Neuropsychology of Emotional Disturbance

Question 1

From the Model of Relationship between Stressors and Psychopathology, what three stressors are involved with triggering challenging or emotional disturbance in children?
A. Major life events, minor events, and chronic conditions
B. Minor life events, a major event, and chronic events
C. All of the above
D. None of the above

Answer 1

A. Major life events, minor events, and chronic conditions

Question 2

If the amygdala is overreactive, it can cause what emotional symptoms?
A.	Depression 
B.	Anxiety
C.	Undue jocularity
D.	Shyness

Answer 2

B. Anxiety

Question 3

This part of the brain is thought to be the reward center which is activated in anticipation of reward.  What is this brain structure?
A.	Hippocampus
B.	Cerebellum
C.	Nucleus accumbens
D.	Anterior cingulate

Answer 3

C. Nucleus accumbens

Question 4

This region of the brain is responsible for empathy and impulsive control.  What is this part of the brain?
A.	Anterior cingulate cortex
B.	Basal ganglia
C.	Nucleus accumbens
D.	Orbitofrontal cortex

Answer 4

A. Anterior cingulate cortex

Question 5

Which DSM-5 Diagnosis is known as the “Storm in the brain”?
A.	Conduct disorder
B.	Oppositional defiant disorder
C.	Bipolar disorder
D.	All of the above

Answer 5

C. Bipolar disorder

Question 6

Damage to the orbitofrontal or ventromedial prefrontal cortex is associated with an increased display of what type of behavior in both children and adults?

Answer 6

B. Reactive aggression

Question 7

Which disorder causes a person to look as if they have OCD and/or present as having a tic disorder, with both suddenly appearing following a strep infection (such as strep throat or scarlet fever)?
A.	PADNAS
B.	PANDASS
C.	PANDES
D.	PANDAS

Answer 7

D. PANDAS

Question 8

The Developmental Traumatology Model of the Biological Stress System suggested the following are true for severe consequences occurring except for one:
A. Dysregulation of stress regulating system
B. Alteration of neurotransmitter systems
C. Alteration of the brain’s structural and functional regions
D. Females are more vulnerable to adverse brain development outcomes

Answer 8

D. Females are more vulnerable to adverse brain development outcomes

Question 9

A review of the juvenile delinquency literature suggests that there are two kinds of subtypes of children with externalizing behaviors - early starters and later starters. What is a characteristic of an early starter?
A. Deficits in empathy, more likely to use others for their own purposes
B. Dysfunctional beliefs about self and others
C. Difficulty with planning, and with subterfuge (more likely to be caught)
D. Able to plan and to engage in subterfuge

Answer 9

C. Difficulty with planning, and with subterfuge (more likely to be caught)

Question 10

School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) involve all of the following except:
A. Proactive response to antisocial and problematic behavior
B. Prevention, one-tiered support, and data-based decision making
C. Prevention, multi-tiered support, and data-based decision making
D. Data-based decision often uses web-based software for collecting and analyzing student discipline data. This is called School-Wide Information System (SWIS).

Answer 10

B. Prevention, one-tiered support, and data-based decision making