quiz 1
Victor is fearful of approaching new situations and often appears inhibited. Victor's mother reports that she struggles with similar difficulties and he may have inherited it from her. This is an example of_____________.
Biological Influences
Which theoretical orientation best explains the various behaviors or disorders in childhood?
Biological, Psychological, Family, Integrative
Etiology refers to the ____ of childhood disorders.
Causation
Which statement is true of the meta-analytic findings of research regarding therapy with children?
Changes achieved by children receiving treatment are the same as those for children not receiving treatment., Treatment effects are smaller for problems that are specifically targeted than they are for nonspecific areas of functioning., Treatments have been shown to be more effective for internalizing that for externalizing disorders., Treatments have been shown to be effective for children with a wide range of problems.
Research demonstrates that, with respect to aggression, girls _________________.
Engage in more relational forms of aggression
Attachment theory considers crying (in an infant) to be a behavior that ___________.
Enhances relationships with the caregiver
_______________theorists argue that a child's behavior can only be understood in terms of relationships with others.
Family Systems
The detailed representation of the individual child or family as a unique entity is referred to as a(n) ____ case formulation.
Idiographic
Which term describes a child's model of relationships in terms of what the child expects from others and how the child relates to others?
Internal working model
The assessment of childhood problems typically makes use of a(n) __________ approach.
Multi-method
Gathering information about a child's behavior for analysis involves ____________.
Observing the child in real life settings
A child who cannot control his temper has problems in emotion ______________.
Regulation
The relationship between assessment and intervention is best viewed as _______________.
Related and Ongoing
___________________ has been implicated in several psychological disorders, especially those connected to a person's response to stress and ability to regulate emotions.
The HPA axis
A central tenet of developmental psychopathology is that to understand maladaptive behavior, we must consider ____.
What is normative for a given period of development
