AC Test 1

sex differences

Boys show higher rates of early onset disorders that involve neuro-developmental impairment (e.g. autism, ADD, conduct and reading problems) and girls show more emotional disorders with onset in adolescence (e.g. depression and eating disorders)

intervention

In an A-B-A-B design, the "B" stands for ____.

transaction transition

The two terms that are used to explain how a child's interaction with his/her environment can lead to the development of maladaptive behaviors are

Genes determine behavior

Which statement about our genetic makeup is false?

reliable

Emily's mother was asked to complete a behavior checklist on two separate occasions several weeks apart. The results yielded from both occasions were very similar. The behavior checklist can be said to be:

DSM5

Fails to capture the complex adaptations and setting influences that have been identified as crucial to understanding and treating child psychopathology. Gives less attention to disorders of infancy and childhood than to those of adulthood. Fails to emphasize the situational and contextual factors surrounding and contributing to various disorders. a. Focuses on observable signs and symptoms rather than underlying etiology. Contains large numbers of diagnostic categories of little validity.

Anxious - resistant

Jace is a baby that often seems nervous in new situations and around new people and is not easily comforted by his mother in these situations. Jace most likely has which attachment pattern?

developmental progress

Many child and adolescent problems involve failure to show expected _____________

relational

Research demonstrates that, with respect to aggression, girls engage in more _________ forms of aggression

plasticity

Seventh tenet of evolutionary developmental psych. Children show high degree of ________ and ability to adapt to different contexts

resilience

The ability to avoid negative outcomes despite being at risk for psychopathology. Risk factor vs protective factor - precede neg outcome and inc/dec probability of outcome happening.

Neural plasticity

The malleable nature of the brain, evidenced throughout the course of development (use-dependent). Although infants are born with basic brain processes, experience leads to anatomical differentiation. That is, certain synapses of the brain are strengthened and stabilized, while others regress and disappear.

Brain connections are relatively predetermined and cannot be changed by the environment.

Which statement about neural development is false?

The prefrontal cortex and the cerebellum are not wired until a person is 5 to 7 years old.

Which statement about neural development is true?

valid

an assessment tool that measures what it is actually meant to measure

naturalistic fallacy

notion that just because something is natural or evolved it is good, in societal terms. People mistakenly presume that just bc it is evolutionarily good that it is a good thing

boys

who display resilience are associated with households in which there is a male role model (such as a father, grandfather, or older brother), structure; rules, and some encouragement of emotional expressiveness

girls

who display resilience come from households that combine risk taking and independence with support from a female caregiver