Teachers of students with behavior disorders can support academic achievement and appropriate behavior by:
a. allowing students to participate in choosing classroom tasks.
b. providing plentiful opportunities for students to respond during class.
c. offering consistent praise for good performance.
d. All of the above.
[Ques. 2] Most recommendations for academic programming for students with behavior disorders
a. include specialized components for psychological therapy.
b. are similar to those for students with learning disabilities.
c. discount the need for support services in academic areas.
d. encourage the discovery approach to learning.
[Ques. 3] Which of the following is considered a physiological factor that might influence the development of behavior disorders?
a. Negative and inconsistent family management styles
b. Level of violence in the media
c. Neglect and/or abuse
d. Central nervous system dysfunction
[Ques. 4] The overrepresentation of African-American children in classrooms for children with behavior disorders may be attributed to all of the following factors EXCEPT
a. cultural bias in behavior rating scales.
b. cultural and personal bias in referring students for testing.
c. confusion by teachers between culturally different behaviors and behavior disorders.
d. cultural differences among family members.
[Ques. 5] The academic prognosis for children with behavior disorders
a. is about the same as the prognosis of children without disabilities.
b. is worse than the prognosis for children with learning disabilities.
c. improves when the students enter high school.
d. is better than the prognosis for children with learning disabilities.
[Ques. 6] Which of the following would NOT be considered an internalizing behavior according to Achenbach and Edelbrock?
a. Impulsivity
b. Withdrawal
c. Avoidance
d. Compulsiveness
[Ques. 7] In the Achenbach and Edelbrock system of classifying behaviors, which of the following would be included in the externalizing category?
a. Aggressive behaviors
b. Depression
c. Avoidance behaviors
d. Compulsive behaviors
[Ques. 8] The book that psychiatrists and psychologists use to identify specific categories of behavior disorders is the
a.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. b.
Merck Manual. c.
American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic. d.
Psychological Inferences Manual.
[Ques. 9] On average, children are identified with behavior disorders
a. during the preschool years, between the ages of 3 and 5.
b. in the early elementary years.
c. during middle school, particularly in grades 7 and 8.
d. at the age of 16.
[Ques. 10] When a student is afraid of monsters in the closet at age 15, we might expect that the behavior disorder is related to
a. rate.
b. intensity.
c. duration.
d. age-appropriateness.
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