Abnormal Psychology - Disorders Of Childhood

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Disorders that result in "acting out" behavior rather than "turning in" behavior are called?

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Externalizing Disorders

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What are the five major symptoms of externalizing disorders?

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- rule violations
- negativity, anger, and aggression
- impulsivity
- hyperactivity
- attention deficits

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For Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: what are the six symptoms on inattention?

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- Careless mistakes, inattention to detail
- Problems sustaining attention
- Does not seem to listen
- Does not follow through on instructions
- Difficulty organizing tasks and activities
- Reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort
- Loses things necessary for tasks or activities
- Easily distracted
- Forgetful of daily activities

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For Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: what are the six symptoms on hyperactivity?

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- Fidgety
- Leaves seat in classroom
- Runs around excessively in inappropriate settings
- Difficult playing quietly
- Always “on the go”
- Talks excessively

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For Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: what are the three symptoms on impulsivity?

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- Blurts our answers before question completed
- Difficulty awaiting turn
- Interrupts or intrudes on others

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To be diagnosed with ADHD as a child, how many settings must the child be impaired in?

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at least two settings

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What is the major characteristic of combine type ADHD?

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Child has both inattention and hyperactivity symptoms

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What percentage of clinic-referred children with ADHD fall into the combined type?

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55%

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What are four major characteristics inattentive type ADHD?

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- Less likely to show conduct problems and aggression
- Less likely to be rejected by peers
- More likely to have anxiety or depression
- Respond to lower doses of stimulant medication

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What percentage of clinic-referred children with ADHD fall into the predominately inattentive type?

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27%

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What percentage of school-age children have ADHD?

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3-5%

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Which type of ADHD has less pronounced gender differences?

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Predominantly inattentive type

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Symptoms of ADHD can appear as early as what age, and in what setting is it usually diagnosed?

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3-4yrs; elementary school

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What percentage of children diagnosed with ADHD will still have clinically significant levels of symptoms in adulthood?

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30-45%

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What are the four types of treatment of ADHD?

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- Psychostimulants
- Antidepressants
- Behavioral Family Therapy
- The MTA Study

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What is the most commonly used treatment for ADHD?

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Psychostimulants

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What are the eight characteristics used to diagnose ODD?

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- Loses temper
- Argues with adults
- Actively defies
- Deliberately annoys people
- Blames others for his/her mistakes
- Touchy or easily annoyed
- Angry or resentful
- Spiteful and vindictive

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How many of the eight characteristics for ODD must a child have, and for how long, before being diagnosed?

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4 characteristics, 6months

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Most children who develop CD start by showing which other external disorder first?

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ODD

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Most children with ODD do not develop which other common external disorder?

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CD

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Repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated is called?

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Conduct Disorder

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What are the four characteristics used to diagnose CD in children?

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- Aggression to people and/or animals
- Destruction of property
- Deceitfulness or theft
- Serious violations of rules

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Which onset of CD is positively correlated with prison stays?

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earlier onset

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Which is the more chronic subtype of CD?

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childhood onset

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What is the percentage of boys and girls, who were referred for treatment for CD, that were imprisoned at least once?

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43% of boys
12% of girls

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What percentage of U.S. children have either ODD or CD

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5-15%

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What is the most common reason that children and adolescents are referred to treatment for ODD or CD?

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Conduct problems

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What are the five treatments for ODD/CD?

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- Behavioral family therapy
- CBT
- Multisystemic therapy
- Multidimensional foster care treatement
- Juvenile court

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What kind of psychopathology approach is absolutely essential to disorders of childhood?

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developmental psychopathology

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When do psychologists become concerned only when a child's behavior deviates substantially from?

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developmental norms

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Which types of disorders create difficulties for the child's external world?

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externalizing disorders

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What are psychological problems that primarily affect the child's internal world?

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internalizing disorders

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Children with which kind of disorders often break rules, are angry and aggressive, impulsive, overactive, and inattentive?

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externalizing disorders

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Many externalizing symptoms involve violations of?

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age appropriate rules

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Some misconduct is normal and perhaps?

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even healthy

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According to the FBI 30.9% of of arrests for what, were of young people under the age of 21?

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index offensives

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What percentage of juvenile offenders account for half of all juvenile arrests?

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5%

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What is a cluster of problems, as opposed to a symptom?

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syndrome

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Children of different ages are likely to violate?

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very different rules

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What is important to consider in relation to the timing as well as the nature of the rule violations?

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children's age

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Children with externalizing disorders violate rules?

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at a younger age then is developmentally normal

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Teenagers often violate the rules laid down by society as a means of?

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asserting their independence

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Externalizing behavior that ends along with the teen years is called?

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adolescent-limited

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Social behavior that continues into adult life is called?

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life-course-persistent

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Externalizing disorders that begin before adolescence are more likely to?

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persist over the individual's life course

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People judge children harshly if their intent is selfish and?

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they show little remorse

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Many impulsive children are trying to?

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behave

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Impulsive children struggle with which function, the internal direction of behavior?

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executive function

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Reports from teachers are critical in identifying hyperactive behavior because?

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hyperactive behavior is most noticeable in the classroom

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What are characterized by distractibility, frequent shifts from one uncompleted activity to another, careless mistakes, poor organization, and general "spaciness"?

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attention deficits

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Sustained Attention is?

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the problem with "staying on task"

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Which test is commonly used in a laboratory as a measure of sustained attention?

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continuous performance test

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What are the three divisions the DSM-IV-TR makes regarding externalizing disorders?

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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD)
Conduct Disorder (CD)

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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is usually comorbid with which other externalizing disorder?

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Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD)

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Which externalizing disorder does not predict adult antisocial personality disorder?

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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

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25% of children with ODD or ADHD also have?

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a learning disorder

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What are the three subtypes of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?

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predominantly inattentive
predominantly hyperactive-impulsive
combined

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Most experts view which two subtypes of ADHD as one disorder?

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predominantly hyperactive-impulsive and combined

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What are acts that are illegal only because of the youth's status as a minor?/b

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status offenses

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Juvenile delinquency is a?

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legal classification

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Between 3-5% of children where are estimated to have ADHD?

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the United States

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Estimates of children who have ADHD in Eruope are?

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much lower, around 1-2%

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5-15% of the youth in the US may have?

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ODD and/or CD

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After the first few years of life, from 2-10 times as many who as who have and externalizing disorder?

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boys as girls

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The prevalence of externalizing behavior?

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decreases with age

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The Family Adversity Index includes which six family predictors?

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low income
overcrowding in the home
maternal depression
paternal antisocial behavior
conflict between the parents
removal of the child from the home

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Difficult temperament, neuropsychologial abnormalities and genetics are all what kind of factors?

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biological factors

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What is the inborn behavioral characteristics of a youth?

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temperament

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Abnormal CT scans is an example of what kind of sign of brain damage?

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hard sign

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Delays in fine motor skills is an example of what kind of sign of brain damage?

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soft sign

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Which externalizing disorder do genes contribute the most too?

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ODD and CD