Researchers suggest that __________ influences development genetically, and therefore individuals are influenced only by what they were born with, whereas __________ is how an individual develops based on their environment and the way they were raised.

As people age into middle and late adulthood, they show physical signs of aging both internally and externally. Which of these are internal (not visible) signs of aging?

Someone outside, in the school courtyard, decided to light firecrackers, and the sound made everyone jump in the adjacent classrooms. This is an example of an:

Empathy is only possible when children have reached the stage in which the develop theory of mind.

In American society, males are typically expected to have which characteristics?

How long must symptoms be present with a child age 7 to meet DSM-V-TR criteria to diagnose post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

The PMHNP is assessing a child and expects that a 3 year old should be able to do the following developmental tasks:

When processing divorce, children/adolescent responses typically include all of the following except:

Consider Piaget’s stages of cognitive development. During which of the following age ranges do children acquire the ability to understand conservation as part of the Concrete Operations?   

A mother presents to your office today with her 2 year old child for initial evaluation. When you begin your assessment and ask what brings them to your office today, the mom begins with, “My 2-year-old child refuses toilet training and shouts ‘No!’ when given directions. What do you think is wrong?”  Your best response is to say: