Deck 3: Childhood Disorders

Question 1

Which of the following anxiety disorders are specific to childhood, according to the ICD-10 classification system?

A) Generalised Anxiety Disorder
B) Separation Anxiety Disorder
C) Panic Disorder
D) None of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Anxiety disorders run in families. Does this mean that anxiety is heritable?

A) Yes. Based on this information, anxiety disorders are probably heritable
B) Maybe, but it could be because anxious people behave in a way that means that their relatives are more likely to become anxious
C) Maybe, but it could be because of the shared environment between relatives that makes them all more prone to anxiety
D) Both B and C

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What effect may overprotection have on children?

A) It gives children a sense of safety and boosts their confidence
B) It gives children opportunities to take risks
C) It gives children subtle messages that they can't cope on their own
D) It improves anxiety symptoms in sensitive or cautious children

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What is the optimum treatment for children with anxiety disorders, according to evidence from the large medication and therapy for anxiety study by Walkup et al. (2008)?

A) Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT)
B) Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) medication
C) A combination of CBT and SSRI medication
D) Psychodynamic therapy

Question 5

At what age does depression begin to have a moderately large genetic component?

A) Infancy
B) Adolescence
C) Early childhood
D) Pre-adolescence

Question 6

According to the systematic review by McLeod et al., (2007), which parenting style accounts for the largest proportion of variance in childhood depression?

A) Parental withdrawal
B) Parental aversiveness
C) Parental warmth
D) Parental control

Question 7

Which of the following do children with behavioural problems have an increased risk of:

A) Poor job prospects
B) Poor interpersonal relations
C) Substance misuse
D) All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is a problematic consequence of harsh, ineffective punishments by parents:

A) Children get lots of attention for unpleasant behaviour
B) Children are less likely to learn the behaviour that the parent is attempting to teach
C) It is damaging to the parent-child relationship
D) All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is not a technique used in parenting skills training programmes for children with behaviour problems?

A) Relationship-building play
B) Positive reinforcement of good behaviours
C) Attending to unwanted behaviours
D) Setting limits

Question 10

Are parents to blame for childhood psychological disorders?

A) Maybe - the small amount of variance explained by parenting may be due to differences in children's sensitivity towards parenting, or because research has not yet considered the right aspects of parenting
B) Maybe - parenting interventions work, so parenting probably plays an important role in maintaining the disorder
C) Definitely not. There is no convincing evidence to say that they are to blame
D) Both A and B