Question 1

Which area of normal development continues to improve until young adulthood?&#10;A) Physical&#10;B) Social&#10;C) Emotional&#10;D) Cognitive

Accepted Answer

Cognitive development continues to improve until young adulthood. This includes changes in information processing, attention, memory, language, and problem-solving abilities.

Question 2

Attention Deficit Disorder may impact a child's functioning in all of the following areas except:&#10;A) Organization&#10;B) Short-term memory&#10;C) Visual perception&#10;D) Attention span

Accepted Answer

Visual perception is not typically impacted by Attention Deficit Disorder. However, organization, short-term memory, and attention span are all common areas of difficulty for individuals with ADHD.

Question 3

Older children, aged 9-11, according to Piaget are at which cognitive stage of development?&#10;A) Formal operational stage&#10;B) Concrete operational stage&#10;C) Logical thinking stage&#10;D) Multiple perspective stage

Accepted Answer

According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, children between the ages of 7 and 11 are at the concrete operational stage, which is characterized by the ability to think logically and concretely about concrete objects and events. Children at this stage can perform mental operations on concrete objects, understand conservation and reversibility, and can use inductive reasoning to draw conclusions. The formal operational stage, which is characterized by abstract and hypothetical thinking, does not typically begin until around age 11. The other two stages listed, logical thinking stage and multiple perspective stage, are not stages described by Piaget in his theory.

Question 4

Puberty during adolescence is marked by the onset of _______________ in females and ______________ in males.&#10;A) Menarche, spermarche&#10;B) Enlarged breasts, enlarged testes&#10;C) Increase in estrogen, increase in testosterone&#10;D) Pubic hair, facial hair

Accepted Answer

Menarche (the onset of menstruation) occurs in females during puberty, while spermarche (the first ejaculation of sperm) occurs in males. The other options are also changes that occur during puberty but are not the defining markers of puberty itself.

Question 5

A child is considered obese when his or her body mass index (BMI) is greater than:&#10;A) 90&#10;B) 75&#10;C) 95&#10;D) 85

Accepted Answer

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a child with a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for children of the same age and sex is considered to have obesity. Therefore, the correct answer is C.

Deck 3: Counseling Older Children and Young Adolescents in School and Clinical Mental Health Settings