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Chapter 1: The Science and Practice of Abnormal Child Psychology Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. Epidemiologists often report the prevalence of a medical or psychological disorder. What is “... prevalence”? a. the number of people in a population with a given disorder b. the percentage of people in a population with a given disorder c. the number of new cases of a disorder in a population d. the percentage of new cases of a disorder in a population Ans: B Learning Objective: LO 1.1. Describe the prevalence of childhood disorders and how prevalence varies as a function of children’s age, gender, socioeconomic status (SES), and ethnicity. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Overall Prevalence Difficulty Level: Easy 2. Which of the following is NOT an essential component of the DSM-5 definition of a mental disorder? a. a pattern of behavior that occurs within an individual b. a behavior that reflects an underlying dysfunction c. the consequences of the behavior cause distress or disability d. the disturbance is long lasting Ans: D Learning Objective: LO 1.2. Critically evaluate the DSM-5 concept of “mental disorder” as it applies to children and adolescents. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: How Does DSM-5 Define a Mental Disorder? Difficulty Level: Medium 3. How do developmental psychopathologists characterize abnormal behavior? a. behavior that interferes with children’s competence and does not meet the demands of the environment b. behavior that leads to psychological distress, impairment, and risk of harm to self or others c. behavior that leads to psychological distress, impairment, or risk of harm to self or others d. behavior that is statistically different than the behavior of the typical child Ans: A Learning Objective: LO 1.3. Understand and give examples of some of the basic principles of developmental psychopathology. Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Adaptive vs. Maladaptive Development Difficulty Level: Medium 4. Clinical interventions that are not grounded in psychological science can harm children and families. Which of the following is NOT a way identified in the text that scientifically uninformed practice can hurt clients? a. Ineffective treatments can cause parents to lose hope in psychology and treatment in general. b. Ineffective interventions can cost parents time and money. c. Ineffective treatments have been proven to substantially increase the rates of depression in parents. d. Ineffective treatments can be physically harmful to children. Ans: C [Show More]

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