Week 1: Introduction/Types of Disorders

Question 1

What are the three main categories of disorders?

Answer 1

Developmental, Externalizing, Internalizing

Question 2

What is the main difference between an externalizing vs. internalizing disorder?

Answer 2

Behavior is under-controlled in externalizing and over-controlled in internalizing

Question 3

In young people with a disorder, comorbidity is the exception rather than the rule (T/F)

Answer 3

False

Question 4

What disorders are most commonly seen in schools?

Answer 4

Anxiety, conduct disorders, ADHD

Question 5

What is the main issue with the “within-person” approach to diagnosis?

Answer 5

Assumes that traits are fixed and inherent; limited practical value

Question 6

What are aspects of behavioral assessments that make them particularly effective?

Answer 6

• Focus is on environmental contingencies, which can be shaped
• Assessment is not just diagnostic, but also linked to interventions
• Emphasizes situations, and how to respond to them, rather than overarching biological factors
• Can be directly observed
• Relies on multi-method assessment strategy

Question 7

Subjective distress is a core facet of internalizing disorders (T/F)

Answer 7

True