Question 1

What is positive behavior support and how might it relate to the concept of prevention among young children?

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Question 2

A record of the length of time a behavior occurred is:

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A) Event recording 
B) Duration recording 
C) Narrative recording 
D) Antecedents-Behavior-Consequences recording

Question 3

Genetics,environmental toxins,accidents,and illness are examples of:

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A) Biological factors 
B) Psychosocial factors 
C) Environmental factors 
D) Behavioral factors

Question 4

Which of the following statements are true regarding the prevalence of emotional and behavior disorders and boys and girls?

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A) Girls are diagnosed six to nine times more often than boys. 
B) Boys are diagnosed three or more times more than girls. 
C) No data is available on differences between boys and girls. 
D) Boys and girls are equally diagnosed.

Question 5

Of the 14 million youth diagnosed with mental illness,how many actually receive services?

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A) At least 35 percent 
B) At least 60 percent 
C) Less than 20 percent 
D) Less than 48 percent

Question 6

What percent of students with EBD are in general education for 80 percent or more of the school day?

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A) Only about 41% 
B) Only 20% 
C) About 55% 
D) Nearly 70%

Question 7

What occurs when a student is involuntarily confined to a room,left alone,and prevented from leaving?

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A) Restraint 
B) Seclusion 
C) Physical restraint 
D) Time out

Question 8

During which stage of the assessment for special education services do general education teachers frequently implement behavior reward systems and other strategies,request input from a team of other professionals,and implement response to intervention procedures to address student behavior problems?

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A) Eligibility 
B) Prereferral 
C) Referral 
D) Formal assessment

Question 9

Despite reluctance to label young children with emotional and behavioral disorders,professionals are concerned about the mental health of young children based on what two factors?

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Question 10

What percent of children and adolescents in the United States experience depression?

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A) Approximately 5% 
B) Only 1% 
C) Over 10% 
D) About 25%

Question 11

Which of the following is also called affective disorders?

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A) Oppositional defiant disorder 
B) Mood disorder 
C) Anxiety disorder 
D) Conduct disorder

Question 12

Measuring a student's social and emotional strengths,the characteristic that gives them confidence,and the traits that help them cope with adversity refers to:

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A) Strength-based assessment 
B) Classroom assessment 
C) Functional behavior assessment 
D) Individual ability assessment

Question 13

Multidisciplinary teams do NOT address which of the following when deciding whether a student has an emotional and behavior disorder?

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A) Are one or more of the characteristics in the definition of emotional disturbance present? 
B) Do the student's characteristics of emotional disturbance adversely affect his or her educational performance? 
C) Does the student have learning disabilities or attention deficit disorder? 
D) Can social maladjustment be eliminated as the sole cause of the student 's behavior problems?

Question 14

The concept of ___________________________________________ proposes that when children's lives are permeated with risk factors,those factors collectively promote maladaptive behavior patterns and subsequently constrain the development of positive adjustment

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Question 15

Students who have low self-esteem,chronic sadness,and feelings of worthlessness may be experiencing:

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A) Conduct disorders 
B) Oppositional defiant disorders 
C) Depression 
D) Resilience

Question 16

Which statement BEST describes why negative interactions between parents and school professionals are heightened during meetings?

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A) Most parents simply do not show up to meetings,which makes professionals angry. 
B) Parents often are worried about meeting with professionals because they do not want to learn about additional issues related to their child. 
C) School professionals treat families of children with emotional and behavior disorders differently than other families because the family is usually the cause of such disorders. 
D) Due to the few number of meetings,families and school professionals have poor relationships that make meetings awkward and uncomfortable.

Question 17

To what extent are students with EBD included in general education classrooms,and what are the areas of concerns related to their inclusion?

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Question 18

The most common type of social maladjustment is:

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A) Anxiety disorder 
B) Conduct disorder 
C) ODD 
D) Mood disorder

Question 19

Which of the following is a strengths-based assessment instrument?

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A) Scale for Assessing Emotional Disturbance (SAED-2) 
B) Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC-2) 
C) Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS-2) 
D) Behavior Rating Profile (BRP-2)

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of classroom assessment?

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A) Individualized intelligence tests 
B) Rating scales 
C) Achievement tests 
D) Medical reports

Exam 7: Students With Emotional and Behavior Disorders