Deck 17: Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Question 1

The House-Tree-Person test and the Roberts Apperception Test are examples of _____ used with child clients.

A) projective/expressive techniques
B) self-report scales
C) achievement tests
D) naturalistic observation techniques

Answer 1

projective/expressive techniques

Question 2

In the first psychological clinic,founded by Lightner Witmer in the late 1800s,

A) child clients were assessed but not treated.
B) child clients were neither assessed nor treated.
C) child clients were assessed and treated.
D) parent training took place, but no direct treatment of children took place.

Answer 2

child clients were assessed and treated.

Question 3

For both children and adolescents,the most commonly used specific assessment technique is the _____.

A) Draw-a-Person technique
B) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
C) Rorschach Inkblot Technique
D) MMPI-A

Answer 3

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

Question 4

The Conners' Rating Scale and the Child Behavior Checklist are examples of _____.

A) analogue direct observation
B) behavior rating scales
C) projective personality tests
D) achievement tests

Question 5

When treating children patients,

A) the therapeutic alliance is just as crucial with children as is in therapy with adults.
B) the therapeutic alliance must be established with both the child and his or her parents.
C) adult interventions and techniques should be adjusted for children.
D) all of the above

Question 6

Cognitive-behavioral techniques for children have been found beneficial in treating _____.

A) depression
B) ADHD
C) anxiety disorders
D) all of the above

Question 7

_____ promotes both the mental and physical health of children with medical conditions.

A) Child clinical psychology
B) Pediatric psychology
C) Developmental psychology
D) Abnormal psychology

Question 8

Children

A) can be diagnosed with DSM disorders in the "Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence" category.
B) can be diagnosed with major depression and posttraumatic stress disorder.
C) receiving a diagnosis of mental retardation receive this diagnosis on Axis II.
D) all of the above

Question 9

When naturalistic direct observation of a child is not practical,clinical child psychologists often conduct _____ to achieve the same purpose.

A) sentence-completion tests
B) intelligence testing
C) achievement testing
D) analogue direct observation

Question 10

When the client is a child,the clinical psychologist's interview process typically includes _____.

A) the child
B) adults who know the child well
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 11

Projective/expressive childhood and adolescent instruments include _____.

A) the Children's Apperception Test
B) the Roberts Apperception Test
C) the TEMAS
D) all of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is true regarding self-report scales for children and adolescents?

A) There is a version of the MMPI appropriate for use with adolescent clients.
B) Self-report scales are used more commonly with young children than with adolescents.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 13

Grotberg (2003)identified which three factors that contribute to resilience in children?

A) child strengths, parental support, community involvement
B) external supports, inner strengths, interpersonal problem-solving skills
C) peer relationships, educational commitment, quality of life
D) none of the above

Question 14

Self-instructional training was originally developed by _____.

A) Marsha Linehan
B) Irvin Yalom
C) Donald Meichenbaum
D) none of the above

Question 15

Some clinical child psychologists divide children's psychological problems into externalizing disorders,such as _____,and internalizing disorders,such as _____.

A) ADHD; conduct disorder
B) ADHD; depression
C) conduct disorder; oppositional defiant disorders
D) generalized anxiety disorder; ADHD

Question 16

The key criterion for the diagnosis of a learning disability is

A) intelligence that is significantly below average.
B) achievement in a particular academic area that is significantly below average.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 17

When assessing a child patient,

A) a multisource approach is recommended.
B) a multimethod approach is recommended.
C) a multisetting approach is recommended.
D) all of the above

Question 18

_____ are standardized paper-and-pencil forms that parents,teachers,or other adults complete regarding a child's presenting problems.

A) Pediatric questionnaires
B) Behavior rating scales
C) Developmental checklists
D) Genograms

Question 19

According to research,which of the following influences children's resilience or vulnerability to psychological problems?

A) environmental factors, including poverty
B) parental factors, including low parent IQ
C) child factors, including difficult temperament
D) all of the above

Question 20

Which of the following statements about intellectual tests for children is true?

A) A Spanish version of the WISC-IV is available.
B) The UNIT is a culture-fair intelligence test that may be administered to children.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 21

Self-instructional training is a form of psychotherapy with children that derives from the _____ approach to psychotherapy.

A) psychodynamic
B) behavioral
C) cognitive
D) humanistic

Question 22

_____ is a form of behavioral therapy in which therapists teach parents to use techniques based on conditioning to modify problematic behavior in their children.

A) Parent training
B) Adult rehabilitation
C) Child modification
D) Behavioral shaping

Question 23

Clinical child psychologists who conduct _____ believe that a child's play communicates important processes occurring within the child's mind of which the child may be unaware.

A) self-instructional training
B) psychodynamic play therapy
C) humanistic play therapy
D) parent training

Question 24

In humanistic play therapy,

A) interpretation of the child's actions are more important than in psychodynamic play therapy.
B) the child and the therapist play directly with each other without any toys or other objects.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 25

What type of test are instruments such as the Roberts Apperception Test and the Tell-Me-A-Story (TEMAS)?

Question 26

_____ direct observation of a child behavior takes place where it actually happens,whereas _____ direct observation typically takes place in a clinic room where the real-life situation is simulated.

Question 27

What are the three categories of child resilience identified by Grotberg (2003)?

Question 28

What are the three basic functions of play therapy identified by Brems (2008)?

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic functions of play therapy identified by Brems (2008)?

A) the formation of important relationships
B) disclosure of feelings and thoughts
C) imitative relearning
D) healing

Question 30

Parent training programs have been developed for _____.

A) ADHD
B) conduct disorder
C) separation anxiety
D) all of the above

Question 31

What is the most commonly used assessment test for both children and adolescents?

Question 32

In what type of therapy is a child taught to gain control over his behaviors by saying instructions aloud to himself?

Question 33

Under what broad DSM category are psychological problems of childhood listed?

Question 34

The Spanish version of the WISC-IV

A) has not yet been created.
B) was normed exclusively on children whose parents are from Mexico.
C) includes no change in item content in spite of linguistic translation.
D) was normed exclusively on children whose parents are from Spain.

Question 35

_____ is a form of therapy with children in which clients learn to "talk themselves through" situations in which their behavior might be problematic.

A) Narrative therapy
B) Self-instructional training
C) Solution-focused therapy
D) Humanistic play therapy

Question 36

The TEMAS is most similar in format to which of these assessment tools?

A) SCID
B) MMPI-2
C) TAT
D) WISC-IV

Question 37

Most of the specific forms of psychotherapy that have demonstrated empirical benefits for specific disorders of childhood are _____.

A) cognitive-behavioral
B) humanistic
C) psychodynamic
D) metacognitive

Question 38

Compared to psychodynamic play therapists,humanistic play therapists tend to emphasize

A) reflection of the child's feelings.
B) the development of a therapeutic relationship characterized by acceptance and empathy.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above

Question 39

What is the recommended approach to assessment of children?

Question 40

An accurate summary of the body of empirical research on the outcome of psychotherapy with children and adolescents would state that generally,

A) psychotherapy with children and adolescents produces significant improvement.
B) psychotherapy with children produces significant improvement, but psychotherapy with adolescents produces no improvement.
C) psychotherapy with children and adolescents produces no improvement.
D) psychotherapy with adolescents produces significant improvement, but psychotherapy with children produces no improvement.

Question 41

Discuss the role of the therapeutic alliance when treating children.With whom is it important to establish a therapeutic alliance?

Question 42

What is the rationale for a multisource,multimethod,multisetting approach to the assessment of children?

Question 43

What is naturalistic direct observation,and how does it differ from analogue direct observation?

Question 44

Briefly describe behavior rating scales as used in child assessment.

Question 45

How do cognitive-behavioral therapists adapt their techniques to work with children and adolescents? Give at least one specific example.