Deck 7: Middle Childhood Ages 6 to 12

Question 1

Which of the following has not been shown to be an effective counselor intervention to address bullying at school? Choices:

A) classroom guidance activities
B) parent workshops
C) assemblies about the prevalence of interracial bullying
D) schoolwide prevention programs

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following counseling approaches can be used most effectively as a preventative and remedial intervention for dealing with middle-school students who have repetitive behavioral issues in the school setting? Choices:

A) Solution-focused brief counseling
B) Choice theory
C) Adlerian therapy
D) Psychodynamic therapy

Answer 2

B

Question 3

School children that are living in poverty are more likely to _____. Choices:

A) become a victim of crime
B) obtain access to public medical care
C) demonstrate resilience
D) apply for scholarships to college

Answer 3

A

Question 4

_____ parents are highly demanding and use a high level of control in handling their children. They usually show little affection toward their children and have closed communication between one another. Choices:

A) Authoritative
B) Permissive
C) Authoritarian
D) Neglectful

Question 5

When children living in poverty compare themselves to their middle-school classmates, they become very susceptible to developing _____, which can trigger a downward spiral. Choices:

A) anger
B) drug habits
C) low self-esteem
D) bullying behaviors

Question 6

Middle school children typically develop friendships with children who share similar interests and _____. Choices:

A) enjoy playing together
B) participate in after-school programs
C) have similar academic difficulties
D) have similar behavioral problems

Question 7

Specialized antibullying interventions in schools should focus primarily on fostering positive _____. Choices:

A) school climate
B) school-community relations
C) parent-school collaborations
D) psychology in staff development

Question 8

During the _____ stage of Kohlberg's theory of moral development, the social orientation or focus is on law and order. Choices:

A) preconventional
B) postconventional
C) conventional
D) societal

Question 9

During the _____ stage of Piaget's theory of moral development, moral reasoning is governed by external rules. Choices:

A) preconventional
B) differentiated/subjective
C) autonomous morality
D) heteronomous morality

Question 10

How well children succeed at learning the social rules and self-presentational strategies has a large impact on the development of _____.
a. romantic relationships
b. long-term academic goals
c. drug abuse
d. social self-concept

Question 11

_____ equips children with the skills needed to practice self-monitoring or self-instruction techniques. Choices:

A) Rehearsal
B) Metacognition
C) Recall
D) Self-esteem

Question 12

Children who use _____ to achieve dominance are generally more liked by their peers. Choices:

A) prosocial strategies
B) academic performance
C) coercive strategies
D) SES

Question 13

Popularity seems to be linked to _____. Choices:

A) average intelligence
B) physical attractiveness
C) increased participation in academic clubs
D) socioeconomic status

Question 14

Many of the changes occurring during middle childhood develop within the _____, which is the brain center responsible for attention, working memory, behavioral monitoring, self-regulation, reasoning, information processing, goal-setting, and inhibition. Choices:

A) cerebellum
B) prefrontal cortex
C) parietal lobe
D) midbrain

Question 15

The male's adolescent growth spurt does not typically occur until the age of _____. Choices:

A) 9
B) 14
C) 12
D) 16

Question 16

_____ involves the child realizing that just because the shape or form of an object changes, that object doesn't simply appear or disappear. Choices:

A) Object permanence
B) Scaffolding
C) Conservation
D) Metamemory

Question 17

Between the ages of ___, the primary and secondary sex characteristics are forming. Choices:

A) 8 and 10
B) 6 and 8
C) 10 and 12
D) 4 and 6

Question 18

During middle childhood, thought processes develop into what Piaget classified as the _____ stage. Choices:

A) sensorimotor
B) preoperational
C) formal operational
D) concrete operational

Question 19

_____ in children is now the number one health concern among parents in the United States. Choices:

A) Smoking
B) Obesity
C) Drug abuse
D) High blood pressure

Question 20

According to Selman, during the _____ stage of social perspective taking, children display a collaborative integration of relationship dynamics. Choices:

A) 4th
B) 3rd
C) 5th
D) 2nd

Question 21

Chronic stress has been found to significantly affect cognitive development by interrupting brain functioning.

Question 22

Research suggests that bullying often occurs in intraracial environments.

Question 23

Discuss the importance of best friend relationships during middle childhood.

Question 24

For middle school children, their parents' opinions are influential, but their peers' opinions are more important.

Question 25

Cognitive development is unlikely to be effected by a child's socioeconomic status.

Question 26

Addressing the psychological barriers to physical activity may be paramount in successful therapeutic treatment of obesity in children and adolescents.

Question 27

During middle childhood, children have an expanded working memory, which allows them to take in and manage more information at one time.

Question 28

Children develop conceptual skills such as conservation, classification, and computational skills during adolescence.

Question 29

Explain the relationship between friendship and social anxiety in middle childhood.

Question 30

Describe multifactorial gender theory and its implications for counselors and parents of middle school children.

Question 31

Children as young as age 8 have been reported taking part in unhealthy dieting and eating behaviors.