Question 1

Scientists have found no consistent link between vaccinations such as the MMR vaccine and autism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A mild form of intellectual developmental disorder that is influenced by impoverishment of the home environment is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Klinefelter's syndrome
B)   Down syndrome
C)   Turner's syndrome
D)   cultural-familial retardation

Question 3

The form of dyslexia in which people's neural circuitry is intact but they rely more on memory than on decoding strategies to understand written words is the ______ form.

Accepted Answer

A)   pathogenic
B)   tertiary
C)   environmental
D)   genetic

Question 4

Normal children can sit still and concentrate for a while if they want to, but children
with ADHD cannot.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Olga is shorter than average. She has mild intellectual developmental disorder with her greatest difficulties in math and science. Although her external genital development is normal, her ovaries are poorly developed and she is infertile. She is suffering from ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Klinefelter's syndrome
B)   Turner's syndrome
C)   Fragile X syndrome
D)   Tay-Sachs disease

Question 6

Which of the following are types of learning disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)   physical expression disorder
B)   disorder of written expression
C)   articulation disorder
D)   attention-deficit disorder

Question 7

Walter is a 13-year-old boy who tortures animals, picks fights with smaller boys, underachieves in school, and talks about committing suicide. His behavior problems suggest
That he may have been ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   adopted
B)   physically abused or neglected
C)   a victim of fragile X syndrome
D)   brain damaged either before or during birth

Question 8

Fragile X syndrome is the cause of intellectual developmental disorder in one out of every ______ males.

Accepted Answer

A)   100 to 200
B)   1,000 to 1,500
C)   500 to 2,000
D)   2,000 to 2,500

Question 9

Anxiety and mood disorders become more common among females than males for the first time during ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   childhood
B)   adolescence
C)   young adulthood
D)   middle adulthood

Question 10

Among adolescents, aggressive and sexual acting out may be signs of underlying depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Research indicates that compared to drug treatments, the urine alarm method for treating enuresis has the ______ success rate and the ______ relapse rate.

Accepted Answer

A)   lowest, lowest
B)   lowest, highest
C)   highest, lowest
D)   highest, highest

Question 12

Soiling often appears to follow ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   overeating
B)   oversleeping
C)   situational stress
D)   harsh punishment for previous "accidents"

Question 13

As measured by scores on standardized tests, most autistic children lag well below the norm in intellectual development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In 1943, the phrase "early infantile autism" was first applied to a group of disturbed children by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ivar Lovaas
B)   Leo Kanner
C)   Fred Volkmar
D)   Eugen Bleuler

Question 15

Fragile X syndrome can be treated through genetic surgery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Separation anxiety is found most frequently in boys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Major depression is ______ among preschoolers.

Accepted Answer

A)   nonexistent
B)   rare
C)   fairly common
D)   extremely common

Question 18

Identify the area of the brain responsible for inhibiting impulsive behavior and maintaining self-control.

Accepted Answer

A)   reticular formation
B)   prefrontal cortex
C)   hippocampus
D)   left hemisphere

Question 19

Major depression rarely occurs before adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

To be diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, the disorder must begin by age ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   4
B)   5
C)   6
D)   12

Exam 13: Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence

Research indicates that compared to drug treatments, the urine alarm method for treating enuresis has the ______ success rate and the ______ relapse rate.

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Soiling often appears to follow ______.

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Fragile X syndrome can be treated through genetic surgery.

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Normal children can sit still and concentrate for a while if they want to, but children with ADHD cannot.

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To be diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, the disorder must begin by age ______.

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Fragile X syndrome is the cause of intellectual developmental disorder in one out of every ______ males.

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As measured by scores on standardized tests, most autistic children lag well below the norm in intellectual development.

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Anxiety and mood disorders become more common among females than males for the first time during ______.

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Identify the area of the brain responsible for inhibiting impulsive behavior and maintaining self-control.

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Walter is a 13-year-old boy who tortures animals, picks fights with smaller boys, underachieves in school, and talks about committing suicide. His behavior problems suggest That he may have been ______.

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Major depression rarely occurs before adulthood.

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Separation anxiety is found most frequently in boys.

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Which of the following are types of learning disorders?

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Major depression is ______ among preschoolers.

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Among adolescents, aggressive and sexual acting out may be signs of underlying depression.

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Olga is shorter than average. She has mild intellectual developmental disorder with her greatest difficulties in math and science. Although her external genital development is normal, her ovaries are poorly developed and she is infertile. She is suffering from ______.

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The form of dyslexia in which people's neural circuitry is intact but they rely more on memory than on decoding strategies to understand written words is the ______ form.

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A mild form of intellectual developmental disorder that is influenced by impoverishment of the home environment is known as ______.

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In 1943, the phrase "early infantile autism" was first applied to a group of disturbed children by ______.

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Scientists have found no consistent link between vaccinations such as the MMR vaccine and autism.

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Research indicates that compared to drug treatments, the urine alarm method for treating enuresis has the success rate and the relapse rate.

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