Question 1

Teachers who address writing problems focus on

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A) handling a pencil correctly. 
B) tracing and saying letters. 
C) having a child describe what she is writing. 
D) all of these are addressed in writing problems.

Question 2

Gross malformations that are directly involved with brain development problems are called

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A) formation defects and migratory defects. 
B) initial neural damage and cell defects. 
C) neural pathway interruption and cell pruning. 
D) induction defects and migration defects.

Question 3

Tay-Sachs disease, which produces severe motor and sensory disabilities, intellectual disability, and death at age 2 to 4 years, is found especially in

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A) European Americans. 
B) Hasidic Jews. 
C) Ashkenazi Jews. 
D) Australian Americans.

Question 4

Accident prevention has become paramount in pediatric psychology for the prevention of developmental disorders. These efforts focus mainly on the prevention of

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

Question 5

For people with limited developmental disorders, such as learning disorders, used to measure inattention, motivation, out-of-seat behavior, and actual schoolwork behaviors such as on-task and test-taking behavior as well as organization and study skills.

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A) rating scales are 
B) direct observation is 
C) achievement tests are 
D) interviews are

Question 6

To be diagnosed with intellectual disability, a person must have

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A) significantly subaverage intelligence. 
B) deficits in impairment present in adaptive functioning. 
C) onset of the disorder before age 18. 
D) all of the above must be present for an intellectual disability diagnosis.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the key categories of symptoms for diagnosing autism?

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A) Qualitative impairment in social interaction 
B) Qualitative impairment in communication 
C) Qualitative impairment in adaptive skills 
D) Restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interest, and activities

Question 8

The well-known learning disability label of dyslexia has been pigeonholed into mainly seeing letters in reverse order, but in reality, dyslexia is a broader term that includes any learning disorder of

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A) language or thought. 
B) reading or math. 
C) spelling or spatial understanding. 
D) reading or spelling.

Question 9

Cleo has severe autism.Although he basically looks pretty normal, he is prone to severe tantrums if he encounters an unexpected change in routine.One day, he was unable to get the meal he typically orders at his favorite restaurant because a storm prevented the delivery truck from making its normal run.Cleo had a major meltdown right in the middle of the diner.Onlookers stared at Cleo's parents as if they were to blame for his meltdown.This sort of response from others illustrates

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A) stigma associated with disruptive behavior disorders. 
B) stigma associated with developmental disorders. 
C) self-stigma associated with autism. 
D) self-stigma associated with Asperger's disorder.

Question 10

Children with conduct disorder often see aggression as

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A) the best solution without thinking about consequence. 
B) a last resort. 
C) their right to pursue somebody. 
D) the only way to gain respect.

Question 11

Youths with disruptive behavior disorders, especially those with conduct disorder,

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A) associate more with deviant peers. 
B) are rejected by non-deviant peers. 
C) have hostile interpersonal relationships. 
D) all of these relate to youths with disruptive behavior disorders.

Question 12

Chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis are used for genetic testing.

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A) parental 
B) prenatal 
C) perinatal 
D) postnatal

Question 13

Prevention programs for disruptive behavior disorders are largely

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A) home-based. 
B) community-based. 
C) school-based. 
D) institution-based.

Question 14

A broad term that includes any learning disorder of reading or spelling is

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A) dyslexia. 
B) dyscalculia. 
C) dysgraphia. 
D) dysphasia.

Question 15

In people with autism, has been used to lower serotonin levels to treat dangerous motor behaviors, with limited success.

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A) fenfluramine 
B) Paxil 
C) SSRIs 
D) Zoloft

Question 16

Mark is hyperactive, often flaps his arms wildly about, and will bang his head against a wall over and over for no apparent reason.He cannot relate to his peers very well and uses very bizarre language.His doctors have excluded him from a diagnosis of autism, because genetic testing revealed that damage to a chromosome can account for his symptoms.Mark probably has

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A) fragile X syndrome. 
B) PKU. 
C) sickle-cell disease. 
D) Down syndrome.

Question 17

What percentage of Down syndrome cases are due to an extra number 21 chromosome?

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A) Very few (less than 1%) 
B) Few (10-15%) 
C) A moderate amount (35-55%) 
D) Almost all (95% or more)

Question 18

The developmental disorder of Down syndrome is predominantly caused by

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A) a missing #21 chromosome. 
B) an extra #21 chromosome. 
C) genetic splicing and chromosome damage. 
D) spiral helix ladder random recombination.

Question 19

Conduct disorder is sometimes equated with , which involves a consistent pattern of violating the rights of others.

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A) depraved indifference 
B) oppositional defiant disorder 
C) juvenile delinquency 
D) juvenile attention deficit disorder

Question 20

Diseases such as meningitis may result in

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A) antisocial development. 
B) psychosocial damage. 
C) socialization problems. 
D) neurological damage.

Exam 13: Developmental and Disruptive Behavior Disorders