CHAPTER 35: PSYCHOSOCIAL ALTERATIONS

CHAPTER 35: PSYCHOSOCIAL ALTERATIONS

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. In individual therapy involving a child or adolescent, who decides what will be shared with caregivers?

a.	the child or adolescent	c.	the parents or guardian
b.	the therapist	d.	the therapist and the child

 

 

ANS:  D

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect: Individual therapy involves a child or adolescent and the therapist. They both decide what will be shared with caregivers.
B	Incorrect: The therapist alone does not decide what will be shared with caregivers.
C	Incorrect: The parents or guardian do not decide what will be shared with the caregivers. Parents or caregivers are not in the session during individual therapy, but they are an important part of a comprehensive treatment program.
D	Correct: In individual therapy involving a child or adolescent, the therapist and the child decide what will be shared with caregivers. Older children may request that caregivers be denied access to their records.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 1346 – Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

2. The focus of family therapy is:

a.	the identified problem person
b.	solving family problems
c.	relationships and communication patterns among family members
d.	to resolve crises as well as to decrease anxiety and fears of members

 

 

ANS:  C

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect: The focus of family therapy is not the identified problem person.
B	Incorrect: The focus of family therapy is not solving family problems.
C	Correct: The focus of family therapy is the relationships and communication patterns among family members. The therapist looks at the child’s symptoms or problems as a reflection of the family’s problems. The goal is to improve family interactions, improve communication, and help each member achieve autonomy, independence, and self-effectiveness.
D	Incorrect: The focus of family therapy is not to resolve crises as well as to decrease anxiety and fears of members.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 1346 – Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

3. The major focus of play therapy is to:

a.	help the child reveal emotions, feelings, and problems
b.	get the child to relax and be less anxious and upset
c.	teach the child how to play fairly and share toys with others
d.	evaluate whether the child has masculine or feminine type of play

 

 

ANS:  A

 

	Feedback
A	Correct: The major focus of play therapy is to help the child reveal emotions, feelings, and problems.
B	Incorrect: The major focus of play therapy is not to get the child to relax and be less anxious and upset. Feelings such as anxiety may be revealed through play. The therapist is available to help the child understand her or his emotions and respond to these emotions.
C	Incorrect: The major focus of play therapy is not to teach the child how to play fairly and share toys with others.
D	Incorrect: The major focus of play therapy is not to evaluate whether the child has masculine or feminine type of play.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 1346 – Treatment Modalities

OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

4. Which of the following disorders is the most commonly encountered neurobehavioral disorder of childhood?

a.	antisocial personality disorder	c.	eating disorders
b.	school phobia	d.	attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

 

 

ANS:  D

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect: Antisocial personality disorder is not the most commonly encountered neurobehavioral disorder of childhood.
B	Incorrect: School phobia is not the most commonly encountered neurobehavioral disorder of childhood.
C	Incorrect: Eating disorders are not the most commonly encountered neurobehavioral disorders of childhood.
D	Correct: The most commonly encountered neurobehavioral disorder of childhood is attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. It is also among the most prevalent chronic health conditions of school-age children.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 1346 – Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

5. Which of the following is the basic impairment in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder?

a.	inability to complete tasks due to distractibility and forgetting the task at hand
b.	too few inhibiting behaviors, causing problems in learning self-regulation behaviors
c.	hyperactivity and acting as if motor driven
d.	inattention to safety issues with resulting high-risk behavior

 

 

ANS:  B

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect: The basic impairment in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is not the inability to complete tasks due to distractibility and forgetting the task at hand. This is a manifestation of the symptom of inattention.
B	Correct: The basic impairment in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is too few inhibiting behaviors, causing problems in learning self-regulation behaviors. This deficiency of internal self-regulation typically results in school difficulties, academic underachievement, low self-esteem, and difficulties with family and social relationships.
C	Incorrect: The basic impairment in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is not hyperactivity and acting as if motor driven. This is a manifestation of the symptom of hyperactivity.
D	Incorrect: The basic impairment in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is not inattention to safety issues with resulting high-risk behavior.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 1347 – Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

OBJ:    Cognitive Level: Application