Developmental changes that are abrupt and poorly predicted by earlier patterns are examples of:
A. Heterotypic Discontinuity
B. Discontinuity
C. Homotypic Continuity
D. Heterotypic Continuity
B
A diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder and a general description of this diagnosis is which
kind of formulation?
A. Idiogrpaic
B. Dimensional
C. Nomothetic
D. Normative
C
Which of the following is NOT a core principle of the Developmental Psychopathology perspective?
A. The need to examine both risk and protective factors
B. Atypical development is nonlinear and multiple determined
C. Cold and environment are interdependent
D. Typical development informs atypical development, but not the reverse
D
The child’s organized style of behaviour that appears early in development, such as fussiness or fearfulness, which shapes the child’s approach to his or her environment, and vice versa is referred to as:
A. Temperament
B. Personality
C. Irritability
D. Attachment
A
The DSM-5 uses which kind of classification system:
A. Dimensional
B. Biological
C. Etiological
D. Categorical
D
Simon is thirsty and points at the juice he wants his mom to give him. This is an example of…
A. Repetitive Behaviour
B. Protoimperative Gesture
C. Protodeclarative Gesture
D. Echolalia
B
Sacha is great at picking out the details but has trouble fitting them into the big picture. This
is an example of…
A. Weak social reciprocity
B. Weak theory of mind
C. Weak pragmatics
D. Weak drive for central coherence
D
Early environmental factors seem to play a role in the development of ASD. The strongest evidence for thighs role seems to occur during which of the following periods…
A. Postnatal
B. Perinatal
C. Prenatal
D. None of the above responses
C
The randomized comparative trial of Seaver-NETT for ASD discussed in the treatment lecture video found that the social cognitive skills group best work for children with…
A. High NonVerbal IQ
B. High Verbal IQ
C. Low NonVerbal IQ
D. Low Verbal IQ
B
In a behavioural treatment for autism, which kind of trial focuses more on generalizing the
desired behaviour?
A. Generalized training
B. Discrete trial training
C. Continuous training
D. Incidental training
D
Which of the following is NOT a PRIMARY treatment for ADHD?
A. Stimulant Medication
B. Parent Management Training
C. Educational Intervention
D. Individual Counseling
D
The Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (MTA Study) found that outcomes
were superior for which of the following treatments when delivered alone?
A. Behavioural Treatment
B. Stimulant Medication
B
Which of the following is most TRUE?
A. There tends to be higher prevalence rates of ADHD in boys compared to girls
B. There are consistent racial/ethnic differences in ADHD prevalence rates
C. ADHD is best conceptualized as a culture-bound syndrome
D. Gender differences in ADHD prevalence rates disappear in adolescence
A
Which of the following neural networks is more challenging for children with ADHD to dampen
during an effortful task?
A. Default Mode Network
B. Salience Network
C. Central Executive Network
D. All of the Above
A
Which of the following seems to MOST inform Parent Management Training?
A. Attachment Theory
B. Operant Conditioning
C. Classical Conditioning
D. The Four Parenting Styles
B
What type of conduct problem behaviours are most represented in the criteria for Oppositional Defiant Disorder?
A. Covert-Nondestructive
B. Overt-Nondestructive
C. Covert-Destructive
D. Overt-Destructive
B
Most children with conduct disorder will develop antisocial personality disorder as adults.
A. True
B. False
B
Conduct problems are related to having an:
A. Underactive behavioural activation system and underactive behavioural inhibition system
B. Underactive behavioural activation system and overactive behavioural inhibition system
C. Overactive behavioural activation system and overactive behavioural inhibition system
D. Overactive behavioural activation system and underactive behavioural inhibition system
D
what are the two main components of Wakefield’s definition of mental disorder?
- Harm
- the condition must cause harm to oneself or others
- harm is judged according to societal standards - Dysfunction
- there must be a failure of a mental mechanism to perform its natural function, meaning it is not operating the way it was designed to through evolution.
Do genetic differences help explain racial/ethnic differences in prevalence rates of mental disorders?
No. Genetic differences do not explain racial or ethnic differences in prevalence rates of mental disorders. Race is a social construct, not a clear biological category, and differences in mental health outcomes are better explained by social and environmental factors such as structural racism, discrimination, poverty, unequal access to resources, and minority stress.
Developmental changes that are abrupt and poorly predicted by earlier pattern are examples of?
Discontinuity.
These are developmental changes that occur abruptly and are not well predicted by earlier behavior patterns.
A diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder and a general description of this diagnosis is which kind of formulation?
Nomothetic approaches
Nomothetic = uses general categories and rules that apply to large groups (e.g., DSM diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder).
Idiographic = focuses on the unique, individual details of one specific child (their history, family, stressors, context).
So a DSM diagnosis = nomothetic, because it applies broad group-based criteria rather than individualized information.
