Help in homework: Emotional & behavoural disorder of children?

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1. The notion that a chid’s nervous system is ‘plastic’ refers to the seeming arartificialanner in which the child is behaving (T/F)
2. An advantage of lolongitudinal research is that investigators do not need to be concerned about possible cohort effects in interpreting findings(T/F)
3. Joe is in the second grade and cannot stay focused. He is not reading and tests below grade level in all subjects. He is rarely in trouble at school or home. Joe
a) is free from all behbehaviorsorders
b) may have a behavioural disorder and should be evaluated
c) is a typical boy
d) is none of the above
4) Human development is best viewes as
a) always occuring in stages
b)changes in individuals due to environmental influences
c) change in persons over time due to the interacions of many varvariables) quaquantitativether thathatalitative growth
5) Children with fetal alcohol syndrome are at risk for
a) minor facial abnormalities and a variety of birth defects
b) intellectual deficiency and cognitive impairments
c)high rates of hyperactivity, impimpassivitynd conduct problems
d) a and b
e) a,b,c
6) Which of the following can best ensure internal validity?
a) the use of control groups
b) repeating the study with serveral different populations, e.g. young and old
c) the use of descriptive methods
d) repeating the study in several diffferent situations, e.g. school and home
7) Commorbidity or co-occurence of disorders in children and adolescents is
a) quite common
b) very rare
c) not possible using the DSM system
d) reported for females but not for males
8)Which of the following is true rgarding anxiery disorders?
a) Between 12-20 % os school age children and adolescents meet the diagnostic criteria for one or more anxiety disorders
b) boys are more likely than girls to have an anxiety disorders
c) the rates of specific anxiety disorder do not vary across ethnic groups
d) none of the above are true
9)Heather is a 13 year old who has been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. It is likely that Heather
a) exhibits anxiety concerning one particular of situation
b)has excessive concerns wiht her competence and performance
c)has symptoms that are likely to be transitory (short term)
d does not show other signs of significant impairment in her functioning
10) Reserach on interactional patterns in families with a depressed parent or child suggest that
a) depressed behaviour by a family member may be maintained because it serves ot avoid conflictual behavior among family members
b) depressed behavior by a family member is reduced where there is marital conflict
c) no association exists between marital conflict and parental depression
d) no association exists between marital discord and parental depression on hte one hand and children’s problems on the other
10) Some investtigators argue that deficits in motivation are central in ADHD. Relevant to this position is evidence suggesting that children with ADHD
a) perform immediate to delayed reinforcement
b) require strong incentives for behavioural control
c) do not perform well under partial schedules or reinforcement
d) a and b above
e) all of the above
11) Children identified as having nonverbal learning disabilites (NVLD)
a) are hypothesised to have right hemisphere brain damage
b)are likely to show externalizing rather that internalizing systoms
c)show relative strength in mathematics
d)b and c above
e) all of the above
11) The concept of inclusion as applied to youngsters with disabilities argues that children are best educated in 1) educational settings best matched to their specific needs
b) resource rooms
c) general education classrooms
d) educationl settings that have special edcuation teachers
12)Given research findings on hte psychological adjustments of children with chronic illnesses, if you were studying depression in these youngsters, which of the following results might you most likely expect?
a) no difference between chronically ill youngsters and healthe contro subjects on depressio
b) higher rates of depression in chronically ill youngsters than reported in general community samplles
c) higher rates of depression in chronically ill youngsters than in their siblings
d) the majority of chronically ill children exhibit depression
no , I am not asking the whole work. I have to do 100 questions for this homework but i can’t find the answer for these 12 questions. Please help