Chapter 3: Postnatal influences on development of psychopathology

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   It is known that childhood exposure to maltreatment

A.	Is associated with increased rates of physical and psychiatric disorders
B.	Occurs in 10% of U.S. children
C.	Is most often exposure to sexual abuse
D.	Usually involves a perpetrator who is unknown to the child

 

 

____     2.   Genetic influence on prenatal brain development is different for different areas of the brain and may underlie psychopathology. There is strong genetic influence on the development of which of the following areas?

A.	Sensorimotor
B.	Cerebellum
C.	Frontal cortex
D.	Corpus callosum

 

 

____     3.   Cell synaptogenesis refers to

A.	Birth of new neuronal cells
B.	Migration of neurons
C.	Programmed cell death
D.	Establishment of connections between neurons

 

 

____     4.   In considering fetal exposure to prenatal risk factors, it is known that

A.	Damage due to maternal stress is greatest during the third trimester.
B.	Nutritional deficits can damage the brain as well as the spinal cord.
C.	Radiation exposure has no effect on brain development during the first trimester.
D.	There are safe periods of time for maternal consumption of alcohol.

 

 

____     5.   Premature birth disrupts brain development in specific areas. Disruption of brain development in the sensorimotor area is thought to be associated with later development of

A.	Cerebral palsy
B.	Language impairment
C.	Hearing impairment
D.	Depression

 

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. ANS:  A                    PTS:   1

 

2. ANS:  C                    PTS:   1

 

3. ANS:  D                    PTS:   1

 

4. ANS:  B                    PTS:   1

 

5. ANS:  A                    PTS:   1