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PSYCH 317 - Chapter 9
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1A conduct problem refers to age-inapropriate actions and attitudes of a child that violates family expectations, societal norms, and the personal or property rights of another
- ATrue
- BFalse
2Children with severe conduct problems _________ grow up in extremely unfortunate family and neighborhood circumstances (abuse, poverty, exposure to criminal activity)
- Anever
- Bsometimes
- Coften
- Dalways
3In normal development, antisocial behaviour ________ and then __________.
- Aappears, stays
- Bappears, declines
- Cdeclines, never returns
- Ddeclines, comes back
4Antisocial behaviours are more common in girls during childhood than in boys, but this difference decreases in adolescence. (p271)
- ATrue
- BFalse
5Longitudinal studies have found aggressive acts to be highly stable (p.271)
- ATrue
- BFalse
6Children with an early, persistent, and extreme pattern of antisocial behaviour account for how much crime in the US? (p.271)
- A50%
- B65%
- C75%
- D90%
7What is juvenile delinquincy? (p.272)
- Adescribes bad kids in general
- Bchildren who commit only serious offences
- Ca word only used by TV cop programs
- Dchildren who have broken the law, regardless of severity
8The minimum age of criminal responsibility ranges from 7-14 years in most states and provinces. (p.272)
- ATrue
- BFalse
9Every child who meets a legal definition of delinquency will also meet the definition for a mental disorder. (p.272)
- ATrue
- BFalse
10Conduct problems fall on the dimension of externalizing behaviour. What are the two subdimensions of externalizing behaviour? (p.272)
- Arule-breaking behaviour
- Bverbal assault behaviour
- Caggressive behaviour
- Dblaming behaviour
11The overt-covert dimension ranges from acts such as cruelty to animals or physical assault to arguing or irritability. (p.273)
- ATrue
- BFalse
12What dimension of antisocial behaviour covers the definition: children with overt antisocial behaviour tend to be negative, irritable, and resentful in reactions to hostile situations and experience higher levels of family conflict, while kids with covert antisocial behaviour are less social, more anxious, and more suspicious of others while coming from homes that provide little family support. (p.273)
- Aovert-covert dimension
- Bdestructive-nondestructive dimension
- Caggressive-non aggressive dimension
- Dexternal-internal dimension
13Conduct problems are also referred to as disruptive behaviour disorders. (p.274)
- ATrue
- BFalse
14ODD and CD are not collectively referred to as conduct disorders or disruptive behaviour disorders. (p274)
- ATrue
- BFalse
15Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is defined in the DSM-5 as children displaying an age-inappropriate recurrent pattern of stubborn, hostile, disobediant, and defiant behaviours. (p.275)
- ATrue
- BFalse
16ODD usually appears by age 5.(p.275)
- ATrue
- BFalse
17Children with ODD are often at a greater risk of developing later:
- Aimpulse control disorders
- Bnarcolepsy
- Cenuresis
- Dsubstance-use disorders
- EPSTD
- Fmood and anxiety disorders
18Some findings have found that symptoms of ODD can be grouped into 3 dimensions: negative affect, defiance, and hurtful behaviour. All 3 symptoms have been found to occur consistently with each other.
- ATrue
- BFalse
19DSM-5 organizes ODD symptoms into 3 symptom clusters: (p.275)
- Aangry/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behaviour, vindictiveness
- Bangry/irritable mood, externalizing of blame, vindictiveness,
- Cangry/irritable mood, argumentative behaviour, internalizing issues
- Dlow affect/neutral mood, argumentative behaviour, vindictiveness
20A child is being diagnosed with ODD. While diagnosing, the clinician is looking at a severity rating. The child has displayed symptoms in 3 or more settings; thus the clinician should apply a severity rating of: (p.275)
- Amild
- Bmoderate
- Csevere
21Percent of children clinically referred with ODD displaying symptoms in 2 or more settings? (p.276)
- A40%
- B60%
- C85%
- D90%
22Conduct disorder (CD) is classified by a repetitive and persistent pattern of severely aggressive and anti-social acts that involve inflicting pain upon others or interfering with the rights of others through physical and verbal aggression, stealing, or vandalism. (p.276)
- ATrue
- BFalse
23What diagnostic tool groups the symptoms of CD into 4 dimensions (aggression to people and animals, destruction of property, deceitfulness/theft, & serious violation of rules)? (p.276)
- AICD-10
- BDSM-5
- Cmy intro to psych prof
24CD never co-occurs with any other disorders. (p.276)
- ATrue
- BFalse
25The DSM-5 distinguishes between youths wirth an early or late onset of CD. Those with childhood-onset CD display AT LEAST 3 symptoms before age 10.
- ATrue
- BFalse
26Childhood-onset CD is more often diagnosed: (p.276)
- Ain girls than boys
- Bequally in girls and boys
- Cvery rarely in either girls or boys
- Din boys than girls
27Youths diagnosed with adolescent-onset CD are: (p.277)
- Aas likely to be girls as boys, and do not display the severity or psychopathology that characterizes the childhood-onset group
- Bas likely to be girls as boys, and display more of the severity or psychopathology that characterizes the childhood-onset group
- Cless likely to be boys than girls, and do not display the severity or psychopathology that characterizes the childhood-onset group
- Dless likely to be boys than girls, and display more of the severity or psychopathology that characterizes the childhood-onset group
28ODD and CD appear to be distinguishable diagnoses and not highly correlated. (p.278)
- ATrue
- BFalse
29Persistent aggressive behaviour and CD in childhood may be a precursor of adult antisocial personality disorder (APD. (p. 278)
- ATrue
- BFalse
30APD is characterized by a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and the violation of rights of others
- ATrue
- BFalse
31Adolescents with APD may display psychopathic features. Psychopathic features are defined as: (p.278)
- Aa pattern of persistent extrasensory perception, especially psychic abilities
- Ba pattern of mindful behaviour towards others
- Ca pattern of dramatic changes in temperament that are temporary, but occur multiple times within 6 months
- Da pattern of callous, manipulative, deceitful, and remorseless behaviour
32Children with a callous and unemotional (CU) interpersonal style may be at a higher risk for extreme antisocial and aggressive acts, and poor long term outcomes. (p.279)
- ATrue
- BFalse
33CU symptoms in childhood are __________ as ODD and CD symptoms over time, but/and may be ___________ during development. (p.279)
- Aas unstable; stable
- Bas unstable; unstable
- Cas stable; stable
- Das stable; unstable
34The DSM-5 has how many specifiers for a CD diagnosis? (p.277)
- A4
- B5
- C6
- D0
35The textbook argues that Bart Simpson displays symptoms for CD but not ODD. (p.279)
- ATrue
- BFalse
36Children with conduct problems tend to score 8 points higher on IQ tests than their peers. (p.280)
- ATrue
- BFalse
37Verbal IQ is consistently lower than ___________ in kids with CD. (p.280)
- Aperformance IQ
- Bmathematical IQ
- Cperceptual reasoning
- Dworking memory
38Children with verbal deficits and _____________ display 4 times as much aggressive behaviour as children with only 1 factor. (p. 280)
- Aworking memory deficits
- Bfine motor deficits
- Cfamily adversity
- Dphysical health problems
39The relationship between different cognitive/verbal deficits and antisocial behaviours may vary for specific types of antisocial behaviours. (p. 280)
- ATrue
- BFalse
40Children with conduct problems rarely consider future consequences of their behaviour or its impact on others. This pattern is similar to that which is found in:
- AAutism
- BSleep-wake disoders
- CADHD
- DDepression
41Problems in school, such as underachievement, grade retention, special education placement, dropout, suspension, and expulsion are not often found in children with conduct problems. (p.281)
- ATrue
- BFalse
42General family disturbances, and spcific disturbances in parenting practices and family functioning are __________ related to conduct problems in children. (p.281)
- Astrongly
- Bsomewhat
- Cweakly
43Conflict is especially high in children with conduct disorders and their siblings. (p.282)
- ATrue
- BFalse
44Peer rejection in elementary school is a strong ______________ for adolescent conduct problems. (p.282)
- Aprotective factor
- Brisk factor
- Cpredictor
- Dexample
45A child who interprets another child as intentionally bumping into him in the hallway is showing a(n): (p.284)
- Ahostile attributional bias
- Bconduct disorder
- Cweak self-image
- Dattachment issue
46Low self-esteem is believed to be a primary cause of conduct problems. (p.285)
- ATrue
- BFalse
47Rates of premature death are _____________ in boys with conduct problems than in boys without.(p.285)
- A1-2 times lower
- B1-2 times higher
- C3-4 times lower
- D3-4 times higher
48Evidence shows that conduct problems in childhood are a risk factor for substance abuse in adolescence and adulthood, and is mediated by drug use and and delinquency in early and late adolescence. (p.285)
- ATrue
- BFalse
49Which disorders are most commonly found in children with conduct disorders, according to the textbook? (p.285)
- AADHD
- BNight Terrors
- CDepression
- DPTSD
- EBipolar Disorder
- FAnxiety
50More than 50% of children with CD also have ADHD. (p.285)
- ATrue
- BFalse
51__________% of youths diagnosed with conduct problems will also be diagnosed with depression or anxiety. (p.286)
- A35
- B40
- C45
- D50
52Some evidence suggests that ODD better accounts for the connection between conduct problems and depression, and that this relationship is driven by the negative mood symptoms of ODD (rather than defiant symptoms in CD). (p.286)
- ATrue
- BFalse
53For both girls and boys, __________ severity of antisocial behaviour is associated with _____________ severity of depression and anxiety. (p.286)
- Adecreasing; decreasing
- Bdecreasing; increasing
- Cincreasing; increasing
- Dincreasing; decreasing
54All of the current evidence points to co-occurring anxiety to be a risk factor for later antisocial or aggressive behaviour. (p.286)
- ATrue
- BFalse
55ODD is more prevalent than CD during ____________, but in _________________ they occur equally as often. (p.286)
- Achildhood; adolescence
- Badolescence; childhood
- Cchildhood; adulthood
- Dadulthood; childhood
56During childhood, rates of conduct problems are 2-4 times ________ for boys than for girls. (p.287)
- Ahigher
- Blower
57Gender disparity in conduct problems narrows through middle childhood, widens again in early adolescence, and then decreases during late adolescence. (p.287)
- ATrue
- BFalse
58Early symptoms of CD in girls are often sexual misbehaviours. (p.287)
- ATrue
- BFalse
59Conduct problems that are chronic through early childhood to adulthood have a male to female ratio of about 10:1.
- ATrue
- BFalse
60Girls are less likely to use indirect forms of relational aggression (verbal insults, tattling, gossip, ostracism, etc) when angry. (p.288)
- ATrue
- BFalse
61The earliest signs of conduct problems may be _____________ in the first few years of life. (p.289)
- Aphysical aggression
- Banxious/ambivalent attachment
- Cdisrupted sleep patterns
- Ddifficult temperment
62Most children with conduct problems show ________________________ - they add new forms of antisocial behaviour over time rather than replacing old behaviours. (p.290)
- Aaddition
- Bdiversification
- Ccombinatory behaviour production
- Dadditiovisceration
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