Deck 12: Disruptive, Impulse-Control, Conduct, and Elimination Disorders Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1

How old must a client be to have a diagnosis of enuresis?

A) 2 years old
B) 3 years old
C) 4 years old
D) 5 years old

Answer 1

5 years old

Question 2

How old must a client be to have a diagnosis of encopresis?

A) 2 years old
B) 3 years old
C) 4 years old
D) 5 years old

Answer 2

4 years old

Question 3

The most effective way to treat nocturnal enuresis is:

A) punishment
B) enuresis alarm
C) toilet training
D) applied behavioral analysis

Answer 3

enuresis alarm

Question 4

A nutritional change that might help treat encopresis is:

A) addition of fiber
B) addition of sugar
C) addition of fats
D) reduction of fiber

Question 5

The most effective and accessible behavioral reinforcer is:

A) verbal praise
B) food
C) candy
D) punishment

Question 6

Counselors working with encopresis without constipation and overflow incontinence should:

A) suggest an enuresis alarm
B) assess for conduct disorder
C) suggest dietary changes
D) employ CBT

Question 7

Children with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)

A) are typically female
B) have limited emotional reactivity
C) have low frustration tolerance
D) typically comply with authority figures

Question 8

Counselor working with ODD should

A) avoid individual interventions
B) insist that families participate in treatment
C) always use play therapy
D) identify client strengths

Question 9

School interventions for clients with ODD

A) should involve clients' teachers and peers
B) are not recommended
C) are too complex for most counselors to implement
D) harmful for clients

Question 10

Clients with conduct disorder (CD)

A) have high empathy for others
B) only exhibit destructive behaviors periodically
C) often harm themselves or others
D) are generally well-adjusted, happy people

Question 11

Childhood onset of CD is characterized by onset of symptoms before the age of

A) 7
B) 10
C) 12
D) 13

Question 12

For clients with CD, structure within the home environment

A) is typically very high
B) causes the client to feel over-regulated
C) should be emphasized by the counselor
D) is very easy for parents to implement

Question 13

Clients with intermittent explosive disorder

A) are typically provoked to act violently
B) feel no remorse for their actions
C) are otherwise well-adjusted people
D) always remember their violent behaviors

Question 14

Individuals with pyromania

A) set fires to impress others
B) set fires to relieve their own unwanted feelings
C) are motivated by financial gain
D) are just curious about fire

Question 15

Individuals with kleptomania are motivated to steal

A) for potential financial gain
B) for personal satisfaction
C) because they need the specific item
D) because they are dared to do it

Question 16

Individuals with kleptomania are typically

A) male
B) in need of the items they steal
C) easily treated by counselors
D) relieved after committing an act of stealing

Question 17

Treatment for kleptomania

A) well-understood at this time
B) includes cognitive behavioral interventions
C) should include a psychopharmaceutical component
D) is relatively effective

Question 18

The prognosis on encopresis

A) is very good
B) is challenging
C) is well-understood
D) affected by the weather

Question 19

When working with enuresis and encopresis, counselors should always

A) rule out general medical conditions
B) scold the child
C) read stories to the client
D) utilize psychoanalytic interventions

Question 20

Parents of children with ODD

A) typically have low levels of stress
B) implement very regular parenting interventions
C) respond to their children gently
D) can unknowingly reinforce their child's behavior

Question 21

Briefly describe two skills that can be used by a counselor utilizing behavioral therapy to work with clients who have oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorder.

Question 22

Operant behavioral interventions are used to treat enuresis. Briefly describe the two forms of operant behavioral interventions (i.e., reinforcement and punished) and how they can be used in counseling children with enuresis.