CHAPTER 6 Practice ED_Sheppard

CHAPTER 6 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1) Why is it difficult to develop a clear definition of emotional disabilities? A) Most children are well behaved. B) Norms for appropriate behavior differ across cultures. (page 181-183) C) Emotional and behavior disorders usually occur in isolation. D) There is a clear definition of what constitutes good mental health. 2) Which of the following student behaviors best fits the IDEA definition of emotional disturbance? A) Grace has been depressed and withdrawn for 7 months. B) Maggie responds to teasing one day by throwing a chair through a window.(page 181) C) Page usually gets excellent grades but since starting fourth grade has been getting C’s and D’s. D) Courtney tells the school nurse that she has been crying every day for a week because her parents are divorced. 3) Which of the following is NOT a condition required to qualify for an emotional disturbance? A) Chronicity B) Difficulty in school C) Severity D) Visibility(page 183-184) 4) All of the following factors contribute to the vagueness of the definition of emotional disturbance EXCEPT _____. A) differing degrees of tolerance for misbehavior B) varying expectations among parents and educators C) inclusion of five different problems as qualifications(page184-186) D) using terminology such as inappropriate and satisfactory 5) Which of the following conditions is excluded from the IDEA definition of emotional disturbance? A) Bipolar disorder B) Depression C) Schizophrenia D) Social maladjustment (page 181-182) 6) What is one advantage of the definition of emotional disturbance proposed by the CCBD? A) It identifies age-appropriate behavior. B) It clarifies the social dimension of the disability.(page 182-183) C) It ignores cultural and ethnic influences on behavior. D) It increases the chance of early identification and intervention. 7) Which of the following is NOT an example of a student displaying possible internalizing behavior?