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Introduction to Normal and Abnormal Behavior in Children and Adolescents
Theories and Causes
Research
Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia
Communication and Learning Disorders
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Conduct Problems
Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Anxiety and Obsessive–Compulsive Disorders
Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
Health-Related and Substance-Use Disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders

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Question 1

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Which of the following is true regarding antisocial behavior in adolescents?

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Very few adolescents completely refrain from antisocial behavior, and they tend not to be well adjusted.

Antisocial behavior in adolescence is generally not common and is typically associated with poor adjustment.

Antisocial behavior tends to increase in adolescence.

Antisocial behavior is as common in adolescence as it is in childhood.

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Question 2

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Which of the following is true regarding gender differences in antisocial behavior?

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Boys and girls do not differ in rates of antisocial behavior in childhood.

Throughout the lifespan, males display more antisocial behavior than females.

Boys are more aggressive than girls in childhood, but this difference decreases or disappears by adolescence.

Boys are more aggressive in childhood, but girls are more aggressive in adolescence

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Question 3

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Which statement about the stability of antisocial behavior is true?

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Aggressive behavior is relatively unstable over the course of the lifespan.

Aggressive behavior is highly stable for brief periods of the lifespan.

Aggressive behavior is not as stable as IQ scores.

Aggressive behavior is highly stable over the course of the lifespan, about as stable as IQ scores.

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Question 4

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Delinquency, in the legal sense, may result from , whereas a mental disorder requires .

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one or two isolated acts, several isolated acts

a persistent pattern of antisocial behaviors, one or two isolated acts

one or two isolated acts, a persistent pattern of antisocial behaviors

related acts, unrelated acts

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Question 5

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Violations such as running away, setting fires, skipping school, and using drugs and alcohol are referred to as ____ .

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aggressive behaviors

delinquent behaviors

internalizing behaviors

rule-breaking behaviors

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Question 6

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Behaviors such as fighting, destructiveness, and threatening others are referred to as ____ .

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aggressive behaviors

delinquent behaviors

rule-breaking behaviors

internalizing behaviors

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Question 7

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Children who engage in covert behaviors only are typically ____ .

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aggressive as well

negative, irritable, and resentful in their reactions to stressful situations

from families that experience significant conflict

less social, more anxious, and more suspicious of others

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Question 8

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Children who engage in primarily overt behaviors are typically

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from families that provide little family support.

less social, more anxious, and more suspicious of others.

negative, irritable, and resentful in their reactions to hostile situations.

sneaky with others.

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Question 9

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Which of the following is NOT a diagnostic criterion for CD that is related to aggression to people and animals?

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Bullying

Shoplifting

Physical cruelty

Use of a weapon

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Question 10

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In the DSM-5, oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorders fall under the larger category of ____ .

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disruptive behavior disorders

destructive behavior disorders

conduct problems

aggressive behavior disorders

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Question 11

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The public health perspective of conduct problems attempts to reduce ____ associated with youth violence.

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injuries and deaths

negative media

school failure

public policy mistakes

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Question 12

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____ describes children who display an age-inappropriate recurrent pattern of stubborn, hostile, and defiant behaviors.

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Oppositional defiant disorder

Conduct disorder

Early-onset psychopathy

Callous behavior disorder

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Question 13

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Diagnostic criteria for ODD in the DSM-5 related to anger include which of the following?

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Arguing with authority figures

Being touchy or easily annoyed

Deliberately annoying others

Spiteful or vindictive behavior

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Question 14

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____ describes children who display severe aggressive and antisocial acts involving inflicting pain on others or interfering with others' rights

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Oppositional defiant disorder

Conduct disorder

Early-onset psychopathy

Callous behavior disorder

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Question 15

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Children with adolescent-onset CD are ____ than those with childhood-onset CD.

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more likely to be girls

more likely to display psychopathology

more likely to be aggressive

less likely to persist in their antisocial behavior as they get older

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Question 16

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Which of the following is true regarding the relationship between ODD and CD?

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Most children who display ODD go on to develop CD later.

There is no relationship between ODD and CD.

CD is almost always preceded by ODD.

ODD is almost always preceded by CD.

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Question 17

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The lifetime prevalence rates for ODD and CD are about ____ .

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12% and 8%, respectively

20% and 15%, respectively

5% and 10%, respectively

9% and 7%, respectively

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Question 18

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At which stage would poor peer relationships be a common symptom of disruptive and antisocial behavior?

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Adulthood

Adolescence

Elementary school

Preschool

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Question 19

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Psychopathic features are marked by ____ .

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a pattern of deceitful, callous, manipulative, and remorseless behavior

repeated criminal acts

diminished intelligence and inability to distinguish right from wrong

excessive anxiety

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Question 20

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On tests of cognitive ability, children with conduct disorder typically ____ .

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score in the below average to borderline range

display lower performance (nonverbal) scores than verbal scores

show no unique patterns of deficits

show impairments despite normal intelligence

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Which of the following is true regarding antisocial behavior in adolescents?

Which of the following is true regarding gender differences in antisocial behavior?

Which statement about the stability of antisocial behavior is true?

Delinquency, in the legal sense, may result from ____ , whereas a mental disorder requires ____ .

Violations such as running away, setting fires, skipping school, and using drugs and alcohol are referred to as ____ .

Behaviors such as fighting, destructiveness, and threatening others are referred to as ____ .

Children who engage in covert behaviors only are typically ____ .

Children who engage in primarily overt behaviors are typically

Which of the following is NOT a diagnostic criterion for CD that is related to aggression to people and animals?

In the DSM-5, oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorders fall under the larger category of ____ .

The public health perspective of conduct problems attempts to reduce ____ associated with youth violence.

____ describes children who display an age-inappropriate recurrent pattern of stubborn, hostile, and defiant behaviors.

Diagnostic criteria for ODD in the DSM-5 related to anger include which of the following?

____ describes children who display severe aggressive and antisocial acts involving inflicting pain on others or interfering with others' rights

Children with adolescent-onset CD are ____ than those with childhood-onset CD.

Which of the following is true regarding the relationship between ODD and CD?

The lifetime prevalence rates for ODD and CD are about ____ .

At which stage would poor peer relationships be a common symptom of disruptive and antisocial behavior?

Psychopathic features are marked by ____ .

On tests of cognitive ability, children with conduct disorder typically ____ .

Delinquency, in the legal sense, may result from , whereas a mental disorder requires .