Question 1

Children who have a depressive disorder

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A)  differ from adolescents and adults with depression,because children never attempt suicide.
B)  are easy to identify because they frequently talk about their negative feelings.
C)  often have problems with depression as adolescents and adults.
D)  seldom respond well to any form of psychotherapy.

Question 2

How does the experience of symptoms of depression in older adults compare to actual diagnoses of depression?

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A)  The prevalence of symptoms is similar to the rate of diagnoses.
B)  The rate of diagnoses is much higher than the prevalence of symptoms.
C)  The rate of diagnoses is slightly lower than the prevalence of symptoms.
D)  The prevalence of symptoms is much higher than the rate of diagnoses. D

Question 3

As a cognitive behavioral therapist,Dr.Mansour's main goal in treating a child with depression would be to

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A)  explore all repressed memories.
B)  model appropriate social skills.
C)  change the child's distorted thinking.
D)  teach parents to punish sadness and reward happiness. C

Question 4

One of the reasons for the increase in rates of autism is ________.

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A)  maternal teratogens
B)  enhanced awareness
C)  combination vaccines
D)  electronic fields

Question 5

A group of 100 students at a women's college have gathered to mark the start of their senior year.How many of these students have experienced at least one eating disorder?

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A)  5
B)  9
C)  12
D)  18

Question 6

Carlos seems intent on testing his parents' limit to the breaking point in his last year of high school.First he cracked up the car on a late-night joy ride to the beach,then he broke his wrist jumping off the roof,and then he got arrested for being rowdy at a political demonstration.What is likely creating such stormy behavior in Carlos's life?

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A)  diathesis-stress
B)  serotonin deficit 
C)  sensation-seeking
D)  peer socialization

Question 7

The cascade model of substance use proposes that influences on a child's drinking alcohol or taking drugs are ________.

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A)  inevitable
B)  societal
C)  cumulative
D)  biological C

Question 8

Due to improved treatment methods,the rate of autism in the United States is declining.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How does the cascade model of substance abuse envision the development of drug problems? What are the implications of adopting this approach to intervening with an individual with a developing drug problem?

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Question 10

Greater restrictions on guns would likely decrease the rate of completed suicide for adolescent males.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to the developmental pathways model,

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A)  psychological disorders are best characterized as diseases.
B)  once a person's behavior deviates from the normal path,it will not return to normal.
C)  normal genes and normal environments tend to push development along a normal course.
D)  with age,individuals whose early development is maladaptive will almost always show deviation back to the norm.

Question 12

Which of the following is the most likely to be a reversible condition?

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A)  Dementia
B)  Alzheimer's disease
C)  Delirium
D)  Vascular dementia

Question 13

What would qualify 17-year-old Daniel as engaging in binge drinking?

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A)  Consuming at least three different types of alcohol in one sitting
B)  Consuming alcohol for five days in a row
C)  Consuming alcohol with at least three peers present
D)  Consuming more than five drinks in a row in a single drinking session

Question 14

Which is the best example of a diathesis for anorexia nervosa?

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A)  The media's portrayal of women
B)  A gene that controls appetite
C)  Peer pressure to be thin
D)  Parental statements like,"Boys don't date fat girls"

Question 15

Conrad's psychologist has told him that he is both depressed and has an anxiety disorder.This indicates that Conrad would accurately be described as

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A)  being highly externalizing.
B)  having ADHD.
C)  demonstrating comorbidity.
D)  showing somatic symptoms.

Question 16

Why is autism referred to as a "spectrum" of disorders?

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A)  It can occur at any time of the lifespan.
B)  It includes a wide variety of conditions.
C)  It impacts speech,behavior,and social skills.
D)  It is related to other anxiety and mood disorders.

Question 17

As developmental psychologists,Sroufe and Rutter (2000) argue that psychological disorders are best

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A)  described in terms of a disease.
B)  viewed as adaptation that occurs over time.
C)  thought to be defects lying within the person.
D)  attributed to individual predispositions.

Question 18

The nurse practitioner at the retirement home told Diana to cut all salt from her diet in order to lower her blood pressure and decrease the risk of stroke.The nurse's recommendation will also help to lower Diana's risk of developing ________.

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A)  Lewy body dementia
B)  Alzheimer's disease
C)  vascular dementia
D)  depressive disorder

Question 19

Because individuals with autism spectrum disorder vary greatly in the degree and nature of their deficits,some researchers have proposed that ASD

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A)  represents several different disorders.
B)  is culturally determined.
C)  is caused by teratogen exposure.
D)  cannot be appropriately researched.

Question 20

A group of 10 children with autism spectrum disorder are touring a new treatment center with their parents.How many of these children are securely attached with their parents?

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A)  0
B)  2
C)  4
D)  6

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