Child Psychopathology Potential Question
1. Definition of a clinical disorder
2. Positive/negative predictive power
3. Be able to complete a clinical disorder table for the following disorders:
a. Intellectual Disabilities (previously Mental Retardation)
b. Autism
c. ADHD – combined subtype
d. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
e. Conduct Disorder
4. Which is more important to clinicians, Positive Predictive Power or Sensitivity? What is
PPP, and why is it more important to a practicing clinician? [note: there are 3 separate
pieces to address]
5. Why is Intellectual Disability not diagnosed based only on an IQ test score?
6. Describe the primary subtypes (levels) of Intellectual Disability: [do not simply name
them…describe what level of functioning people with that particular level of disability
can achieve and what they could accomplish or be capable of with respect to independent
living and vocation]
a.
Mild Intellectual Disability – individuals with this level of intellectual disability
are able to…..
b.
c.
d.
7. Explain the difference between organic mental retardation and cultural-familial mental
retardation. Provide one example of each and at least 3 factors that one is likely to see
that accompany each category.
Organic
Example:
Related Factors:
Cultural–Familial
Example:
Related Factors:
8. What three areas must a child show severe and pervasive impairment in to be diagnosed
with Autism? Describe the impairment that children with Autism typically show in each
area.
a. Impairment in social functioning- [provide a minimum of 3 types of behavior
that are characteristic of social impairment in individual with autism]
b. Impairment in communication- [provide multiple descriptions—same as above]
c. Stereotyped patterns of behavior- [provide multiple descriptions—same as
above]
9. Explain how the IQ-Achievement discrepancy is used to diagnose learning disorders and
why it may not be the best way to diagnose children with learning disorders.
10. Provide three possible explanations for self-injurious behaviors in children with
Intellectual Disability.
a. They serve…
b. SIB may reflect…
c. Children who exhibit SIBs may have…
11. Describe the two primary subtypes of ADHD.
Combined type – [include additional information about this subtype, not just the
symptoms…include several characteristics of this subtype]
Predominantly inattentive type – [include additional information about this subtype, not
just the symptoms—same as above]
12. How does incidence rate differ from prevalence rate?
Incidence rate refers to….
Prevalence rate refers to…
13. What are callous unemotional traits and what role do they play in children diagnosed with
conduct disorder (i.e., is the behavior and/or outcomes different for children with conduct
disorder with and without CU traits?).
Callous unemotional traits:
a.
b.
c.
They predict the following:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.