Child Test 1

Age is an important developmental index in
judging behavior.
True False

Ethnicity and race are terms for the same
concept.
True False

Psychiatrists earn an M.D. and psychologists earn
a Ph.D.
True False

Youth rarely refer themselves for clinical
evaluation.
True False

Population studies indicate that 5 to 10 percent
of youth display some kind of clinic-level behavioral disorder.

Quantifying the prevalence of disorders is
difficult because it depends on several factors, including the definition of
disorders, the population examined, and the methods used to identify the
problem.
True False

The conceptualization of childhood as a distinct
period of life took hold in the 17th and 18th centuries.
True False

Somatogenesis refers to the belief that
behavioral disturbance results from a person’s being possessed or influenced by
devils or some similar force.
True False

Demonology refers to the belief that mental disorder can be
attributed to bodily malfunction or imbalance.
True False

Kraepelin is credited with a system to classify mental disturbances
that served as the basis for modern classification systems.
True False

Freud contributed to the field of childhood
behavioral disorder by emphasizing the importance of early, unresolved
psychological conflicts in the development of problems.
True False

Behavior modification or behavior therapy is the
explicit application of learning principles for the assessment and treatment of
behavioral problems.
True False

Longitudinal studies, focusing on normal development, assisted in
the understanding and study of child and adolescent disorders.
True False

Joe is in the second grade and cannot stay focused. He is not reading and tests below grade level in all subjects. He is rarely in trouble at school or at home. Joe
a. is free from all behavior disorders.
b. may have a behavioral disorder and should be evaluated.
c. is a typical boy.
d. is none of the above.