Deck 19: Externalizing Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Question 1

The most effective ADHD treatment is combining medication and therapy

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which is true about the progression from ODD to conduct disorder?

A)Everyone who has ODD will develop CD
B)Adolescents do not change the ODD behaviors they engaged in, but rather add more severe behaviors
C)Adolescents engage in a new, more severe behavioral repertoire
D)Everyone who has CD will develop ODD

Answer 2

Adolescents do not change the ODD behaviors they engaged in, but rather add more severe behaviors

Question 3

Which is FALSE about gender differences in ADHD?

A)More boys than girls are diagnosed with ADHD overall
B)The gender differences are less apparent among ADHD-PI
C)The gender differences are less apparently among ADHD-HI
D)Girls with ADHD exhibit greater verbal impairments than boys with ADHD

Answer 3

Girls with ADHD exhibit greater verbal impairments than boys with ADHD

Question 4

Therapy might be a more effective treatment than medication for which ADHD symptoms?

A)More severe symptoms
B)Behavioral symptoms
C)Comorbid ODD symptoms
D)General functioning/adaptive skills

Question 5

Medication might be a more effective treatment than therapy for which ADHD symptoms?

A)More severe symptoms
B)Behavioral symptoms
C)Comorbid ODD symptoms
D)General functioning/adaptive skills

Question 6

Which is not a common gender difference in ADHD?

A)A stronger family history of ADHD for boys, particularly with the father.
B)Less severe hyperactivity and fewer conduct problems for girls.
C)Girls are diagnosed later in adolescence than boys
D)Boys are almost four times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with ADHD

Question 7

Which is false about "outgrowing" ADHD?

A)ADHD remits for everyone by age 25
B)85% of people no longer meet full criteria by age 25
C)Even when full criteria are no longer met, people who were diagnosed with ADHD as children still have some impairment
D)Even though people no longer met full criteria, they may still experience some ADHD symptoms.

Question 8

To what does ""cognitive actions that are self-directed and allow for self-regulation"" refer?

A)Emotion regulation
B)Affect control
C)Frontal functioning
D)Executive functioning

Question 9

Executive functions are:

A)Cognitive actions that are self-directed and allow for self-regulation
B)Decision-making abilities
C)Life sustaining functions, such as heart rate, breathing, and digestion.
D)Fast acting functions such that engage in emergencies e.g., the fight or flight response.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a subtype of ADHD?

A)Combined subtype
B)Predominantly inattentive type
C)Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type
D)Predominantly attention-deficit type

Question 11

Most ADHD symptoms are stable over time

Question 12

Medication is always a better treatment than therapy for ADHD

Question 13

Which disorder is frequently comorbid with ADHD, especially the hyperactive-impulsive type?

A)Bipolar disorder
B)Schizophrenia
C)Conduct disorder
D)Intermittent explosive disorder

Question 14

Which treatment for conduct problems is not a specific technique, but instead focuses on several key principles?

A)Cognitive behavioral therapy
B)Contingency management therapy
C)Multi-systemic therapy
D)Parent management training

Question 15

The ability to inhibit a prepotent response long enough to consider the consequences of the response; to stop an ongoing response in reaction to environmental feedback; and to suppress stimuli that might interfere with a primary response (i.e., interference control) defines which term?

A)Behavioral inhibition
B)Impulsivity
C)Response inhibition
D)Behavioral activation

Question 16

Which form of ADHD is thought to be a precursor to ADHD combined subtype?

A)Predominantly dysregulated type
B)Predominantly inattentive type
C)Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type
D)Predominantly attention-deficit type

Question 17

What is the primary feature of ADHD?

A)Inability to pay attention
B)High levels of disorganization
C)Problems with concentration
D)Extreme and maladaptive levels of motor activity

Question 18

Severe conduct problems that persist into adulthood are associated with which disorder?

A)Anti-social personality disorder
B)Adult conduct disorder
C)Adult oppositional defiant disorder
D)Criminogenic personality disorder