Deck 9: Conduct Problems in Children and Adolescents

Question 1

Previous research has shown that ODD was more prevalent among younger children than among adolescents. Why might these research findings be misleading?

A)Previous versions of the DSM did not allow children to be diagnosed with ODD if they were diagnosed with CD)
B)Most of these studies involved predominantly White, middle-class samples of children.
C)These studies inappropriately inferred a causal relationship between age and prevalence.
D)The studies relied on cross sectional, not longitudinal, datA)

Answer 1

Previous versions of the DSM did allow children to be diagnosed with ODD if they were diagnosed with CD

Question 2

According to the dual failure model….

A)Children with both ODD and CD show poorer outcomes than children with either disorder alone.
B)Children with CD are at risk for depression because of their problems with peers and academics.
C)Children with ODD who show both anger/irritability and argumentative/defiant behavior show poorer outcomes than children with either symptom cluster alone.
D)Children with ODD and CD are at greater risk for developing CD than children with ODD alone.

Answer 2

Children with CD are at risk for depression because of their problems with peers and academics

Question 3

How might low emotional arousal contribute to the development of conduct problems in some children?

A)Children with low emotional arousal often associate with deviant peers.
B)Children with low emotional arousal often experience academic problems in school.
C)Children with low emotional arousal often do not respond to punishment.
D)Children with low emotional arousal often defy teachers and parents.

Answer 3

Children with low emotional arousal often do respond to punishment

Question 4

As many as 80% of clinic-referred children with ODD later develop CD. However, only about 25-33% of nonreferred children with ODD later develop CD. Why?

A)Young children cannot be diagnosed with CD)
B)Clinic-referred children are at greater risk for having both disorders in early childhooD)
C)Clinic-referred children are at greater risk for having both disorders in adolescence.
D)Clinic-referred children with more severe and persistent problems are more likely to be referred to treatment.

Question 5

According to Gray's neuropsychological theory, the main difference between children with ADHD only and children with CD only is...

A)children with ADHD show underactivity of the BIS, whereas children with CD show general dysregulation of both BIS and BAS.
B)children with ADHD show underactivity of the BAS, whereas children with CD show general dysregulation of both the BIS and BAS.
C)children with ADHD show overactivity of the BIS, whereas children with CD show general dysregulation of both the BIS and BAS.
D)children with ADHD show overactivity of the BAS, whereas children with CD show general dysregulation of both the BIS and BAS.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a diagnostic feature of CD?

A)Running away from home for several days
B)Chronic truancy from school
C)Using alcohol or other drugs
D)Staying out all night without parents' permission

Question 7

Which of the following is usually NOT one of the three primary systems targeted in Multisystemic Therapy?

A)The child's family
B)The child's school
C)The child's friendships
D)The child's neighborhood

Question 8

Which types of parental attributions for children's misbehavior are associated with hostile and coercive parenting behavior?

A)external, specific, unstable
B)external, global, stable
C)internal, global, stable
D)internal, global, unstable

Question 9

Which of the following provides the clearest example of relational aggression?

A)A girl challenges her classmate to a fight after school.
B)An adolescent steals $45 from her mother's purse.
C)A boy is arrested for assault and battery after hitting his mother during an argument.
D)A girl spreads a rumor around her school in order to ruin the reputation of a classmate.

Question 10

Rufus is first diagnosed with CD at the age of 15 years. However, his mother reports that he showed a few conduct disorder symptoms when he was eight- or nine-years-old. The proper diagnosis for Rufus would be ___.

A)ODD
B)CD, Childhood-Onset Type
C)CD, Adolescent-Onset Type
D)No diagnosis

Question 11

Zane is an 17-year-old boy who meets diagnostic criteria for ODD and CD. What is Zane's proper diagnosis?

A)ODD only
B)CD only
C)both ODD and CD
D)Antisocial Personality Disorder

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a child with "limited prosocial emotions?"

A)No feelings of guilt
B)Few displays of positive affect
C)Lack of empathy
D)Superficial emotions

Question 13

In parent management training, most therapists begin treatment by...

A)helping parents monitor their children's activities and whereabouts.
B)positively reinforcing children's appropriate behaviors.
C)negatively reinforcing children's inappropriate behaviors.
D)punishing children's inappropriate behaviors.

Question 14

Which of the following characteristics of neighborhoods is NOT consistently associated with antisocial behavior among children and adolescents?

A)Neighborhood groups do not keep youth's antisocial behavior in check
B)Neighborhood consists largely of ethnic minority inhabitants
C)Neighborhood has low quality schools and day care facilities
D)Neighborhood lacks a recreational center and after-school programming for youth

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT usually associated with the development of conduct problems in children?

A)Difficult temperament
B)Excessive emotional reactivity
C)Hyperkinetic syndrome
D)Low emotional arousal