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Assignment 1: Week 9 online test Weighting: 2% per topic test (20% total for all 10 tests) Score for this quiz: 10 out of 10 . Question 1 1 / 1 pts What complicates the diagnosis of maladaptive behaviour in childhood? Behaviour that is problematic for a child of one age is normal behaviour for a child of a different age.

The dividing line between childhood and adolescence has been arbitrarily drawn.

Most psychological disorders in the young have an identifiable environmental cause.

Drugs are not effective in treating the disorders that are most commonly seen in children.

Question 2 1 / 1 pts Children with ADHD that have symptoms of hyperactivity: are usually well liked by their peers because they are always active.

are usually well liked by their peers because they become ‘class clowns.’

are usually viewed negatively by their peers because of their behaviours.

are usually viewed negatively by their peers because they are socially withdrawn.

Question 3 1 / 1 pts Treatment of ADHD with drugs such as Ritalin is thought to be effective as it: quietens the voices.

increases the ability to concentrate.

interferes with glutamate activity.

acts as a sedative.

Question 4 1 / 1 pts The evidence suggests that medications for ADHD: work well for the short-term but show little long-term effect.

work well for both the short- and long-term.

really don't work at all—what is seen is due to the placebo effect. only work for children who have had the diagnosis at least two years.

Question 5 1 / 1 pts In order of diagnosis, ________ occurs before antisocial personality disorder just as ________ occurs before conduct disorder. ODD; conduct disorder

conduct disorder; ODD

ADHD; conduct disorder

conduct disorder; ADHD Question 6 1 / 1 pts The cohesive family model is a treatment strategy for the child with conduct disorder that: focuses on how the child's behaviour elicits negative responses from other family members. proposes that dysfunctional interactions have served to maintain the child's problematic behaviour. teaches the child basic moral lessons.

combines punitive and therapeutic interventions.

Question 7 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is a possible explanation for the seeming lack of emotion in autistic children? They have no emotions.

They lack social understanding.

Neurological impairment—they can feel but not show emotions.

Immaturity—they will show more as they get older.

Question 8 1 / 1 pts Which of the following would be most distressing to a child with autism? Soft, monotonous sounds.

An everyday routine that stays the same.

Altering a familiar environment.

Not having a normal sleep pattern.

Question 9 1 / 1 pts The extremely intensive experimental behaviour program designed by Ivar Lovaas for children with autism: has not proven successful.

has shown promise, but not as much as medications.

helped almost half of the children in the treatment program achieve normal intellectual functioning.

helped most of the parents of autistic children learn to cope better with their children.

Question 10 1 / 1 pts A learning disability usually is identified: because teachers and school administrators are on the watch for the signs.

because a child shows a disparity between his or her actual academic achievement and expected academic achievement.

because a child begins to show significant emotional problems, fails, and begins to hate school.

because the child has been doing very well in school for several years and then suddenly starts failing. Quiz Score: 10 out of 10 Submission Details:...