Delinquent acts are:
a. Illegal only for minors.
b. Illegal only for adults.
c. Illegal regardless of person’s age.
d. None of the above.
Programs in which steps are taken to: reward attendance, connect school to work, and
decrease the satisfaction a student finds out of school, are characteristic
of_____________ interventions.
a. Anti-Firesetting
b. Anti-Lyning
c. Anti-Theft
d. Anti-Truancy
Fears are not considered maladaptive unless they prevent the child from engaging in:
a. Normal social interaction.
b. Normal sleep patterns.
c. Regular school attendance.
d. All of the above.
e. Only A and B.
An example of developmental optimism is
a. The belief the inappropriate behaviors develop and worsen
b. The belief that noncompliance is a developmental stage
c. The belief that students will outgrow inappropriate behaviors
d. All of the above
e. Both B and C
Early behaviors considered problematic and likely to escalate to serious levels include
a. Chronic disobedience
b. Covert behaviors
c. Physical fighting
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
Referral rates:
a. Are low for young children.
b. Are low for older children
c. Peak at 14 and 15 years of age.
d. All of the above.
e. Only B and C.
Schizophrenia in children is generally believed to be the result of childhood trauma.
Functional Behavior Assessment is
a. Implemented only in elementary schools.
b. Implemented only in high schools.
c. Required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
d. Recommended by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
The sterilization of individuals with disabilities that took place early in the history of
special education was justified by belief in:
a. Eugenics
b. Eugenesis
c. Ontogenics
d. Ontogenesis
Interventions addressing truancy include:
a. Recognition and praise for attendance.
b. Systems in which attendance brings rewards.
c. School work that is interesting to students.
d. All of the above.
e. Only A and B.
In responding to stealing, parents should:
a. Define stealing.
b. Deliver consequences randomly.
c. Use their judgment to decide when theft has occurred.
d. All of the above.
e. Only A and C.
Psychologists agree that intelligence is comprised of a variety of abilities:
a. Both cognitive and emotional.
b. Both creative and academic.
c. Both verbal and nonverbal.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
The relationship between overt behaviors and academic achievement is generally
considered:
a. Causal
b. Clear
c. Reciprocal
d. Unclear
Tourette’s disorder is a neurological disorder characterized by:
a. Tics, depression, compulsions, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
b. Tics, obsessions, compulsions, hyperactivity, and depression.
c. Tics, obsessions, compulsions, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
d. Tics, obsessions, depression, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
A measure of the importance of a phenomenon under consideration is:
a. Concurrent validity.
b. Construct validity.
c. Content validity.
d. Criterion validity.
People view ADHD as:
a. A real disorder.
b. A serious disability.
c. An excuse for poor parenting.
d. All of the above.
e. Only A and B.
Youth with conduct disorder tend to experience discipline that is:
a. Erratic.
b. Escalating.
c. Highly punitive.
d. All of the above.
e. Only A and B.
Experts believe that schizophrenia is:
a. A single disease.
b. A cluster of similar disorders.
c. Not a single disease.
d. All of the above.
e. Only B and C.
Reciprocity of influence is important in understanding:
a. Broken families.
b. Child abuse.
c. Parent-child interactions.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
Manifestation determination hearings
a. Are mandated by the Council for Exceptional Children.
b. Are mandated by law.
c. Are mandated through IDEA.
d. All of the above.
e. Only B and C.
Schizophrenia is nearly always treated with drugs such as:
a. Clomadin
b. Ritalin
c. Haldol
d. All of the above
e. Only A and B
TBI should be addressed using:
a. Brain surgery.
b. Drug therapy.
c. Environmental modifications.
d. All of the above.
e. Only A and B.
A school phobia may be most appropriately called:
a. Separation anxiety
b. Separation phobia
c. Social anxiety
d. Social phobia
In addition to generally depressed affects, students suffering from depression may:
a. Act out and appear irritable.
b. Act out and appear angry.
c. “Act in” and appear irritable.
d. “Act in” and appear angry.
Families are best defined and understood in terms of:
a. Function
b. Size
c. Structure
d. All of the above
e. Only A and B
A confidence interval is usually expressed as a
a. Percentage.
b. Range of scores.
c. Standard score.
d. Z scores.
IQ is an indicator of:
a. General intelligence.
b. Overall cognitive ability.
c. Performance on an intelligence test.
d. All of the above.
e. Only A and B.
Acceptance of one set of assumptions about human behavior often implies:
a. Allegiance to a medical model of EBD
b. Allegiance to a variety of other assumptions
c. Rejection of other assumptions
d. Rejection of the medical model of EBD
Families of antisocial children tend to characterized by high levels of:
a. Discipline.
b. Interpersonal conflict.
c. Parental monitoring of behavior.
d. All of the above.
e. Only A and B.
Social acceptance is associated with:
a. Aggression, friendliness, and conformity to rules.
b. Helpfulness, aggression, and conformity to rules.
c. Helpfulness, friendliness, and aggression.
d. Helpfulness, friendliness, and conformity to rules.
Holding the same high expectations for all students:
a. Ignores the need to recognize individual differences.
b. Is a gross oversimplification.
c. Is the best way to accommodate cultural diversity.
d. All of the above.
e. Only A and B.
In understanding resilience and vulnerability, key ingredients seem to be:
a. Pattern, duration, and intensity of exposure to stressful circumstances.
b. Pattern, duration, and intensity of exposure to environmental toxins.
c. Pattern, sequence, and intensity of exposure to stressful circumstances.
d. Pattern, sequence, and intensity of exposure to environmental toxins.
To say that emotional and behavioral disorders may be “episodic” suggests that a
student’s behavior
a. May change drastically over the course of a year
b. May change drastically over the course of a month
c. May change drastically over the course of a week
d. All of the above
e. Only A & B
According to Kauffman and Landrum, which of the following approaches contributes
most to the effective treatment of EBD?
a. Humanistic
b. Medical
c. Postmodern
d. Psychodynamic