum and right prefrontal cortex in those with ADHD compared to typically developing controls. 
A)  A longitudinal study has indicated that the frontal-striatal neural circuit in youths with ADHD develops more slowly, by about 3 years, than it does in typically developing children. 
B)  By adolescence, the growth of the frontal-striatal neural circuit in those with ADHD has caught up to their peers'. 
C)  Youths with ADHD show too little dopamine in the striatum and too much dopamine in the right prefrontal cortex compared to typically developing peers without ADHD. 
D)  There is a hyperconnection between the striatum and right prefrontal cortex in those with ADHD compared to typically developing controls.

Question 6

Blurting out answers is an example of a hyperactive symptom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is typically a way in which clinicians help teachers change the environment of a child with ADHD with respect to report cards?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clinicians recommend not using report cards until children's treatment is underway. 
B)  Clinicians encourage the use of only a single report card at the end of the year, to remove the stress of multiple assessments. 
C)  Clinicians recommend teachers keep daily report cards of children's appropriate behavior. 
D)  Clinicians recommend teachers provide weekly reports to the parent and the principal to determine whether or not the child should remain in school. 
A)  Clinicians recommend not using report cards until children's treatment is underway. 
B)  Clinicians encourage the use of only a single report card at the end of the year, to remove the stress of multiple assessments. 
C)  Clinicians recommend teachers keep daily report cards of children's appropriate behavior. 
D)  Clinicians recommend teachers provide weekly reports to the parent and the principal to determine whether or not the child should remain in school.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of the prevalence of ADHD?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is approximately equal in children and adults. 
B)  Rates of disorder are approximately equal in every world region studied. 
C)  Caregiver reports provide the lowest estimated prevalence rate. 
D)  The largest increase in ADHD diagnoses in the United States has been in African American children and those of low socioeconomic status. 
A)  It is approximately equal in children and adults. 
B)  Rates of disorder are approximately equal in every world region studied. 
C)  Caregiver reports provide the lowest estimated prevalence rate. 
D)  The largest increase in ADHD diagnoses in the United States has been in African American children and those of low socioeconomic status.

Question 9

Putting children with ADHD to bed an hour earlier was found to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  give them an hour more sleep per night 
B)  give them nearly a half hour more sleep per night and triggered reported improvements in their daytime sleepiness, emotional stability, and restlessness and hyperactivity at school 
C)  give them nearly an hour more sleep per night and triggered reported improvements in their daytime sleepiness, emotional stability and restlessness and hyperactivity at home 
D)  produce self-reported benefits in behavior, but these were not confirmed by teachers 
A)  give them an hour more sleep per night 
B)  give them nearly a half hour more sleep per night and triggered reported improvements in their daytime sleepiness, emotional stability, and restlessness and hyperactivity at school 
C)  give them nearly an hour more sleep per night and triggered reported improvements in their daytime sleepiness, emotional stability and restlessness and hyperactivity at home 
D)  produce self-reported benefits in behavior, but these were not confirmed by teachers

Question 10

The most common presentation of ADHD in clinical populations is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  hyperactive-impulsive 
B)  hyperactive 
C)  inattentive 
D)  combined 
A)  hyperactive-impulsive 
B)  hyperactive 
C)  inattentive 
D)  combined

Question 11

Girls are more likely than boys to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  be diagnosed with ADHD, but only in community samples 
B)  be diagnosed with ADHD, but only in clinic samples 
C)  be diagnosed with predominantly inattentive presentation 
D)  have comorbid ADHD and substance use problems 
A)  be diagnosed with ADHD, but only in community samples 
B)  be diagnosed with ADHD, but only in clinic samples 
C)  be diagnosed with predominantly inattentive presentation 
D)  have comorbid ADHD and substance use problems

Which of the following is an example of an impulsive symptom?

The environmental risk factors most salient in their relationship to ADHD include all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Which of the following best describes the difference in mechanism of action between methylphenidate and amphetamine?

Which is true about the abnormalities in the frontal-striatal neural circuit in youths with ADHD?

Blurting out answers is an example of a hyperactive symptom.

Which of the following is typically a way in which clinicians help teachers change the environment of a child with ADHD with respect to report cards?

Which of the following is true of the prevalence of ADHD?

Putting children with ADHD to bed an hour earlier was found to ______.

The most common presentation of ADHD in clinical populations is ______.

Girls are more likely than boys to ______.

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Exam 8: Attention-Deficithyperactivity Disorder

Which of the following is an example of an impulsive symptom?

The environmental risk factors most salient in their relationship to ADHD include all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Which of the following best describes the difference in mechanism of action between methylphenidate and amphetamine?

Which is true about the abnormalities in the frontal-striatal neural circuit in youths with ADHD?

Blurting out answers is an example of a hyperactive symptom.

Which of the following is typically a way in which clinicians help teachers change the environment of a child with ADHD with respect to report cards?

Which of the following is true of the prevalence of ADHD?

Putting children with ADHD to bed an hour earlier was found to ______.

The most common presentation of ADHD in clinical populations is ______.

Girls are more likely than boys to ______.

The Science and Practice of Abnormal Child Psychology

The Causes of Childhood Disorders: A Levels of Analysis Approach

Assessment and Diagnosis

Treating Children, Adolescents, and Families

Intellectual Disability and Developmental

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Communication and Learning Disorders

Conduct Problems in Children and Adolescents

Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents

Anxiety Disorders and Obsessivecompulsive Disorder

Trauma-Related Disorders and Child Maltreatment

Depressive Disorders and Suicide

Pediatric Bipolar Disorders and Schizophrenia

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Health-Related Disorders and Pediatric Psychology

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