Deck 8: Learning and Behavior Disorders

Question 1

When children exhibit inappropriate behaviors, they are often classified as having a behavior disorder.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

New blood tests have the ability to indicate learning disorders in young children.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Classroom teachers can make a diagnosis of ADHD after monitoring a child's behavior for a consecutive year.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

In order for a child to be diagnosed with ADHD, they must show evidence of hyperactive maladaptive behaviors before the age of seven.

Question 5

Research reveals that ADHD is genetically linked.

Question 6

All children diagnosed with ADHD will show improvement with medication.

Question 7

The Feingold diet has been proven to be effective for hyperactive children.

Question 8

A child with a primary diagnosis of an intellectual disability cannot also be diagnosed with a learning disability.

Question 9

Children learning English as a second language should not be classified as having a learning disability.

Question 10

Children with severe social-communicative disabilities are often classified as having

A) a learning disability.
B) a pervasive developmental disorder.
C) ADHD.
D) a psychosocial disability.

Question 11

What is one of the earliest warning signs that a child may have autism?

A) Excessive fear of noises
B) Washing and wringing the hands constantly
C) Resistance to being held or cuddled
D) Bumping into walls or falling

Question 12

What are indications a child might have ADHD?

A) Impulsivity and symptoms of inattention that are persistent
B) Frequent head banging and rocking
C) Hyperactivity and fixation
D) Excessive phobias and repetitive behaviors

Question 13

What are the best intervention strategies for children with ADHD?

A) Diet, medication, and time-out
B) Behavior management and medication
C) Ritalin and rehearsal training
D) Behavior management and salicylates

Question 14

Which of the following describes the predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type of ADHD?

A) It does not manifest significant hyperactivity.
B) It does not manifest significant inattention.
C) It displays both inattention and hyperactivity.
D) It does display significant inattention.

Question 15

Young children have mistakenly been diagnosed with a learning disability after demonstrating differences and delays as a part of normal development.

Question 16

What step should a preschool teacher take when working with a young child whose behavior seems predictive of learning disabilities?

A) Refer them to a psychologist immediately for testing
B) Suggest that the parents get a prescription for Ritalin to deter future problems
C) Carefully reexamine the environment and develop strategies to support the child
D) Arrange for a conference and make a referral to the local school system

Question 17

Which interventions have been found to be most effective for individuals with ADHD?

A) Special diets
B) Behavior treatment
C) Auditory training
D) Routine community care

Question 18

Data published by the U.S. Department of Education suggests which of the following?

A) About 1 percent of school-age children are identified as having serious emotional or behavioral disorders.
B) Boys are identified as having a behavioral disorder 10 ten times more than girls.
C) 12 percent of the minorities identified as having behavioral disorders had language barriers.
D) Schools identify more girls with childhood schizophrenia than boys.

Question 19

Which of the following is true about children diagnosed with autism?

A) They are seldom are able to be included in typical school settings.
B) They may be able to read and write but struggle with comprehension.
C) They are usually gifted in two or more other areas.
D) They have qualitative impairments in physical ability.

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of a learning disability?

A) Emotional disturbance
B) Intellectual disability
C) Dyslexia
D) Anxiety

Question 21

A preschool teacher observes a four-year-old boy in class having difficulty with cutting, stringing beads, putting together Legos, and drawing simple shapes. The teacher should not be concerned about this or make further note because boys tend to develop fine-motor skills more slowly.

Question 22

Response to Intervention (RTI) consists of a tiered approach to instruction and includes which of the following tiers?

A) Target short-term intervention
B) Relaxed instruction
C) Referral to special education
D) Family involvement

Question 23

According to the text, depression is marked by changes in emotions, motivation, physical well-being, and

A) food preferences.
B) study habits.
C) school attendance.
D) thoughts.

Question 24

Emotional and behavioral disorders cannot coexist with other disabilities.

Question 25

While the term "emotionally disturbed" is still used, experts who work with these children prefer the term "behaviorally disordered" because it places the focus on the

A) temporary nature of the behaviors.
B) individual child.
C) observable aspects of the children's disability.
D) classroom environment.

Question 26

What can the increased rate of autism be attributed to?

A) Increased vaccination rates
B) Changes in the criteria used to diagnose autism
C) Changes in birth rates
D) Changes in the age at which it is first diagnosed

Question 27

The diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder is based on deficits in which of the following areas?

A) Social interactions
B) Motor skills
C) Behavior
D) Self-help skills

Question 28

Abby is three years of age and has very little social language but repeats television commercials while she is playing. What is this an example of?

A) Asperger's disorder
B) Functional speech
C) Echolalic language
D) High-functioning autism

Question 29

Encopresis is the clinical name for a chronic _____ condition.

A) wetting
B) soiling
C) sleepwalking
D) constipation

Question 30

Which of the following is the term for when children insist on eating certain foods to the exclusion of all others?

A) Picky eating
B) Food jags
C) Pica
D) Over-selectivity

Question 31

The legislative definition of learning disabilities automatically excludes children who are subject to environmental and economic disadvantage.

Question 32

What is the ability to look at objects or pictures and note how they are alike and different?

A) Visual discrimination
B) Visual orientation
C) Visual memory
D) Visual-motor integration

Question 33

Hand-eye coordination is also known as what?

A) Visual tracking
B) Visual orientation
C) Visual memory
D) Visual-motor integration

Question 34

Uncertain bilateral and cross-lateral movements can be a risk factor for the development of learning disabilities.

Question 35

Approximately what percent of children younger than 18 years of age have depression at any one time?

A) 1%
B) 5%
C) 10%
D) 15%

Question 36

When young children sample material such as paste, play dough, or clay, it is referred to as pica.

Question 37

Children with ADHD differ significantly in the deficits they present; some can talk, while others are mute or echolalic and have repetitive patterns of behavior.

Question 38

Occasionally, early childhood teachers may encounter children with _____ who are constantly eating substances considered inedible.

A) autism
B) phobias
C) echolalia
D) pica

Question 39

Respite care is temporary.

Question 40

List six characteristics of a child diagnosed with autism.

Question 41

Summarize successful program interventions for most children with learning disabilities or behavior disorders.

Question 42

Explain the legislative definition of learning disabilities.

Question 43

What are five sensory-motor difficulties with large muscles that may be indicators of potential learning disabilities?

Question 44

Summarize the symptoms associated with a child who has ADHD, according to the APA (2000).

Question 45

What are three questions a teacher might ask in deciding what observations to make of a child described as having social impairments?

Question 46

What are four conditions that do not apply to children who are diagnosed as having learning disabilities?

Question 47

What are three common language delays that may indicate a learning disability?

Question 48

What are seven tips for teachers who work with young children who appear to be at risk for learning disabilities?

Question 49

List five suggestions a classroom teacher should keep in mind when working with a child with autism.