Deck 3: Counseling Older Children and Young Adolescents in School and Clinical Mental Health Settings

Question 1

Which area of normal development continues to improve until young adulthood?

A) Physical
B) Social
C) Emotional
D) Cognitive

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Attention Deficit Disorder may impact a child's functioning in all of the following areas except:

A) Organization
B) Short-term memory
C) Visual perception
D) Attention span

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Older children, aged 9-11, according to Piaget are at which cognitive stage of development?

A) Formal operational stage
B) Concrete operational stage
C) Logical thinking stage
D) Multiple perspective stage

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Puberty during adolescence is marked by the onset of _______________ in females and ______________ in males.

A) Menarche, spermarche
B) Enlarged breasts, enlarged testes
C) Increase in estrogen, increase in testosterone
D) Pubic hair, facial hair

Question 5

A child is considered obese when his or her body mass index (BMI) is greater than:

A) 90
B) 75
C) 95
D) 85