In Terr's study of children from Chowchilla, the trauma experienced was a(n)
not a flood, firestorm, or earthquake
The Buffalo Creek disaster was helpful in developing the field of PTSD because
a lawsuit was involved, which means long term distress was documented
Symptoms of PTSD involve
heightened anxiety
sense of foreshortened future
excessive concern for others
According to Van Der Kolk, variables affecting the severity and duration of the trauma response include
social support system
genetic predisposition
severity of stressor
Eric Lister has pointed out that ______ is a neglected dimension of trauma
Forced Silence
Eth & Pynoos pointed out that, in order help traumatized children
the grief work must come before the trauma work
the trauma and grief work should be ignored until the child is a teenager
______ can be helpful with child trauma victims
Sandtray
Judith Wallerstein found on the impact of divorce on children
significant differences based on developmental phase
A child sees mother as all-good one moment and all-bad the next is an example of what?
Splitting
What is true about dissociation?
it is often adaptive at the time of trauma, but not adaptive long-term
the tendency for people who have been traumatized to feel they may not live long is called?
foreshortening
According to Van der Kolk, prior trauma might ________
make a 2nd trauma worse
create resistance to a 2nd trauma
According to Van der Kolk, inability to modulate _____ and _____ are common results of trauma
anxiety
aggression
Harlow's experiment of the rhesus monkey reared with terry cloth and wire mesh surrogate mothers provided evidence that
the development of emotional ties between infant and mother does not depend on hunger satisfaction
In object relations theory, later relationships build upon
early mother-child relationships
John Bowlby advocated which explanation of human mother-infant attachment?
infant behaviors, such as smiling, babbling, and crying are innate social signals that encourage mothers to protect and provide support for their infants
According to Margret Mahler, narcissistic disorders seem to be rooted in traumas and developmental disturbances during which phase of development?
separation/individuation
According to Heinz Kohut, 2 lines of development are crucial in childhood
an idealizing and a mirroring transference
The founder of self psychology was
Kohut
According to attachment theory and the work of Andrea Pound, if a mother is depressed _________
The child will experience role reversal
Harold Searles was responsible for calling attention to the importance of the ________
nonhuman environment
According to Kohut, a self-object is _________
a necessary step in self-development
a life long need if not met in childhood
an idealized other with whom the child can identify
symptoms required for a diagnosis of schizophrenia
delusions
hallucinations
disorganized speech and behavior
which type of attachment style do one-year old infants of parents with schizophrenia have?
anxious/avoidant
_______ narcissism is the textbook kind of narcissism while ______ is characterized by being vulnerable and insecure
overt
covert
Among which population is MS most common?
women
What is not a symptom of MS?
abundance of energy
child born to heroin addicted mothers tend to
yell, whine, and tease other children
what is one way to help a child deal with the loss of a sibling?
have open communication
what is a disorder related to children who suffer from losing a sibling who is abducted?
anorexia nervosa
what could delay, prolong, or intensify a child's grieving process?
PTSD symptoms
parent incarceration causes forces separation and disrupts the parent-child bond, a bond that is essential to what theory?
attachment theory
physical abuse is NOT predictive of which psychopathology?
anorexia nervosa
what kind of signs can one recognize in a child for sexual abuse?
self-harm
social withdrawal
might not show signs at all
internalizing behavior in children can lead to _______ in adulthood
depression
what is a parental characteristic of emotional neglect?
rejection
criticism
negative interaction
what are some ways for a child to get help when they have been abused?
report the abuse to CPS
find appropriate therapies for the abused
what is acculturation?
the process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group
One negative aspect Latino immigrant child do not experience when resettling in the US is?
self-harming behaviors
Which is not an appropriate example of adopting biculturalism?
make decisions and changes only in response to specific situational demands
at what stage of development to children develop the ability to take other people's perspective?
middle childhood
when is language brokering not a stress predictor for children and adolescents?
when they view it as a norm
when they are confident in their ability to broker
what are some prevalent stressors for children who go through military relocation?
a strain on relationships with peers
adapting to a new school environment
The over identified child
might feel and behavior just like their parents as a way to connect with the parent
what role can a child soldier have in war?
porter
which of the following is an effect of being a child soldier?
anxiety
poor relationships with others
loneliness
what is the main problem for female soldiers in the military?
sexual harassment
what is true about bystanders?
bystanders are no different than bullying because they do nothing to prevent the bullying
what are some behaviors a victim will show from cyber-bullying?
absenteeism
change in appetite
anxiety of use of cell phone or internet
what are some short and long term effects of cyber-bullying?
poor academic performance and criminality
cyber-bullying is such a epidemic because so many children have access to
tablets
smart phones
game consoles
victims of cyber-bullying are more likely to tell
a friend
the protective ends of chromosomes are called?
telomere
telomeres are shortened as we age, but they can also be shortened by?
stress and smoking
obesity and lack of exercise
what does epigenetics mean?
above genetics
if an identical twin is diagnosed with cancer than their twin will get cancer too
false
what are ways that studies show that we can lengthen our telomeres?
