1. Which of the following is NOT a reason that elimination and sleep disorders are

• Which of the following is NOT a reason that elimination and sleep disorders are

considered psychological disorders in the DSM-5?

• They reflect a fundamental delay or deviation from a typical developmental trajectory.
• They illustrate the relationship between physical and behavioral health because

medical treatment alone is often insufficient.

• They occur within the context of the caregiver relationship and are likely best viewed

as existing between parents and children.

• They reflect genetic issues passed down from parents to children.

Ans: D

Learning Objective: 16.1: Describe the features of childhood elimination disorders, their causes, and their evidence-based treatments.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Throughout the Chapter

Difficulty Level: Hard

• Nina, age 4, has a lot of trouble sleeping through the night without wetting the bed. It

seems almost every night she cries out that her bed is wet. Can she be diagnosed with enuresis?

• Yes.
• No, because she is not old enough.
• No, because she must be wetting the bed every night for diagnosis.

Test Bank for Introduction to Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology 4th Edition By Robert Weis (All Chapters Arranged Reverse 16-1)

Chapter 16: Health-Related Disorders and Pediatric

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Weis, Introduction to Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology, 4e .D.No, because this doesn’t happen during the day.

Ans: B

Learning Objective: 16.1: Describe the features of childhood elimination disorders, their causes, and their evidence-based treatments.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: What Is Enuresis?: Description

Difficulty Level: Medium

• Secondary enuresis is which of the following?
• By definition, it can only arise in children over the age of 6.
• It is more common than primary enuresis.
• It is always comorbid with another mental disorder, while primary enuresis is not.

D.It might be described as a regression.

Ans: D

Learning Objective: 16.1: Describe the features of childhood elimination disorders, their causes, and their evidence-based treatments.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: What Is Enuresis?: Description

Difficulty Level: Hard

4.A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of group therapy for children with chronic illness (Plante et al., 2001) has indicated which of the following?

• It is more effective than placebo.
• It is no more effective than placebo.

C.Group therapies focusing on managing children’s symptoms and improving social and problem-solving skills were associated with greater improvements than those focused on facts about illnesses. 2 / 4

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• Groups therapies that focused mostly on providing facts to families about specific

illnesses were associated with greater improvements than those focused on improving social and problem-solving skills.

Ans: C

Learning Objective: 16.5: Define the field of pediatric psychology, and illustrate some of the major professional activities of pediatric psychologists. | 16.6: Show how pediatric psychologists help youths with chronic medical problems.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Group and Peer-Assisted Therapy to Enhance Social Support

Difficulty Level: Medium

• Which of the following is NOT true concerning the prevalence of enuresis?
• It is more common in boys.
• It is more common in younger children than older children.
• Every year, 15% of those with enuresis experience spontaneous remission.

D.The disorder cannot occur in adults.

Ans: D

Learning Objective: 16.1: Describe the features of childhood elimination disorders, their causes, and their evidence-based treatments.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: What Is Enuresis?: Epidemiology

Difficulty Level: Medium

6.Which of the following individuals with enuresis would be LEAST likely to have socioemotional problems?

• boys
• youths with secondary enuresis 3 / 4

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• young children

D.those with diurnal enuresis

Ans: C

Learning Objective: 16.1: Describe the features of childhood elimination disorders, their causes, and their evidence-based treatments.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: What Is Enuresis?: Associated Problems

Difficulty Level: Medium

7.Which of the following explanations best reflects the current understanding of the relationship between ADHD and enuresis?

• ADHD and enuresis are unrelated.
• ADHD makes enuresis more likely.
• Enuresis makes ADHD more likely.

D.Both ADHD and enuresis are made more likely by underlying difficulty with attention and arousal.

Ans: D

Learning Objective: 16.1: Describe the features of childhood elimination disorders, their causes, and their evidence-based treatments.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: What Is Enuresis?: Associated Problems

Difficulty Level: Medium

8.Which of the following is NOT a primary way in which group therapy can be helpful for children with chronic illness?A.It can provide a guide to a cure for other individuals who have also been cured of their chronic illness.

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