Deck 10: Mental Health Disorders, Special Education Disabilities, and Delinquency

Question 1

Which of the following is more prevalent for older school-age children?

A) attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
B) behaviorally based disorder
C) conduct disorder
D) oppositional defiant disorder

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Young people with ______ display a repetitive and ongoing pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others and societal rules are violated.

A) attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
B) behaviorally based disorder
C) conduct disorder
D) oppositional defiant disorder

Answer 2

C

Question 3

______ are the number of existing cases in a defined population during a specified time period of observation.

A) Conception rates
B) Development rates
C) Incidence rates
D) Prevalence rates

Answer 3

D

Question 4

______ affect as much as 4% of the child and adolescent population.

A) Anxiety disorders
B) Depressive disorders
C) Learning disabilities
D) Mood disorders

Question 5

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported in 2014, less than 10% of youth between the ages of 12 and 17 were ______, a slight decrease from when the agency began collecting such data.

A) incarcerated in locked facilities
B) living in abusive homes
C) tobacco users
D) users of illicit drugs

Question 6

In regard to mental health disorders, the term ______ refers to the concurrent prevalence of more than one difficulty (e.g., ADHD and Anxiety).

A) conjunction
B) comingling
C) comorbidity
D) correlation

Question 7

The coexistence of both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder is referred to as a ______.

A) concurrent diagnosis
B) co-occurring disorder
C) correlation
D) comingling

Question 8

Which of the following is more prevalent in primary school-age children?

A) agoraphobia
B) overanxious disorder
C) panic disorder
D) separation anxiety

Question 9

Child and adolescent risk factors for the development of mental health problems and disorders have been divided into three categories: individual factors, family factors, and ______ factors

A) communal
B) environmental
C) neighborhood
D) population-based

Question 10

In 2010, which of the following became the first study to address the need for broader and fully representative studies of child and adolescent mental health in the United States?

A) the National Comorbidity Study--Adolescent Supplement
B) the National Study of Youthful Mental Health
C) the National Assessment of Mental Disorders among Adolescents
D) the Youthful Supplement of the National Mental Health Study

Question 11

Depression and related disorders are not common for children under ______ years of age, accounting for less than 2% of all cases.

A) 8
B) 12
C) 14
D) 16

Question 12

______ is the study of the extent and type of illnesses within populations as well as the factors that impact their distribution.

A) Epidemiology
B) Epistemology
C) Pathology
D) Psychology

Question 13

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an example of a ______.

A) behaviorally based disorder
B) conduct disorder
C) learning disorder
D) self-regulation disorder

Question 14

In terms of the development of mental health problems, coming from a lower socioeconomic class is an example of a(n) ______ risk factor.

A) individual
B) family
C) historical
D) dynamic

Question 15

Approximately 30-50% of children with an attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis also received a ______ diagnosis.

A) conduct disorder
B) depressive disorder
C) post-traumatic stress disorder
D) substance abuse issue

Question 16

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported in 2014, 5% of adolescents between 12 and 17 years of age had a(n) ______.

A) conduct disorder
B) learning disability
C) mental health problem
D) substance use disorder

Question 17

The National Comorbidity Study--Adolescent Supplement collected data from a ______ sample of over 10,000 adolescents.

A) abbreviated
B) convenience
C) representative
D) triangulated

Question 18

For older children and adolescents with an identified mental health disorder or substance abuse issue, the vast majority ______.

A) will not graduate high school
B) have been incarcerated in locked facilities
C) are involved in delinquent behavior
D) do not access or receive adequate treatment or services

Question 19

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has been investigating and reporting national drug, alcohol, and ______ data across adolescent and adult populations since 2002.

A) behavioral health
B) codependency
C) suicide
D) trauma

Question 20

______ are the number of new cases of a disorder in a defined population during a specified time period of observation.

A) Contracting rates
B) Evolutionary rates
C) Incidence rates
D) Prevalence rates

Question 21

As part of bi-polar disorder, someone will have periods of ______, a distinct period of time where the person is consistently on edge, in a heightened state of awareness or energy, may be irritable and display symptoms such as talking much more, engaging in high risk activities, and so on.

A) anxiety
B) hyperactivity
C) mania
D) omnivigilance

Question 22

Section 504 of the ______ was the first law to state that the exclusion of a person with a disability was discrimination, allowing class status for this group, mandating affirmative conduct, and requiring accommodations.

A) Americans with Disabilities Act
B) Civil Rights of Disabled Persons Act
C) Disability Protection Act
D) Rehabilitation Act

Question 23

A(n) ______ is defined as a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations.

A) cognitive disorder
B) educational disability
C) learning disability
D) modulation disorder

Question 24

Today, locked juvenile justice institutions offer ______ to those suffering from mental health conditions.

A) one-on-one counseling services
B) sufficient resources for aid
C) few licensed mental health providers
D) established policies and practices

Question 25

In terms of impairment on daily living, mental health disorders have a greater impact on younger children and adolescents.

Question 26

Over the past three decades, there have been few representative, nationwide epidemiological studies of children and adolescent mental health problems.

Question 27

The ______ does not confer additional rights upon those with disabilities but does authorize the U.S. Attorney General to investigate conditions of confinement in institutions, both juvenile detention and adult correctional facilities.

A) American Incarcerative Disabilities Act
B) Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act
C) Individuals in Detention Protections Act
D) Judicial Investigative Rights Act

Question 28

The most important of the federal laws for children and adolescents is the ______, because it protects their education and related rights.

A) Americans with Disabilities Education Act
B) Civility and Education Act
C) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
D) Disabled Americans Education Act

Question 29

Many adolescents in locked juvenile justice facilities have more than one mental health diagnosis, including a majority who have a co-occurring ______.

A) anxiety disorder
B) depressive disorder
C) major emotional disorder
D) substance abuse issue

Question 30

Prior to the disability rights movement in the ______ there were few significant federal or state laws protecting the rights of people (children or adults) with disabilities in the United States.

A) 1960s
B) 1970s
C) 1980s
D) 1990s

Question 31

Juveniles who are involved simultaneously in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems are identified as ______ youths, or dually involved youths.

A) comorbid
B) concurrent
C) correlate
D) crossover

Question 32

Childhood depression and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder have been found linked to later delinquency, evidenced through ______ and stealing behaviors.

A) lying behaviors
B) low impulse control
C) physical aggression
D) sexual promiscuity

Question 33

There is evidence to suggest that ______ males who are incarcerated are most likely to report having a mental health or substance abuse disorder.

A) Asian
B) Black
C) Hispanic
D) White

Question 34

Children and adolescents who are victims of bullying are at higher risk for substance abuse, ______, and much more likely to report more severe distress and mental health symptoms, as well as increased suicide risk.

A) anxiety
B) depression
C) bi-polar disorder
D) conduct disorder

Question 35

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, and oppositional defiance disorder are all more prevalent for boys than for girls.

Question 36

As with the juvenile justice system's historical use of houses of refuge and reform schools, ______ has remained an outcome for many youthful offenders.

A) school confinement
B) out-of-home placement
C) rehabilitative placement
D) community confinement

Question 37

Results from epidemiological studies indicate that most children and adolescents in the United States have some form of mental health symptoms or disorders.

Question 38

An adolescent diagnosed with psychosis, bi-polar disorder, or a(n) ______ is said to have a serious emotional difficulty.

A) anxiety disorder
B) depressive disorder
C) mood disorder
D) socialization disorder

Question 39

Most of today's juvenile justice institutions are ______ accommodating or rehabilitative in nature.

A) forcibly
B) infrequently
C) required by law to be
D) extremely

Question 40

The ______ is a broad disability rights law that addresses public accommodations, employment, transportation, telecommunication, and state and local government discrimination.

A) Americans with Disabilities Act
B) Civil Rights of Disabled Persons Act
C) Disability Protection Act
D) Rehabilitation Act

Question 41

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported that in 2014, that the percentage of adolescents using tobacco products had increased by 50% since
2002.

Question 42

Discuss the development of rights for people with disabilities. When did the move toward establishing equal rights begin? Historically, how had people with disabilities been treated? How have disability rights laws have changed over time?

Question 43

Discuss how today's juvenile justice correctional facilities have become psychiatric facilities. How has the size and type of populations of juvenile facilities changed since the 1980s? In what ways are our facilities inadequately equipped to accommodate juveniles with mental health problems?

Question 44

Identify and discuss the various child and adolescent risk factors for the development of mental health problems and disorders. What is a risk factor? What are the three main categories of risk factors? Provide three examples of each category of risk factor.

Question 45

Youths who have serious emotional difficulties face challenges accessing appropriate mental health services, have significant trouble in school settings, but are at low risk for formal involvement with the juvenile courts.

Question 46

If an evaluation determines that a student is in need of special education services, school districts must develop an Individualized Education Plan prior to the beginning of each school year.

Question 47

There are two subtypes of oppositional defiance disorder: childhood-onset type and adolescent-onset type.

Question 48

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is the predecessor of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Question 49

The IDEA specifies 12 distinct disability categories.

Question 50

Discuss why students with learning disabilities are at significantly higher risk for offending behaviors and formal juvenile court involvement. Contrast the three prevailing hypotheses explaining this disparity.

Question 51

Overall, anxiety disorders impact both primary and secondary school-age populations equally.

Question 52

The study design for the Comorbidity Survey--Adolescent Supplement was longitudinal, allowing for cohort tracking.

Question 53

Females in juvenile detention are at a higher risk than males for mental health difficulties.

Question 54

There is strong evidence of a direct causal link between mental health problems and disorders and later youthful offending behaviors and delinquency adjudication.

Question 55

Discuss how epidemiology is used to study mental health problems. What is epidemiology? How do prevalence rates, lifetime prevalence rates, and incidence rates differ from one another?