Question 1

Collin is a very rambunctious child and is often defiant with his parents. When he acts up, his parents have resorted to bribing him to improve his behavior. This has the effect of rewarding his misbehavior. This pattern is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning. 
B)  coercion. 
C)  negative reinforcement. 
D)  a pressure tactic.

Question 2

Identify the methods of preventing disruptive behavior disorders.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Efforts to prevent developmental disorders may focus on prevention of accidents that cause

Accepted Answer

A)  spinal injury. 
B)  broken bones. 
C)  brain injury. 
D)  cerebrospinal infraction.

Question 4

Which statement about genetics and development disorders is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parents of children with autism are not more likely than the general population to have autism themselves. 
B)  Concordance rates for autism in identical twins are 95% to 98% and in fraternal twins are 76% to 80%. 
C)  Siblings of a child with autism have an up to 90% chance of having autism themselves. 
D)  Genetic studies of individuals with autism spectrum disorders make it clear that it is virtually entirely a genetic disorder.

Question 5

Youths with disruptive behavior disorders may have been exposed to various prenatal ____ at levels higher than the general population.

Accepted Answer

A)  benefits 
B)  hormones 
C)  teratogens 
D)  abuse

Question 6

People with autism that are found to bite or hit themselves, or bang their head against the wall, are exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  antisocial behavior. 
B)  self-stimulating behavior. 
C)  self-injurious behavior. 
D)  savant behavior.

Question 7

ADHD may be described as an inability to regulate one's own behavior, so medications to help improve symptoms of ADHD focus on increasing

Accepted Answer

A)  dopamine and norepinephrine. 
B)  dopamine and epinephrine. 
C)  GABA and dopamine. 
D)  GABA and epinephrine.

Question 8

Children with autism may exhibit a strange speech pattern that includes reversal of ____, such as "I" for "you."

Accepted Answer

A)  nouns 
B)  verbs 
C)  adverbs 
D)  pronouns

Question 9

Individuals with autism tend to have a ____ corpus callosum and fewer ____ cells, which relate to behavioral inhibition.

Accepted Answer

A)  smaller; Purkinje 
B)  larger; Purkinje 
C)  smaller; pineal 
D)  larger; pineal

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a psychological treatment for a person with a developmental disability?

Accepted Answer

A)  socialization training 
B)  self-care skills training 
C)  academic skills training 
D)  gene therapy

Question 11

Grouping people with intellectual disability into categories of intermittent, limited, extensive, and pervasive is based upon

Accepted Answer

A)  IQ scores. 
B)  how much help they need in daily living. 
C)  interpersonal interaction skills. 
D)  prognosis and diagnosis.

Question 12

Intellectual disability is found

Accepted Answer

A)  more in developed nations than less developed nations. 
B)  more in boys than girls. 
C)  more in wealthy nations than poor nations. 
D)  more among people of high socioeconomic status.

Question 13

It is especially important for the health of the fetus that women ____ during pregnancy.

Accepted Answer

A)  experience hypoxic stress 
B)  consume sufficient folic acid 
C)  exercise vigorously as often as possible 
D)  consume modest amounts of alcohol

Exam 13: Developmental and Disruptive Behavior Disorders