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