. 1. Rutter and Sroufe identified _____________ as one of three important areas of focus in the future of developmental psychopathology. A. How cause and effect underlie childhood disorders B. The role of the media in the life of the modern child. C. Creating a stricter definition of normal behavior. D. Fetal development’s influence on childhood behavior   2. Which of the following questions is not appropriate on a mental status exam? A. What’s four times five? B. Who’s the current president of the United States? C. What day of the week is it today? D. Who wrote the Harry Potter books? 3. State laws can influence decision making in all the following ways, except A. who can legally provide consent for the child. B. beneficence and maleficence C. timelines for reporting suspected child abuse D. custodial versus noncustodial parental rights 4. The transactional model was developed to A. illustrate how even very disabled children are able to adapt to their environments. B. analyze exactly which characteristics are passed from a caregiver to a child. C. predict the future of a child’s development by analyzing past events and behaviors. D. show how a child adapts to an environment and how the environment changes as a result. 5. All of the following are true concerning the APA 10 ethical standards except A. the standards were useful in past decades but are no longer useful. B. the standards address appropriate advertising and displays of public information. C. the standards address matters pertaining to research and publication. D. the standards assist professionals to resolve ethical issues. 6. Which of the following is true regarding the age of majority? A. It’s 18 in 34 of the U.S. States. B. It’s 19 years in all Canadian provinces. C. It’s 18 years of age in every USA State D. It’s not an important consideration for psychologists working with children. 7. In the context of Sue’s 2006 article on cultural competent treatment, gift giving refers to A. giving a token gift to the client B. rules about barbering C. accepting a gift from the client D. gifts of therapy, such as reduced tension 8. Which of the following is one of the guiding principle of the American Psychological Association (APA). A. Generosity B. Duplicity C. Felicity D. Integrity 9. Mash and Wolfe  (2002) suggest three goals of assessment . Which of the following is not one of the goals? A. Diagnosis B. Treatment planning C. Prognosis D. Research 10. Using the K-3 Paradigm involves knowledge of A. brain chemistry B. the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders C. a child’s family medical history D. developmental expectations 12. Which of the following is true regarding a functional behavioral assessment? A. An FBA assesses the degree to which a behavior exists. B. An FBA is norms-based. C. The FBA was developed to analyzed why a behavior exists. D. The use of FBA has been discouraged by the American Psycholo.

1. . 1. Rutter and Sroufe identified _____________ as one of three
important areas of focus in the future of developmental
psychopathology.
A. How cause and effect underlie childhood disorders
B. The role of the media in the life of the modern child.
C. Creating a stricter definition of normal behavior.
D. Fetal development’s influence on childhood behavior
2. Which of the following questions is not appropriate on a
mental status exam?
A. What’s four times five?
B. Who’s the current president of the United States?
C. What day of the week is it today?
D. Who wrote the Harry Potter books?
3. State laws can influence decision making in all the following
ways, except
A. who can legally provide consent for the child.
B. beneficence and maleficence
C. timelines for reporting suspected child abuse
D. custodial versus noncustodial parental rights

2. 4. The transactional model was developed to
A. illustrate how even very disabled children are able to adapt
to their environments.
B. analyze exactly which characteristics are passed from a
caregiver to a child.
C. predict the future of a child’s development by analyzing past
events and behaviors.
D. show how a child adapts to an environment and how the
environment changes as a result.
5. All of the following are true concerning the APA 10 ethical
standards except
A. the standards were useful in past decades but are no longer
useful.
B. the standards address appropriate advertising and displays of
public information.
C. the standards address matters pertaining to research and
publication.
D. the standards assist professionals to resolve ethical issues.
6. Which of the following is true regarding the age of majority?
A. It’s 18 in 34 of the U.S. States.

3. B. It’s 19 years in all Canadian provinces.
C. It’s 18 years of age in every USA State
D. It’s not an important consideration for psychologists working
with children.
7. In the context of Sue’s 2006 article on cultural competent
treatment, gift giving refers to
A. giving a token gift to the client
B. rules about barbering
C. accepting a gift from the client
D. gifts of therapy, such as reduced tension
8. Which of the following is one of the guiding principle of the
American Psychological Association (APA).
A. Generosity
B. Duplicity
C. Felicity
D. Integrity
9. Mash and Wolfe (2002) suggest three goals of assessment .
Which of the following is not one of the goals?
A. Diagnosis

4. B. Treatment planning
C. Prognosis
D. Research
10. Using the K-3 Paradigm involves knowledge of
A. brain chemistry
B. the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
C. a child’s family medical history
D. developmental expectations
12. Which of the following is true regarding a functional
behavioral assessment?
A. An FBA assesses the degree to which a behavior exists.
B. An FBA is norms-based.
C. The FBA was developed to analyzed why a behavior exists.
D. The use of FBA has been discouraged by the American
Psychological Association
13. Which of the following is an example of a discrete
behavior?
A. talking out of turn

5. B. on task behavior
C. Playing
D. watching a television show
14. A researcher is studying the effect of noise level on
concentration. In this study, noise level is the
_____________ variable.
A. independent
B. random
C. confounding
D. dependent
15. Externalizing problems were referred to as
________________ problems in the past.
A. behavior deficit
B. behavior excess
C. circumstantial
D. overcontrolled
16. A lack of consensus ___________ often compromises
treatment plans.

6. A. on attributions
B. regarding the perspectives of informants
C. among different research data
D. on the actual target problem
17. If a youth who’s socially maladjusted also demonstrates
another risk factor, then the risk of having a disorder also
increases by _____________ the amount.
A. five times
B. four times
C. twice
D. ten times
18. Someone who favors autonomy regarding child decision
making is likely to agree with what?
A. Giving the child control over a decision
B. Community support of a parent’s choice
C. Structured family therapy options
D. Removing a child’s right consent
19. Between 1972 and 1989 there were____________ regarding

7. child advocacy.
A. not much change in the amount of published research.
B. not much change in the number of laws.
C. a significant increase in the number of laws.
D. a significant increase in the amount of published research
20. Developmental psychopathology is the study of
A. behavioral disorders and their increase in intensity over time.
B. lesions and malformations that cause behavioral disorders.
C. fetal development and its relation to later childhood
development
D. the origins and course of individual patterns of behavioral
maladaptations.
Susy is feeling depressed. She visits a therapist who says that
it’s “all in her head” He says she’s depressed because she’s
“:thinking like a depressed person.” Susy’s therapist likely
supports which theoretical model?
A. Sociocultural
B. Cognitive
C. Behavioral
D. Biomedical