EXAM 3 - PSY CHILDHOOD. Which of the following is true regarding antisocial behavior in adolescents?
. In comparison to youth on the life-course-persistent path, those on the adolescent-limited path .
are often being influenced by situational factors, such as their peers
A factor that predicts increased delinquency among girls who attend mixed-gender schools is .
early onset of menarche
Children who engage in covert behaviors only are typically ____
less social, more anxious, and more suspicious of others
Children who engage in primarily overt behaviors are typically
negative, irritable, and resentful in their reactions to hostile situations
Delinquency, in the legal sense, may result from ____, whereas a mental disorder requires ____.
one or two isolated acts, a persistent pattern of antisocial behaviors
A child with antisocial behavior has an
overactive BAS and an underactive BIS
Children who display ____ are at high risk for later psychiatric problems and impairment in functioning.
overt-destructive
THE LIFETIME PREVALANCE RATE FOR ODD IS ABOUT
12%
The lifetime prevalence rate for ODD and CD are about
12% and 8%, respectively
THE LIFETIME PREVALANCE RATE FOR CD IS ABOUT
8%
Children with co-morbid usually escalate to more severe forms of conduct disorder.
ADHD
Behaviors such as fighting, destructiveness, and threatening others are referred to as __
AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS
Which statement about the stability of antisocial behavior is true?
Aggressive behavior is highly stable over the course of the lifespan, about as stable as IQ scores
Which of the following is true regarding the relationship between ODD and CD?
CD is almost always preceded by ODD
Which statement is true regarding the relationship between conduct problems and self-esteem?
Conduct problems are related to an inflated, unstable, or tentative self-esteem.
Which of the following is a consistent finding for the genetic contribution to antisocial behavior? a
Heritability accounts for less than 10% of the variance in antisocial behavior.
The prevalence of ODD is the prevalence of CD.
MORE THAN
Children with conduct problems generally show anxiety than those without conduct problems, and children with a callous-unemotional interpersonal style show anxiety
MORE, LESS
The public health perspective of conduct problems attempts to reduce ____ associated with youth violence.
SCHOOL FAILURE
An early symptom of CD in girls is often
SEXUAL MISBEHAVIORS
Which of the following is true regarding antisocial behavior in adolescents?
Very few adolescents completely refrain from antisocial behavior, and they tend not to be well- adjusted.
By their late twenties, former delinquents have desisted from offending.
about half of
Joshua is considered to have a low-active MAOA genotype. He is likely to .
act more aggressively
In comparison to children on the adolescent-limited path to antisocial behavior, those on the life-course- persistent path .
are less likely to use drugs
he siblings of children referred for conduct problems usually
display as much negative behavior as their referred sibling
Compared to boys' aggression, girls' aggression tends to involve more .
relationally aggressive acts
Violations such as running away, setting fires, skipping school, and using drugs and alcohol are referred to as ____.
rule-breaking behaviors
On tests of cognitive ability, children with conduct disorder typically ____.
show impairments despite normal intelligence
Underachievement in language and reading among children with conduct problems is most likely mediated by .
the presence of ADHD
