Abnormal Child Psych. Chapter 2 Quiz
Children's problems must be considered in the context of their ____
All of the above: family dynamics community/culture individual nature
The child-caregiver role helps children explore their own emotions. Which style of parenting allows for the healthiest development of the child?
Authoritative
____ problems refer to weak or absent control structures, whereas ____ problems indicate that existing control structures are operative in a maladaptive way.
Regulation; dysregulation
Cindy has recently been diagnosed with anorexia. From a biological perspective, which neurotransmitter plays a role in eating disorders?
Serotonin
The _____ view of child development recognizes the importance of balancing the abilities of individuals with the challenges and risks of their environments.
health promotion
John Bowlby's research on attachment showed that a child who has a secure attachment with a caregiver generally leads to
the development of a child's positive internal working model.
Isabella is 3 years old, and frequently demands attention, overreacts, and refuses to go to bed. These behaviors are considered ____.
typical because of her age
Brett is an aggressive preschooler, who often bites other children and throws toys at his teacher. When Brett finished 3rd grade, he was asked to find another school to attend since he had repeatedly hit his classmates and kicked the principal. Brett's behavioral patterns are an example of ...
abnormal behavior that follows a continuity pattern
Infants that explore the environment with little affective interaction with the caregiver are likely to have a(n) ____ attachment pattern.
anxious-avoidant
Sharon is a psychologist who is using the ABA method with her client Katie, a difficult 6-year-old. As an ABA therapist, Sharon would focus on
behavior, antecedents, and consequences.
Mike is having a very difficult time in school. Which gland would produce epinephrine in response to the stress he is experiencing?
cortisol
The problem with family aggregation studies is that they ____.
do not control for environmental variables
The role that a child's primary caretaker has in terms of that child's brain development is crucial, since those early experiences form the part of the brain that is responsible for their__.
emotion, personality, and behavior
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
Molecular geneticists focus on finding a specific gene for childhood disorder, while behavioral geneticists ____.
focus on brain development between 3 and 5 years
The _________ lobes contain the functions underlying much of our thinking and reasoning abilities.
frontal
Which part of the brain is most responsible for regulating our emotional experiences, expressions, and impulses?
limbic system
James often appears to be in a bad mood and he is easily frustrated when given challenging tasks. His temperament would be described as ____.
negative affect or irritability
Brain maturity occurs in a(n) ____ fashion.
organized and hierarchical
Children's development occurs in a(n) ____ manner.
organized and hierarchical
Etiology refers to the ____ of childhood disorders.
possible root causes
Individual differences in emotion ____ account for differing responses to a stressful environment.
reactivity
A child who cannot control his temper has problems in emotion ____.
regulation
Temperament ____.
shapes a child's approach to the environment and vice versa